On June 16, 2025, Microsoft announced the next evolution: a suite of comprehensive sovereign solutions designed to give European enterprises more control, more choice, and more flexibility across both public and private infrastructure.
As “Mr. Microsoft,” I see this as more than a technical update. It’s a game-changer.
Do you remember 2016? Pokémon Go had us wandering through parks, Stranger Things hit Netflix for the first time, and Microsoft launched its very own sovereign cloud in Germany, complete with data trustee and physical isolation. Well, guess what? We’re back. Sort of. Because Microsoft 365 is now—once again—available from German data centers.
There are partnerships—and then there are strategic power moves that make you pause and think: “Okay, this is going to shake things up.” One of those just happened again: SAP and Microsoft are leveling up their cloud alliance. And as your local Microsoft Cloud nerd-in-residence, I’m here to break down why that matters, what’s new, and where we’re headed next.
Sometimes it starts with a name. And sometimes… a name change unleashes confusion, support tickets, and endless “Wait—what exactly do I have now?” questions.
April 21st, 2020 marks such a moment in Microsoft Cloud history:
All Office 365 Business plans officially become Microsoft 365.
Let’s be honest: Microsoft has a long tradition of renaming things just when you’ve finally remembered what they were called. But this time, the rebranding from Office 365 Personal/Home to Microsoft 365 Single/Family isn’t just about slapping on a new label—it’s a whole new era of personal productivity.
