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Support for M365 Apps (O365) on Windows 2022
We have a large number of Windows Server 2016 with M365 Apps (O365) and need to upgrade these servers now (end of support for WS2016 is Jan 2022). The next server product to install for us would be ...
First off I would like to thank everyone for the feedback and apologize for the delay in responding to this thread. Your feedback has made a difference, and sparked many internal discussions... we have customers running M365 on WS2016 and WS2019 today, and we want to enable staying current and secure being able to upgrade to WS2022.
<UPDATED EDIT> In response to your feedback we have announced support for M365 on Windows Server 2022, please see this link for additional information:
Windows Server end of support and Microsoft 365 Apps - Deploy Office | Microsoft Learn
Again, thank you for your feedback and passion!!
Elden Christensen
Principal Group PM Manager
Windows Server Development Team
Hi Elden_Christensen maybe I am not properly informed, but it seems that the option to host AVD on Azure Stack HCI is often noted here. But is there any pricing or Product Terms update yet to allow this?
Again, I could be missing something, but there is no commitment for production yet in terms of licensing and cost. Kindly asking for clarification.
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Elden: "At Ignite we announced that Enterprise Agreement customers with Software Assurance can exchange their existing licensed cores of Windows Server Datacenter to get Azure Stack HCI at no additional cost."
It is not yet mirrored in Product Terms, but it seems this is going to be expanded (and was intended by Microsoft) for all licensing programs offering Windows Server Datacenter with SA or SA equivalent rights. I am still working torwards a clarification and this to be added to Product Terms. Hope it is coming.
Deleted AVD on Stack HCI is in preview, and has been for a while, so Product Terms and finalized pricing aren't available. Currently available details are here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/azure-stack-hci-overview#pricing
JimGaynor is there any ETA to GA for this? As you said it is in preview for quite a while and customers are hesitant to plan this option as RDSH / Citrix alternative when they have no visibility about prices and terms. They are unlikely eager to put any workloads in testing or even production stage, even in preview until terms are clear. This mindset differs from customer to customer or region to region. But from what I see AVD in Azure is the only option that is being discussed by deciders as alternative, which is quite sad.
Deleted To be clear, I'm an independent analyst who covers RDS, AVD, and W365 (among other things) and not a Microsoft employee. So, no, I have no ETA on general availability of Azure Virtual Desktop on Stack HCI.
- Hi Jim, sorry for misreading your role and thanks for taking the time to bring up your information.
