Microsoft Product Reviews
Microsoft plans and products reviewed against Microsoft's published service descriptions.
53 articlesDefender for Endpoint P2 Review: Full EDR, If You Have Someone to Run It
A review of Defender for Endpoint P2: EDR, attack disruption, advanced hunting, and the staffing that decides whether the licence…
Microsoft Entra ID P1 Review: Conditional Access Is the Whole Point
Our Microsoft Entra ID P1 review covers Conditional Access conditions and controls, self-service password reset, and which bundles include it.
Microsoft Entra ID P2 Review: Risk-Based Identity Protection Assessed
A review of Microsoft Entra ID P2: Identity Protection and Privileged Identity Management, and what moved to Microsoft Entra ID…
Microsoft Intune Plan 1 Review: Device Management Without a Server Room
Our Microsoft Intune Plan 1 review covers enrolment, compliance and app deployment, what Plan 2 adds, and the setup work…
Power BI Pro Review 2026: The Licence Every Report Consumer Needs
A review of Power BI Pro: who needs a seat, the F64 capacity exception, refresh and model limits, and when…
Power BI Premium Review: Capacity Licensing and the Break-Even Point
Our Power BI Premium review covers Premium Per User against Fabric capacity, the P SKU retirement, and how to find…
Visual Studio Professional 2026 Review: Still the Right Dev Licence?
A review of Visual Studio Professional 2026: the Community licence terms that decide it, subscriber benefits, and what the 2026…
Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 Review: Testing Tools Nobody Talks About
Our Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 review covers Live Unit Testing and Microsoft Fakes, and the tools that were deprecated or…
SQL Server 2025 Developer Edition Review: Free, Full-Featured, Limited
A review of SQL Server 2025 Developer editions: Enterprise Developer and Standard Developer, the non-production boundary, and going live.
Windows 10 ESU Review: Paying to Delay the Windows 11 Migration
Our Windows 10 Extended Security Updates review covers what the ESU programme delivers, its yearly escalation and how to plan…
Microsoft 365 Apps for Business Review: Office Without the Mailbox
A review of Microsoft 365 Apps for business: desktop and mobile Office, OneDrive storage, no hosted email, and who should…
Microsoft 365 E3 Review: Where Enterprise Licensing Starts to Add Up
Our Microsoft 365 E3 review covers Windows Enterprise rights, Intune and Entra ID P1, plus the seat count where E3…