Microsoft Licensing Changes: June 2024

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Chris van der Zwan

Microsoft Licensing Update for June is out!

Similar to last month the focus lies on fiscal years end. There isn’t going on much. The changes will fit into a LinkedIn post. 

Universal License Terms for Online Services: Updating Azure Generative AI services terms for clarity on Training content limitations.

Microsoft Generative AI Services do not use Input or Output Content to train, retrain, or improve Azure OpenAI Service foundation models. Customer will not use and will not direct or enable third parties to use, a Microsoft Generative AI Service to generate Output Content for the express purpose of creating synthetic training data to develop or train AI models or systems that have substantially similar functionality to a Microsoft AI service, except that Customer may generate Output Content to fine-tune solely to the extent expressly permitted in the Azure OpenAI Limited Access registration form (https://aka.ms/oai/access). 

Privacy & Security Terms:

  • Changed Yammer offering to Viva. 
  • Added Microsoft Sentinel to the Core Online Services table
  • Security Practices and Policies Table and added new clause on data residency. 
  • Added Azure DDOS and Bastion to the Azure Core Online Services table.

Microsoft Defender for Identity Added clause on automatic updates for Microsoft Defender for Identity. Microsoft Defender for Identity may automatically download and install updates for you. You agree to receive these automatic updates without any additional notice.

Updated Azure Maps terms to align with merger of Bing Maps functionality.

  • Customer may not use Azure Maps, or any part thereof (1) to enable turn-by-turn navigation functionality in any Customer Solution or use within an automatic or autonomous vehicle control; or (2) with a vehicle’s dashboard, or a device connected to a vehicles dashboard, systems, or sensors, except that the device may be connected to the vehicle power source for charging purposes.
  • When using content licensed …….
https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/productoffering/MicrosoftAzure/EAEAS

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Added product to Availability table, Added Prerequisite Table, and added to Student Use Benefit Entitlements by Qualifying Program.

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