Microsoft Newsletter – July 2026

We have taken the liberty to highlight some important points for this month.

• Guidance on Marketplace Rewards Azure sponsorship use cases

• Monthly Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program update

• Update to benefits renewal window coming

• New Windows 365 Promotions CSP promotions – Save up to 25% for new and existing subscribers

• FY27 promotions for Microsoft 365 and Copilot

• Azure promotions now available in sandbox

• New access to move customers from EA to CSP

• DLP in Defender for Cloud Apps deprecation

Microsoft Newsletter – July 2026

We have taken the liberty to highlight some important points for this month.

• Guidance on Marketplace Rewards Azure sponsorship use cases

• Monthly Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program update

• Update to benefits renewal window coming

• New Windows 365 Promotions CSP promotions – Save up to 25% for new and existing subscribers

• FY27 promotions for Microsoft 365 and Copilot

• Azure promotions now available in sandbox

• New access to move customers from EA to CSP

• DLP in Defender for Cloud Apps deprecation

Microsoft Newsletter – June 2026

We have taken the liberty to highlight some important points for this month.

• Extended service terms enforcement for CSP in effect

• Mandatory multifactor authentication (MFA) for Partner Center APIs

• Changes to Azure Reserved VM Instances

• Microsoft Marketplace Terms of Use is being updated, effective May 27, 2026

• Oracle to PostgreSQL AI assisted migration tooling expands partner opportunity on Azure

• Security Store expands to Microsoft Entra, Purview

• Save the date: MCAPS Start for Partners

• Extended service terms enforcement for CSP in effect

Microsoft Newsletter – April 2026

We have taken the liberty to highlight some important points for this month.

• New Microsoft Azure assets for SMB audiences.

• Monthly Microsoft AL Cloud Partner Program update.

• Windows 365 Business – 20% price decrease coming May 1, 2026.

• NEW! Microsoft Fabric Launch Incentive for Net‑New Tenants (F8+).

• Microsoft: Changes to free grace period policy and new extended service terms coming in May 2026.

• Exciting News: First Distribution has officially achieved all 6 Microsoft Solution Partner Designations!

Microsoft Newsletter – March 2026

We have taken the liberty to highlight some important points for this month.

• MFA enforcement for Partner Centre APIs begins April 1
• Important: GDAP Access Required for Microsoft CSP Operations
• CSP Promo Now Live: Accelerate Copilot Business Growth
• Microsoft Incentive: Free AI. Elite Golf. Your Move
• Advancing Microsoft 365: New capabilities and pricing update

Microsoft Newsletter – February 2026

We have taken the liberty to highlight some important points for this month.

• MPA (CSP) Program Guide update is available
• End of Sale erroneous three-year offers in Cloud Solution Provider Partner Center
• SQL Server 2025 available early for CSP partners
• Local currency price adjustments for Microsoft’s Commercial Cloud
• Introducing the Microsoft Sentinel prepurchase plan
• Microsoft 365 Copilot 50% discount extended to June 30, 2026

Microsoft Newsletter – January 2026

We have taken the liberty to highlight some important points for this month.

• SPLA Price Increase Notification Effective January 1, 2026
• Strengthen Your Security Posture & Maintain CSP Authorisation
• Microsoft 365 Copilot Business: New SKUs, Bundles & Promotions
• Microsoft 365 Pricing & Packaging Updates (Effective July 2026)

Microsoft Newsletter – November 2025

We have taken the liberty to highlight some important points for this month.

• Microsoft renaming its Microsoft 365 E5 mini-suites

• SPLA Product & Price Updates

• Microsoft 365 E5 15% Off Accelerate Annual Promo through December 31, 2025

• New Targeted Microsoft 365 E3 Annual CSP Promotion – 20% off

• Announcing New Targeted Microsoft 365 E3 Annual CSP Promotion – 20% off

• Mandatory Multifactor Authentication in Partner Centre is here

• Ensure your Partner Centre Data is accurate to avoid restrictions

• Monthly update: Important actions partners need to take to secure the partner ecosystem

Microsoft Newsletter – July 2025

We have taken the liberty to highlight some important points for this month.

• Microsoft: Products reaching end of support on October 2025
• Local currency price adjustments for Microsoft’s commercial cloud
• July Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) monthly updates and community reminder
• July 2025 Monthly Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program update
• Licensing and pricing updates for on-premises productivity server products coming in July and August 2025
• Partner Center to require multifactor authentication in August
• Monthly update: Important actions partners need to take to secure the partner ecosystem
• Update: Licensing and pricing updates for on-premises productivity server products coming in July and August 2025

Microsoft Newsletter – May 2025

We have taken the liberty to highlight some important points for this month.

• Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) partner attestation blocking changes

• Monthly update: Important actions partners need to take to secure the partner ecosystem

• Public Preview: Azure Logic Apps now available as Agent tool in Azure AI Foundry

• Requirement updates for CSP partners

• Monthly Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program update

• New Microsoft 365 E5 Accelerate 15% promotion for CSPs

• SPLA Resellers: Please Distribute Attached Notification to Your Partners/Customers

• Partner meetup for Microsoft Azure