Articles on Dataverse storage, audit and licensing

Articles on Microsoft’s Dataverse storage validation, the prices of SaaS and PaaS, the audit log and cleanups without buying capacity. Every article names its sources and the date its facts were checked.

  1. Dataverse storage validation from 9 November 2026: stages, deadlines and options

    From 9 November 2026, Microsoft restricts tenants over their Dataverse entitlement in stages; the article covers the deadlines, who is affected, Microsoft’s options and five steps before the date.

    By Tobias LehmeierPublished

  2. Storage, integration and AI at Microsoft: SaaS and PaaS prices compared

    A gigabyte of Dataverse database storage costs about 2,000 times as much as a gigabyte of Azure Blob Storage Hot; the article compares list prices and licensing rules of SaaS and PaaS at Microsoft for storage, integration and AI.

    By Tobias LehmeierPublished

  3. The Dataverse audit log: growth, retention period and safe reduction

    Why the Dataverse audit log takes up log capacity, how the retention period auditretentionperiodv2 works and how to reduce audit logs in five steps without losing evidence.

    By Tobias LehmeierPublished

  4. Avoid sandbox administration mode: 11 cleanups that work without buying capacity

    If a tenant remains over 100% for 30 days after its first overage, only administrators can open its sandboxes; the article lists eleven cleanups that need no extra capacity, with risk, effort and path, measures without effect and a recommended order.

    By Tobias LehmeierPublished