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Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform – Wave 2 Timeline

As per Microsoft’s schedule of two major annual updates to Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform, key dates have been announced for 2020 for Release Wave 2.

Three dates have been announced:

July 8th, 2020 – Release Plans made available

From the release plans, we will discover what changes will be planned for October’s release, including new features, changes to existing functionality and potential deprecation of legacy features. This will give everyone an idea of what to expect and to give system administrators plenty of time to start putting any necessary plans in place

UPDATE – these plans are now available and we cover them here.

August 3rd, 2020 – Early Access available

Before new features are automatically enabled in the October release, certain key features will be made available for early access, to give users the opportunity to get themselves acquainted with the new functionality and changes.

October 1st, 2020 – General availability

This is the official production release data for the Wave 2 functionality, with regional deployments commencing on October 2nd.

We look forward to seeing what new features Microsoft have planned for the next release and will provide further updates and guidance when more details become available.

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