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Licensing

Why Power Platform licensing is complex, part 4: the role of CDS

The Common Data Service is a foundational element of Power Platform, yet it isn't an actual software product that would be sold directly on a per user basis. The history as well as the future of CDS make it a complex part of the licensing puzzle for customers - and Microsoft.

July 16, 2020
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Dynamics 365 & Power Platform licensing FAQ, February 2020

There are certain details in Microsoft's licensing model for Dynamics 365 Team Members, Power Apps and environment capacity management that tend to raise questions among customers and partners. Here are answers to some of the licensing questions I've encountered during the past few months.

February 22, 2020
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Licensing by consumption: pricing model of Power Platform online services

On the topic of Dynamics 365 and PowerApps licensing changes coming in October 2019, I earlier wrote about the biggest change in how Microsoft is separating the first party applications and the underlying platform in the new Per App pricing…

September 12, 2019
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