Microsoft Cloud & Licensing Update June 2023

Microsoft Cloud and Licensing Update for June 2023:

Universal License Terms for Online Services: Updating Universal Terms for OpenAI to align with product-specific terms

Microsoft 365: Added Data Handling section for Microsoft Managed Desktop. Added service-specific terms for Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management (EASM) and Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (MDTI). Renamed Microsoft Endpoint Manager – Remote Help to Microsoft Intune – Remote Help.

Microsoft Azure: Updated OpenAI terms for Data Access and Use. Added Bing Search Services terms to the general service terms for Azure.

Microsoft Defender Experts: Added Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR terms. Consolidated Hunting and XDR under Microsoft Defender Experts.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for servers: Added a product entry for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for servers.

Microsoft Defender for IoT: Added a new stand-alone product entry for Microsoft Defender for IoT (which has been renamed from Azure Defender for IoT).

Microsoft Power Platform: Added AI Builder Tier to purchasing minimums table.

GitHub Offerings: Updated GitHub Availability table for new products, added definition of “Unique Committer”, added License Prerequisites table, and added a clause for Enablement of GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps.

Azure Data Box, Azure Stack Edge, and Azure Stack Hub Ruggedized Terms: Added clarity that physical transfer is included in the “No Transfer” limitation for Azure Data Box, Azure Stack Edge, and Azure Stack Hub Ruggedized.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction
01:18 The purpose of the update analysis
02:08 Azure Open AI terms
04:08 Bing Search Service terms
05:33 Microsoft Defender prohibits access by third parties?
07:36 Is System Center being phased out?
10:18 Microsoft Defender Experts
12:05 Defender Endpoint for Servers
13:23 Microsoft Defender for IoT
13:41 AI Builder Tier – Power Platform
15:08 GitHub offerings and updates
18:41 Geographical transfer PROHIBITED for Azure appliances
20:45 Who we are
21:15 Windows Server licensing Q&A