Microsoft Azure News
Monthly update: Important actions partners need to take to secure the partner ecosystem
Important capabilities and updates to improve your security posture and protect your customers’ tenants are now available.
- Date: November 11, 2024
- Workspace: General
- Impacted audience: Direct-bill partners, indirect providers, and indirect resellers transacting through the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program and with advisors
MFA requirements for Azure portal – As of October 2024, Microsoft now enforces multifactor authentication (MFA) for all users signing into Azure portal. Review the latest information and timeline.
MFA requirements for Microsoft 365 admin center: On February 3, 2025, Microsoft is going to start enforcing MFA for all users who access the Microsoft 365 admin center portal. Review the latest information and timeline.
Upcoming change to autofit ratios for Azure M-series VMs
There’s an upcoming change in autofit ratios for Reserved Instances (RIs) for M-series virtual machines (VMs), scheduled to go live on December 6, 2024.
- Date: November 1, 2024
- Workspace: Billing
- Impacted audience: All global partners utilising M-series VMs
We’re making significant updates to the configuration of Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instance (RI) as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance your Azure experience and improve resource management efficiency. These changes focus on the autofit ratio fix for M-series VMs, and we want to ensure you understand what the changes are, the reasons behind them, and their potential effect on your VM configurations. To learn more about the change, see Azure M-Series VMs: What you need to know about the autofit ratio fix.
Run Linux web apps easily and securely on Azure App Service
We’re excited to bring you a limited-time opportunity to significantly reduce your Azure costs. By purchasing a one-year Azure Reserved Virtual Machine (VM) Instance for select Linux VMs, you can enjoy an additional 15% savings on top of the standard discount, offering total savings of up to 56% compared to pay-as-you-go rates.