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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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