Microsoft Program Announcments
Licensing and pricing updates for on-premises productivity server products coming in July and August 2025
While Microsoft 365 suites continue to be the best choice for delivering value to our customers due to their outstanding performance, scalability, and security, we recognize the critical, ongoing need for on-premises deployments in certain customer environments. In our continued commitment to supporting these customers, Microsoft is introducing several licensing and pricing changes to our on-premises server products in July and August 2025.
- Announcement date: June 19, 2025
- Workspace: General
- Impacted audience: CSP direct bill, CSP distributors, and CSP indirect resellers.
Partner Center to require multifactor authentication in August
Multifactor authentication (MFA) is required to sign in to Partner Center as of August 2025. Full enforcement of MFA for APIs starts in April 2026.
- Announcement date: June 30, 2025
- Workspace: General
- Impacted audience: All partners, GPS field roles, and Microsoft sellers
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: June 16, 2025
- Workspace: General
- Impacted audience: Direct bill partners, indirect providers, and indirect resellers transacting through the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program and with advisors
Update: Licensing and pricing updates for on-premises productivity server products coming in July and August 2025
Microsoft is introducing several licensing and pricing changes to our on-premises server products in July and August 2025.
- Date: July 9, 2025
- Workspace: General
- Impacted audience: SSPs who sell in programs that offer Software Assurance