
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