Licensing · packaging · entitlements · pricing

Software commercial change, traced to the source.

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SK-2026-069 · Editions, packaging & bundles

Atlassian closes Data Center sales to new customers and sets a 2029 end of life

Atlassian ended new-customer sales for affected Data Center products on 30 March 2026, limits existing-customer expansion after 30 March 2028 and sets end of life for 28 March 2029.

BeforeNew and existing customers could purchase affected Data Center subscriptions and associated Marketplace apps as Atlassian's self-managed enterprise product line.

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AfterNew customers cannot purchase affected Data Center subscriptions or Marketplace apps after 30 March 2026. Existing customers can add subscriptions, apps and expansions until 30 March 2028, while renewals cannot extend beyond the 28 March 2029 end-of-life date; affected products and apps then become read-only.

Boundary: Bitbucket Data Center and Jira Align Data Center are excluded from the stated end of life. Existing Bitbucket Data Center customers move toward a Hybrid License rather than this retirement path. Atlassian also describes exceptional extended maintenance for some customers, not a general extension of product life.

SK-2026-174 · Licensing models and metrics

Google schedules Enterprise-edition restriction for BigQuery Graph core processing

Google is deprecating Standard-edition and on-demand-billing support for BigQuery Graph core graph processing and will restrict core graph processing to Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions from 26 April 2027, with the stated graph-measures exceptions preserved.

BeforeBigQuery Graph core graph processing could use Standard edition or on-demand billing within the pre-change commercial model.

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AfterFrom 26 April 2027, BigQuery Graph core graph processing is restricted to Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions; Google documents separate graph-measure availability behavior and an on-demand-pricing exception for measures.

Boundary: The restriction applies to BigQuery Graph core graph processing and the stated measure behavior. It does not retire BigQuery Standard edition generally, eliminate all on-demand querying, or imply every BigQuery Graph feature follows the same billing rule.

SK-2026-017 · Pricing & commercial terms

Slack retires legacy plans and add-ons at renewals after March 2027

Slack set a transition boundary under which affected legacy plans and add-ons retire at qualifying renewals after March 2027.

BeforeAffected customers could renew legacy plans or add-ons under the earlier structure.

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AfterQualifying renewals move to current Slack plans and supported feature packaging.

Boundary: The transition is renewal-dependent and does not mean every legacy customer changes on one calendar day.

SK-2026-124 · Enforcement & transition policy

Microsoft schedules an updated Partner Agreement and CSP Program Guide

Microsoft's updated Partner Agreement and CSP Program Guide take effect on 1 December 2026, automatically for most existing partners, with an explicit acceptance window for specified France partners.

BeforeExisting partners operated under the prior Partner Agreement and CSP Program Guide.

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AfterThe updated agreement and guide take effect on 1 December 2026. Most partners require no signature; CSP direct-bill partners and distributors in France must accept between 1 December 2026 and 28 February 2027.

Boundary: The announcement establishes lifecycle and acceptance mechanics only; it does not justify inferring substantive clause effects that are not quoted in the source.

SK-2026-074 · Editions, packaging & bundles

Azure reservation exchanges end for savings-plan-eligible services

Azure reservation exchanges for compute and database services covered by savings plans end on 1 February 2027.

BeforeAzure reservation exchanges remained available for compute and database services covered by savings plans.

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AfterFrom 1 February 2027, Azure reservation exchanges are unavailable for services covered by savings plans.

Boundary: The official evidence supports the stated public offer, entitlement, price or transition boundary; local taxes, negotiated terms and later changes are not inferred.

SK-2026-099 · Transition & enforcement

Defender for Cloud Apps DLP file policies retire in favour of Purview

Microsoft will retire Defender for Cloud Apps file policies on 6 January 2027. Organizations should migrate or recreate affected file policies in Microsoft Purview before retirement; after that date the Defender for Cloud Apps file policies are no longer supported or enforced, while non-DLP Defender for Cloud Apps capabilities remain unaffected.

BeforeBefore the 6 January 2027 retirement, organizations can review their existing Defender for Cloud Apps file policies and prepare replacement Microsoft Purview policies.

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AfterOn 6 January 2027, Defender for Cloud Apps file policies retire and are no longer supported or enforced. File-based data protection moves to Microsoft Purview, with migration support and feature equivalence varying by policy and workload.

Boundary: The retirement applies to Defender for Cloud Apps file policies; non-DLP Defender for Cloud Apps capabilities remain unaffected. Microsoft documents different migration support and feature equivalence by workload and action, so this record does not imply every policy migrates automatically or with full parity.

SK-2026-119 · Pricing, billing & commercial terms

Microsoft adopts annual January local-currency Commercial Cloud pricing updates

Beginning in FY27, Microsoft will apply local-currency Commercial Cloud pricing updates on an annual January cadence, with the next update effective 1 January 2027 and guidance expected each November.

BeforeLocal-currency Commercial Cloud pricing updates did not follow the newly announced single annual January cadence.

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AfterMicrosoft will normally update local-currency Commercial Cloud pricing each January and issue guidance in November, subject to limited exceptional circumstances.

Boundary: The announcement establishes cadence only. It does not disclose the amount or direction of the January 2027 adjustment and does not replace product-specific or consumer pricing changes.

SK-2026-098 · Transition & enforcement

Microsoft moves partner-benefit renewals to a pre-anniversary window

Microsoft is moving Partner Center benefit renewals from a 30-day post-anniversary grace period to a window that opens 30 days before the anniversary and closes on the anniversary date.

BeforeAffected benefits offerings had a 30-day post-anniversary renewal grace period.

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AfterStarting in early 2027, renewal opens 30 days before the anniversary date and must be completed by that date; otherwise the offer and benefits expire the following day.

Boundary: The official evidence supports the stated public offer, entitlement, price or transition boundary; local taxes, negotiated terms and later changes are not inferred.

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