by Neeley SAM Club | Sep 5, 2023 | Azure, Microsoft, The SAM Club News
Updated 7th November 2023 An Azure Reserved Instance is a pricing plan that offers discounts for committing to use Azure compute capacity for a specific VM instance in a specified geographic region. The discount offered varies by VM instance depending on the age of...
by Neeley SAM Club | Sep 5, 2023 | Azure, Microsoft, The SAM Club News
In previous articles, we have discussed Azure Hybrid Benefit where the use of current Windows Server and SQL Server licenses can reduce Azure costs. Here we consider how Savings Plans for Compute can provide additional cost savings. What is an Azure Savings Plan for...
by Neeley SAM Club | Sep 5, 2023 | Microsoft, The SAM Club News
We’ve previously spoken and provided information on licensing considerations with Azure Hybrid Benefit with information provided here which is still relevant today: Migrating to Azure – customer journey and licensing considerations (thesamclub.co.uk) Also see...
by Neeley SAM Club | Aug 24, 2023 | Azure, Microsoft, The SAM Club News
Microsoft has announced that Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) will be renamed Microsoft Entra ID. We have grown accustomed to the inclusion of AD Plan 1 in Microsoft 365 E3 for enterprise clients, and Microsoft 365 Business Premium for small to medium businesses....
by Neeley SAM Club | Jul 20, 2023 | Microsoft, The SAM Club News
Following our recent article on Microsoft Copilot, the pricing was announced at the Inspire conference on the 18th July 2023 at US$30 per user per month! See the full announcement here : Furthering our AI ambitions – Announcing Bing Chat Enterprise and Microsoft 365...
