Microsoft’s latest AI bundles revive a familiar enterprise challenge: paying for capabilities that only a subset of employees will use meaningfully. The dynamic itself is not new. For decades, Microsoft has expanded its position inside the enterprise by combining high-demand capabilities…
Microsoft’s July 1st Pricing Changes Means More Than Higher Costs.
Beginning July 1, 2026 Microsoft will increase pricing across several commercial plans: Office 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5, frontline licensing, and business plans. Microsoft attributes the increases to expanded capabilities tied to AI integration, security tooling, Intune management,…