Microsoft Newsletter – Modern Work Sep 2024

Microsoft Modern Work News

August Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) monthly updates and community reminder

Monthly views are now published including the updated partner launch calendars, the CSP Bimonthly Update newsletter, along with CSP community resources that provide you with essential program updates.

Date: August 7, 2024
Workspace: General
Impacted audience: CSP direct bill partners and indirect providers

Always available—Launch content on demand

For a consolidated view of all recent and active launches in a single place, visit the partner launch calendars collection. You’ll find a timeline for each launch and links to published materials to help you learn more about that launch.
The downloadable CSP Bimonthly Update newsletter, which aggregates recent CSP announcements, updates, events, and reminders in an easy-to-read document.
Partner Journey Maps provide detailed navigation along the journey of Microsoft’s highest priority transformations.
Need licensing readiness? The monthly CSP spotlight webinars cover the latest CSP licensing information available for all partners.

CSP Community Q&A reminder

The monthly CSP community Q&A session provides you with an opportunity to learn more and ask questions about changes affecting the program.

Next steps

Review the Partner Launch Calendar, monthly newsletter, and register for upcoming Community Q&A calls.

Reminder: Copilot for Microsoft 365 (Education Student 18+) is now available

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is available for higher education institutions to purchase as an add-on for their students aged 18 and older.

Date: August 13, 2024
Workspace: General
Impacted audience: Licensing Solution Provider (LSP) and Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners

As of May 1, 2024, Copilot for Microsoft 365 is available for higher education institutions to purchase as an add-on for students aged 18 and older. Customers can purchase through their licensing provider with Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) volume licensing, Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), or Microsoft account team.

In terms of eligibility requirements, students or faculty who have licenses via student use benefits (SUB) must be assigned Microsoft 365 or Office 365 A1, A3, or A5 licenses.

Other updates are as follows:

The minimum seat purchase requirement has been removed for Copilot for Microsoft 365 across all channels and segments. However, customers must have a product license of one of the prerequisite base SKUs for each seat of Copilot for Microsoft 365 they purchase.
Partners can refer to the original CSP announcement in Partner Center from January for more information on how they can transact Copilot for Microsoft 365 today.
All new CSP SKUs need to utilize the new commerce experience (NCE) moving forward.
Customers in China are able to purchase via web direct for faculty as of April 5, 2024.

Next steps

Review the Copilot for Microsoft 365 EDU announcement for more details and resources.

Learn more about Copilot for Microsoft 365:

Learn more about AI in education:

Hear how Education customers are using it: