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The monthly Licensing Guide Watch series, plus product and policy updates.

2026-10-014 min read01

Licensing Guide Watch: Dynamics 365 Sustainability Joins the Portfolio, but Not Your F&SC Bill, September to October 2026

The October 2026 Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide adds exactly one new product, Dynamics 365 Sustainability, a standalone SaaS with its own tenant and per-user licensing. For a Finance and Supply Chain shop, nothing changes.

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2026-09-015 min read02

Licensing Guide Watch: Headless Commerce Goes GA, and This Time It Touches F&SC, August to September 2026

The September 2026 guide's only new entry is Headless Commerce reaching GA. Unlike the last two editions, this one is documented to integrate directly with Finance and Supply Chain Management.

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2026-08-034 min read03

Guide Watch: Two New Agents, Both Customer Insights, July to August 2026

The August 2026 guide grew from 89 to 90 pages. Two new Change Log entries, both Customer Insights agents, neither touches Finance or Supply Chain Management.

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2026-07-305 min read04

If Your D365 Renewal Is in the Next 90 Days, Your License Analysis Should Already Be Underway

Microsoft's per-user validation is tied to each tenant's own renewal date. What actually needs to happen before that date, not after the notice arrives.

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2026-07-034 min read05

Guide Watch: A Quiet Month, June to July 2026

No new agents, no pricing changes, no Change Log entries. The July 2026 guide is a copyediting pass, with one real change: Copilot Credits documentation consolidated into a standalone guide.

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2026-06-036 min read06

Guide Watch: Microsoft Adds Official Pricing Tables, May to June 2026

The June 2026 guide grew from 72 to 89 pages. Here's why: Microsoft added per-application pricing tables directly into the guide for the first time.

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2026-05-065 min read07

Guide Watch: What Changed From April to May 2026

A page-by-page comparison of the April 2026 and May 2026 editions of the Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide.

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