{"id":22343,"date":"2025-06-26T14:42:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T18:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itcloud.ca\/?page_id=22343"},"modified":"2026-06-01T08:45:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T12:45:52","slug":"microsoft-announcements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itcloud.ca\/en\/microsoft-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22343\" class=\"elementor elementor-22343 elementor-22302\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6928c2f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6928c2f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7246e3b2 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7246e3b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6073fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6073fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft Promos &amp; Announcements<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560e8ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"560e8ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itcloud.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/MS-blanc.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22308\" alt=\"Microsoft\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c348da2 e-con-full animated-slow elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c348da2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6208d302 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6208d302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itcloud.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/MS-blanc.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22308\" alt=\"Microsoft\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d4b89 animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03d4b89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-090e849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"090e849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April - May 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd453a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd453a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0928ebc e-con-full animated-slow e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0928ebc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1300}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68eb84d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68eb84d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee141a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ee141a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1b631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f1b631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Links &amp; Resources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426b3f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"426b3f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"pb-element-1cc91d1f-b8c2-4495-bed2-20e70a0abcfc\" class=\"atomic atomic-element bg-size-cover bg-position-center font-medium text-left f-[32px] tracking-[2px] text-[#00FFFF]\" data-path=\"1cc91d1f-b8c2-4495-bed2-20e70a0abcfc\" data-type=\"atomic\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/MCAPS2026PCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong>Registration: MCAPS Start for Partners<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><p data-path=\"1cc91d1f-b8c2-4495-bed2-20e70a0abcfc\" data-type=\"atomic\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/reservations\/manage-reserved-vm-instance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">Manage Azure resource reservations<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><p data-path=\"1cc91d1f-b8c2-4495-bed2-20e70a0abcfc\" data-type=\"atomic\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/ri-guidance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong>Plan and mitigate the financial impact of RI end of availability<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><p data-path=\"1cc91d1f-b8c2-4495-bed2-20e70a0abcfc\" data-type=\"atomic\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-machines\/migration\/sizes\/d-ds-dv2-dsv2-ls-series-migration-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">Migrate to next-generation virtual machine series<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/reservations\/save-compute-costs-reservations\">Learn more about Azure reservations<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-machines\/migration\/sizes\/d-ds-dv2-dsv2-ls-series-migration-guide\">View the migration guide<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/CSPM365CopilotPartnerFAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft 365 Copilot Partner FAQ<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/CopilotPitchDeck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft 365 Copilot Overview<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoftpartners.microsoft.com\/abs\/frontier-transformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frontier Transformation Partner Hub<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/skilling-hub.com\/listing\/o::fy26-tbaiam365-02?OCID=PRW_ABS_ORG_EC_PNSKP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transform your business with AI agents in Microsoft 365<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/skilling-hub.com\/listing\/o::fy26-ia365saiaca-04\">Deploy Agent 365 to secure AI apps, Copilot + Agents<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/windows-itpro-blog\/secure-boot-playbook-for-certificates-expiring-in-2026\/4469235\">Tips for keeping Secure Boot certificates up to date<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/topic\/windows-secure-boot-certificate-expiration-and-ca-updates-7ff40d33-95dc-4c3c-8725-a9b95457578e\">Scripts and<\/a> to <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/topic\/windows-secure-boot-certificate-expiration-and-ca-updates-7ff40d33-95dc-4c3c-8725-a9b95457578e\">more detailed tips for IT administrators<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f593c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f593c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066c58a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"066c58a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bbae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57bbae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft Announcements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a37ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5a37ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reminder: Upcoming Microsoft 365 pricing and offer updates in 2026<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77366c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77366c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As previously announced, Microsoft is extending the availability of security and management features across all Microsoft 365 enterprise suites this year. Alongside these additional features, a global pricing update will take effect across all purchasing channels on July 1, 2026.<\/p><p>This is a key moment for partners to accelerate renewals and upgrades.<\/p><ul><li>Customers who renew before July 1 can benefit from current pricing and ensure business continuity.<\/li><li>Lock in current Microsoft 365 Copilot Business bundle pricing before July 1 and offer SMBs an affordable, comprehensive, and secure AI productivity solution.<\/li><li>Pricing and offer changes also pave the way for upsell opportunities to Microsoft 365 E3\/E5 and Microsoft 365 Business + Microsoft 365 Copilot at renewal.<\/li><\/ul><p><br>Make sure to activate the available incentives, promotions, and offers for Microsoft 365 E3 and E5, as well as Microsoft 365 Copilot Business bundles and promotions, so your customers can adopt and leverage AI value more quickly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5816b6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5816b6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf452c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"caf452c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mark your calendar: MCAPS Start for Partners<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c2230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2c2230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On July 22, 2026, MCAPS Start for Partners will bring together Microsoft leaders to share FY2027 priorities, investment focus areas, and go-to-market strategy as the fiscal year kicks off.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/MCAPS2026PCA\">Register today<\/a><\/span> for this transformative, free event.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d7f45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60d7f45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5068dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5068dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Return of Power Apps per App SKU to the CSP price list in early April<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf97f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acf97f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As previously announced, the Power Apps per app SKU was removed from the public price list effective January 2, 2026. This change was not intended to apply to the CSP (Cloud Solution Provider) channel. The Power Apps per app SKU will be available in the CSP channel price list starting the first week of April.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71dc31a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71dc31a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d51a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74d51a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SKU naming update: Microsoft Teams Premium and Microsoft Teams Events<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481fa56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"481fa56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This update applies to naming only. There are no changes to product features, pricing, eligibility requirements, service plans, or customer entitlements. The new names will appear on the May 1 price list. The following SKUs will be updated, while retaining their existing segment qualifiers (Education, Government, Non-Profit) and their term structure (including extended service terms).<\/p><ul><li>Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 100k attendees Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 75k attendees (Non-Profit Pricing)\u202f-&gt; Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 100k attendees\u202f(Non-Profit Pricing)\u202f<\/li><li>Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 10k attendees for GCC Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 75k attendees for GCC (Governmental Community Cloud Pricing)\u202f-&gt;Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 10k attendees for GCC (Governmental Community Cloud Pricing)\u202f<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c86984 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c86984\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8142223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8142223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction of standardized pricing for extended security updates<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f63686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f63686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The extended support for SQL Server 2016 will end on July 14, 2026, which increases security and compliance risks for customers who continue to use unsupported versions. Today, customers running SQL Server 2014 on Microsoft Azure virtual machines receive extended security updates at no additional cost, while those using it on-premises or on other clouds must pay for these updates. To ensure greater transparency and better alignment across deployment options and purchasing channels, Microsoft is introducing a simplified and consistent pricing model for SQL Server 2016 extended security updates in Azure, aligning pricing with on-premises and other public cloud environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cf835 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39cf835\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0e17f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b0e17f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Changes to Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b658a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27b658a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Starting July 1, 2026, Microsoft Azure will end new purchases and renewals of reserved virtual machine instances (RI) for certain VM series.<\/p><ul><li>End of 1-year RIs : Av2, Amv2, Bv1, D, Ds, Dv2, Dsv2, F, Fs, Fsv2, G, Gs, Ls, Lsv2<\/li><li>End of 1-year RIs et de trois ans : Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, Esv3<\/li><\/ul><p>There are no changes to existing reserved instances. RIs already purchased continue to benefit from their reservation discounts for the remainder of their term, ensuring cost predictability and continuity for customers.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Next steps:<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/reservations\/manage-reserved-vm-instance\">Review<\/a><\/span> current RI orders for affected VM series proactively, check expiration dates, and act before July 1, 2026 to avoid any loss of savings for your customers.<\/p><p>If no action is taken before July 1, 2026, the workloads of affected VMs will be billed at the pay-as-you-go rate once their corresponding RIs expire, even if auto-renewal is enabled.<\/p><p>Review the documentation to learn how to <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/ri-guidance\">plan and mitigate the financial impact<\/a> <\/span>of the end of availability of these RIs, for example by considering an Azure Savings Plan for compute or <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-machines\/migration\/sizes\/d-ds-dv2-dsv2-ls-series-migration-guide\">migrating to next-generation VM series<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/reservations\/save-compute-costs-reservations\">Learn more about Azure reservations<\/a>.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-machines\/migration\/sizes\/d-ds-dv2-dsv2-ls-series-migration-guide\">See the migration guide<\/a>.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe01873 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe01873\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f3306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8f3306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New three-year purchase option for CSPs for Microsoft 365 Copilot now available<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a49c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6a49c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On May 1, 2026, Microsoft launched a new 3-year purchase option for Microsoft 365 Copilot within the CSP program. This new option aligns Microsoft 365 Copilot with existing 3-year Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 SKUs, helping partners support customers who want to undertake a long-term AI transformation.<\/p><p>For more positioning guidance and operational details, refer to the <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/CSPM365CopilotPartnerFAQ\">Microsoft 365 Copilot Partner FAQ<\/a> <\/span>and <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/CopilotPitchDeck\">Microsoft 365 Copilot presentation<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbde69f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbde69f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c141169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c141169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft 365 E7 and Agent 365: go-to-market resources and support<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2386b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2386b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Access new and upcoming readiness resources to accelerate your customer engagement strategy.<\/p><ul><li>New go-to-markand resources: <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoftpartners.microsoft.com\/abs\/frontier-transformation\/\">the Frontier Transformation partner hub<\/a><\/span> offers updated CSP launch kits as well as updated solution and vision presentations to support Microsoft 365 E7 and Agent 365 engagements.<\/li><li>Customer insights in ASPX (April 30): starting April 30, access targeting and usage insights to identify high-potential opportunities for Microsoft 365 E7 and Agent 365.<\/li><li>Prepare with training by joining upcoming sales and technical training on M365 E7 and Agent 365, including role-based sessions and technical lab bootcamps. Check out the following resources:<ul><li>Sales training series &#8220;<span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/skilling-hub.com\/listing\/o::fy26-tbaiam365-02?OCID=PRW_ABS_ORG_EC_PNSKP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transform your business with AI agents in Microsoft 365<\/a><\/span>&#8220;.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/skilling-hub.com\/listing\/o::fy26-ia365saiaca-04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">Deploy Agent 365 to secure AI applications, Copilot + Agents:<\/span><\/a> 3-day technical intensive bootcamp.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>Frontier enterprise digital transformation: <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/abspartnerevents.eventbuilder.com\/AIBusinessSolutionsPartnerEvents?ref=AIBusinessSolutionsPartnerEvents\">recording<\/a> <\/span>Digital Airlift, <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/SIPartnerAirliftDeck_PPT\">SI presentation<\/a> <\/span>and <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/CSPPartnerAirliftDeck_PPT\">CSP presentation<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea0b32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ea0b32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5bf4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c5bf4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help managing Secure Boot certificate updates<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9cf541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9cf541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Secure Boot certificates issued in 2011 will expire in June and October 2026. To ensure that Secure Boot continues to function as intended on Windows devices, Microsoft is updating these certificates. Many Windows devices automatically receive the updated certificates depending on their configuration and support status, and many device manufacturers provide firmware updates when necessary. By keeping your device up to date with these updates, you can continue to benefit from the security protections that Secure Boot is designed to provide.<\/p><p>Next steps<\/p><ul><li>Review the <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/windows-itpro-blog\/secure-boot-playbook-for-certificates-expiring-in-2026\/4469235\">guidance for keeping Secure Boot certificates up to date<\/a>.<\/span><\/li><li>Access <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/topic\/windows-secure-boot-certificate-expiration-and-ca-updates-7ff40d33-95dc-4c3c-8725-a9b95457578e\">additional scripts<\/a> and <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/topic\/windows-secure-boot-certificate-expiration-and-ca-updates-7ff40d33-95dc-4c3c-8725-a9b95457578e\">more detailed guidance for IT administrators<\/a>.<\/span><\/li><li>Monitor your device health and review your customers&#8217; environments.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddfbf87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddfbf87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a558c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99a558c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plan your migrations faster with Azure Migrate<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b23f3a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b23f3a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Migration planning typically requires weeks of manual research and strategy development. From exporting spreadsheets and manually categorizing workloads to conducting assessments and cost analyses, then compiling all of this into a presentation that already feels outdated by the time it is shared, this process slows teams down and can even limit the pipeline. Azure Migrate consolidates this entire process into a single workflow, reducing migration planning from several weeks to just a few hours.<\/p><p>To learn more, read <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/migrate\/how-to-discover-using-collector?view=migrate&amp;preserve-view=true\">the blog<\/a><\/span> and start using Azure Migrate today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d5783 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31d5783\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd5227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bd5227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Windows 365 Business \u2013 End of Sale for Windows Hybrid Benefit (WHB)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144847d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"144847d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Windows 365 Business WHB SKUs are being retired from sale to simplify the portfolio. Starting May 1, 2026, new customers will no longer be able to purchase these SKUs. This update is part of broader Windows 365 Business pricing changes, including a 20% reduction in the Windows 365 Business list price aimed at improving accessibility and competitiveness for SMB customers.<\/p><p>This change does not affect existing customers. Those with active WHB subscriptions can continue to use and renew their current plans without interruption, as this is an end of sale only, not an end of support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6413d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be6413d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c66f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c66f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft AI Cloud Partnership Program update<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ed574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ed574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Specialization criteria update<\/strong><\/p><p>If you currently hold a specialization or are close to qualifying for one, check your status in Partner Center. You may now be eligible to renew or enroll in a specialization.<\/p><p><b>End of the Qualified Referral Program (QRP)<\/b><\/p><p>Microsoft is simplifying the way partners accept, track, and close referrals with Microsoft. The QRP will be removed at the end of March 2026 and replaced by a unified co-sell experience centered on Partner Center referrals. This change reduces workflow duplication, improves pipeline transparency for both partners and Microsoft sellers, and accelerates response times. Additionally, as part of this modernization effort, Microsoft is improving its partner matching process using real-time data and AI logic to ensure the right leads are directed to partners whose capabilities and skills best match, maximizing value.<\/p><p><b>AppSource is rebranded as Microsoft Marketplace<\/b><\/p><p>The AppSource platform is being rebranded as Microsoft Marketplace. Le lien<span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/appsource.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/appsource.microsoft.com<\/a><\/span> now redirects to<span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/marketplace.microsoft.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>&#8220;Business Applications&#8221; designation update<\/strong><\/p><p>You now have more ways to earn and maintain your Business Applications Solutions Partner designation. Dynamics 365 Contact Center and Microsoft Copilot Studio are added to the list of eligible workloads, giving you greater flexibility to meet requirements and showcase the solutions you offer.<\/p><p>Access the <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/dashboard\/v2\/membership\/program\/solutionspartner\/solutionareas\/bizapps?wt.mc_id=ykm2b8pwda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Applications dashboard in Partner Center <\/a><\/span>to check the impact of this update on your progress and take the next step to earn or renew your designation.<\/p><p><strong>Update on the end of Partner University<\/strong><\/p><p>Partner University will be removed starting June 15, 2026, which will impact partners seeking to enroll under the Modern Work Solution Designation and the two Modern Work specializations.<\/p><p>Here is what partners need to know:<\/p><ul><li>Existing Partner University user links will continue to be recognized. Partners will receive credits and a skills score for these links until June 2027.<\/li><li><strong>After June 2027<\/strong>, all Partner University assessments will be permanently removed and will no longer be used for reporting, skills score calculation, or as a program requirement.<\/li><li>No new Partner University user links will be allowed after June 15, 2026.<\/li><li>The current Partner University user experience, accessible via the &#8220;Learn&#8221; profile page in the &#8220;Membership&#8221; section, will also be removed as part of this change.<\/li><li>In the coming months, Partner University requirements will be complemented by a new set of skills requirements. These new requirements will be added as an alternative condition to existing Partner University assessments during the transition period.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br>Keep your skills current during the transition from AZ-500 to SC-500<\/strong><\/p><p>The Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) certification will be retired on August 31, 2026. To ensure a smooth transition, Microsoft is launching the Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate (SC-500) certification.<\/p><p>During the transition period, partners can use either the AZ-500 or SC-500 to meet the qualification requirements for the Security Solutions Partner designation and specialization. Existing AZ-500 certifications remain valid until their retirement, and no immediate action is requise. The beta exam for SC-500 will be available in May 2026, with training and the exam scheduled for July 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70da50a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70da50a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-444b166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"444b166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft Promos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a6515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3a6515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Windows 365 Business \u2013 20% price reduction planned for May 1, 2026<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff1ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ff1ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft is reducing Windows 365 Business list prices by 20% effective May 1, 2026, to make Cloud PCs more cost-effective for small and medium-sized businesses. This update also introduces an on-demand start experience:<\/p><ul><li>Cloud PCs remain on for one hour after disconnection<\/li><li>Reconnections made within that hour are unchanged<\/li><li>Reconnections after more than one hour may take slightly longer as the Cloud PC resumes from hibernation (with the same performance once connected)<\/li><\/ul><p><br>New subscriptions will benefit from the reduced pricing starting May 1, 2026, while existing subscriptions will receive the new pricing at their next renewal, depending on the purchasing channel and terms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0217dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0217dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb5ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aeb5ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expanded Copilot for All promotion updates to help you drive more value<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fcd8a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fcd8a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Demand for Microsoft 365 Copilot continues to grow as customers move from pilot to larger-scale deployments. To help you capitalize on this momentum, Microsoft is updating the CSP \u00ab Copilot for All \u00bb promotional offers with 30% and 40% discounts to broaden customer eligibility. Effective April 13, 2026.<\/p><p>To learn more, visit : <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/announcements\/2026-april#18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/announcements\/2026-april#18<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9ed04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd9ed04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f051f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f051f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extension of the Microsoft Purview Suite promotion for Microsoft 365 Business Premium<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c23b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c23b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft is extending the 50% promotional offer on Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium until July 1, 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c5da0 animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3c5da0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abbefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4abbefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">March 2026\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b135a60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b135a60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c329e8c e-con-full animated-slow e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c329e8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1300}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16b98d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a16b98d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce7684 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fce7684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Links<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452adc3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"452adc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c78f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c78f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"view-and-use-your-cloud-services-benefits\"><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/benefits\/cloud-services?wt.mc_id=r5j371cee1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>View and use your cloud services benefits<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/asset\/collection\/cloud-and-ai-platforms-smb-partner-resources#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"> Explore\u202fthe<\/span>\u202f<span style=\"color: #326fde;\">Azure SMB content collection<\/span>\u202f<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/insights\/ai-business-solutions-security-insights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore ASPX in Partner Center<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoftpartners.microsoft.com\/abs\/aspx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review the\u00a0AI Business Solutions and Security Partner Experience<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoftpartners.microsoft.com\/Downloads\/?filename=Microsoft-Security-Partners\/Assets\/ASPX%20Security%20Walking%20Deck.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASPX walking\u00a0deck\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoftpartners.microsoft.com\/Downloads\/?filename=Microsoft-Security-Partners\/Assets\/ASPX%20for%20Security%2011%20February.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASPX video<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/asset\/collection\/dragon-copilot-partner-assets#\/?wt.mc_id=3vwhc6hn8k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dragon Copilot Partner Assets page<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/assetsprod.microsoft.com\/license-mobility-for-windows-server-and-sql-server-subscriptions-faq.pdf?wt.mc_id=arybeqogjh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review the\u202fpartner FAQ<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017269e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"017269e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545f40d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"545f40d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8533206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8533206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft Announcements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6396afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6396afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MS-900 Certification Retirement<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a37f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63a37f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Plan your skills strategy now<\/strong><\/p><p>The MS-900 (Microsoft 365 Fundamentals) certification is being retired. This change impacts individuals and partners who rely on MS-900 as an entry-level or baseline certification.<\/p><p><strong>What it means for you:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Retirement Date<\/strong>: March 31, 2026, 11:59 PM CST.<\/li><li><strong>Final Date to Take Exam<\/strong>: March 31, 2026.<\/li><li><strong>Transcript Status<\/strong>: As a Fundamentals certification, the MS-900 has a &#8220;lifetime&#8221; validity. It will remain on your transcript forever even after it is retired.<\/li><li><strong>Partner Implications<\/strong>: The certification will continue to count toward Microsoft Partner <strong>Modern Work designation<\/strong> skilling points <strong>until<\/strong> <strong>March 31, 2027<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0295af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0295af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fb17b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53fb17b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New process to redeem cloud benefits<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9280a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9280a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft is streamlining how partners access and redeem the license-based cloud benefits that come with their partner benefits packages. Cloud benefits will now be redeemed through a guided experience that starts in Partner Center and is completed via a zero USD purchase flow, ensuring benefits are securely deposited and easy to manage.<\/p><p>Additionally, Microsoft aligned the expiration date for each benefit to the date your partner benefits package was activated\u2014not the date a benefit was first redeemed. With benefit expiration dates now aligned to your package membership end date, <strong>the 30-day grace period for benefits expiration is discontinued<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Learn more by reading <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/benefits\/cloud-services?wt.mc_id=r5j371cee1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the\u202fLearn documentation<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d44a683 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d44a683\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94214aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94214aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introducing Microsoft 365 E7 - Promos<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67891a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67891a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A new premium productivity suite<\/strong><\/p><p>Microsoft has announced Microsoft 365 E7, a new productivity suite designed to support organizations undergoing advanced digital and AI-driven transformation. This offering expands Microsoft\u2019s high-end portfolio, combining productivity, security, compliance, and AI innovations<\/p><p><strong>Partner opportunity:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Position E7 for customers with complex regulatory or security needs<\/li><li>Drive higher-value engagements and strategic advisory conversations<\/li><li>Align offerings with Microsoft\u2019s \u201cFrontier Firm\u201d vision<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>To support these new\u202fofferings, the following promotions\u202fare planned to\u202fbe available on May 1, 2026:<\/p><p><strong>Annual (one-year)\u202fpromotional offers:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>10% off Microsoft 365 E7 annual terms\u202f(one-year) License minimum 10 | License maximum\u202f9,999<\/li><li>15% off Microsoft 365 E7 annual terms (one-year) License minimum 100 | License maximum 9,999<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Triennial (three-year)\u202fpromotional offer:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>15% off Microsoft 365 E7 triennial terms (three-year) License minimum 300 | License maximum 9,999<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf2edd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf2edd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98e09b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f98e09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Microsoft Azure Assets for SMB Audiences<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8fb215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8fb215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft has released new Azure sales and enablement assets specifically tailored for SMB audiences, available through Partner Center. These resources help partners clearly articulate Azure value without enterprise complexity.<\/p><p><strong>What\u2019s included:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>SMB-focused Azure scenarios and messaging<\/li><li>Practical guidance aligned with real business outcomes<\/li><li>Ready-to-use assets to support marketing and sales motions<\/li><\/ul><p>Explore\u202fthe\u202f<span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/asset\/collection\/cloud-and-ai-platforms-smb-partner-resources#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure SMB content collection<\/a><\/span>\u202fto\u202fdownload assets and\u202fwin\u202fcustomers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ea6aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20ea6aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e6005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84e6005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore ASPX: Actionable Growth Insights in Partner Center<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b1a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72b1a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Turn data into growth actions<\/strong><\/p><p>Microsoft has introduced <strong>ASPX (Actionable Strategic Partner eXperience)<\/strong> in Partner Center, providing partners with deeper, more actionable insights to support growth planning and prioritization. <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/announcements\/\">[learn.microsoft.com]<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Key capabilities:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Visibility into performance and growth opportunities<\/li><li>Action-oriented insights to guide next steps<\/li><li>Better alignment between data, recommendations, and execution<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>Next steps<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/insights\/ai-business-solutions-security-insights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore ASPX in Partner Center<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and identify priority customers and opportunities.<\/li><li>Review the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoftpartners.microsoft.com\/abs\/aspx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI Business Solutions and Security Partner Experience<\/a><\/span>\u00a0partner page, which equips partners with ASPX guidance, including a walking deck and playbook, to drive ABS solution plays across Copilot, Agents at Work, and Secure AI Productivity.<\/li><li>For Security solution plays, review the ASPX walking\u00a0<span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoftpartners.microsoft.com\/Downloads\/?filename=Microsoft-Security-Partners\/Assets\/ASPX%20Security%20Walking%20Deck.pptx\">deck<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoftpartners.microsoft.com\/Downloads\/?filename=Microsoft-Security-Partners\/Assets\/ASPX%20for%20Security%2011%20February.mp4\">video<\/a><\/span>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c71827 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c71827\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673688b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"673688b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SKU Naming Update<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8851d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f8851d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Microsoft Teams Shared Devices \u2192 Microsoft Teams Shared Space \u2013 Single Space<\/strong><\/p><p>Microsoft has updated the SKU name for Microsoft Teams shared environments to better reflect usage scenarios. <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/announcements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[learn.microsoft.com]<\/a><\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong>Previous name:<\/strong> Microsoft Teams Shared Devices<\/li><li><strong>New name:<\/strong> Microsoft Teams Shared Space \u2013 Single Space<\/li><\/ul><p>This is a <strong>naming change only<\/strong>\u2014pricing, licensing, and functionality remain unchanged.<\/p><p><strong>SKU Naming Update: Microsoft Teams Premium and Microsoft Teams Events<\/strong><\/p><p>This update is\u202fnaming-only. There are\u202fno changes\u202fto product functionality, pricing, eligibility, service plans, or customer entitlements.\u202fThe new names will appear on the May 1 pricelist.<\/p><ul><li>Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 100k attendees Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 75k attendees (Non-Profit Pricing)\u202f <strong>-&gt; <\/strong>Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 100k attendees\u202f(Non-Profit Pricing)\u202f<\/li><li>Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 10k attendees for GCC Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 75k attendees for GCC (Governmental Community Cloud Pricing)\u202f \u202f <strong>-&gt; <\/strong>Teams Events Attendee Pack &#8211; 10k attendees for GCC (Governmental Community Cloud Pricing)\u202f<\/li><li>Teams Premium (Education Faculty Pricing)\u202f\u202f <strong>-&gt; <\/strong>Microsoft Teams Premium (Education Faculty Pricing)\u202f<\/li><li>Teams Premium (Education Student Pricing)\u202f\u202f <strong>-&gt; <\/strong>Microsoft Teams Premium (Education Student Pricing)\u202f<\/li><li>Teams Premium (Governmental Community Cloud Pricing)\u202f\u202f <strong>-&gt; <\/strong>Microsoft Teams Premium (Governmental Community Cloud Pricing)\u202f<\/li><li>Teams Premium (Non-Profit Pricing)\u202f\u202f <strong>-&gt; <\/strong>Microsoft Teams Premium (Non-Profit Pricing)\u202f<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105b3a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"105b3a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15809b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a15809b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Announcing reduced Microsoft Dragon Copilot pricing<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89990e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89990e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beginning\u202fMay 1, 2026,\u202fthe Dragon Copilot per-user license type will be available at a reduced list price across all geographies where Dragon Copilot is currently offered, including the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United\u202fKingdom, Austria, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium,\u202fand Switzerland.\u00a0<\/p><p>More details will be added to the\u202f<span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/asset\/collection\/dragon-copilot-partner-assets#\/?wt.mc_id=3vwhc6hn8k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dragon Copilot Partner Assets page<\/a><\/span>\u202fon May 1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979af98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"979af98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e82a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e82a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">License Mobility for Windows Server and SQL Server subscriptions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa5a68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aa5a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Windows Server and SQL Server CSP subscriptions include License Mobility rights starting April 1, 2026.<\/p><p>Review <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/assetsprod.microsoft.com\/license-mobility-for-windows-server-and-sql-server-subscriptions-faq.pdf?wt.mc_id=arybeqogjh\">the\u202fpartner FAQ<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128d39e animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"128d39e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d9f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8d9f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">February 2026\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d09ad7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d09ad7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9c888 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb9c888\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1300}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f24ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2f24ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a737f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32a737f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Links &amp; Ressources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8735d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e8735d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/CloudAscent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloud Ascent<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/asset\/collection\/dragon-copilot-partner-assets#\/\">Dragon Copilot Partner Assets page<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates?id=default-outbound-access-for-vms-in-azure-will-be-retired-transition-to-a-new-method-of-internet-access&amp;filters=%5B%22Launched%22%5D\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Azure updates | Microsoft Azure<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e8c00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2e8c00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a421b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a421b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecf8b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ecf8b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft Announcements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ba749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52ba749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retirement of standalone SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business plans (plan 1 and plan 2)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97187b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97187b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft is retiring standalone SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business plans due to low demand, unintended usage, and higher operational costs. Access to SharePoint and OneDrive capabilities will continue primarily through Microsoft 365 suites, which offer more secure and integrated experiences.<\/p><p><strong>Key timelines<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Retirement announcement: this change is communicated to customers in late <strong>January 2026<\/strong>.<\/li><li>End of sale: <strong>June 2026<\/strong> (no new tenants\/customers after May 31, 2026; renewals for existing customers only).<\/li><li>End of life: <strong>January 2027<\/strong> (no renewals; existing contracts continue until expiration).<\/li><li>End of service: <strong>December 2029<\/strong> (all standalone plans fully retired; customers must transition to Microsoft 365 suites, capacity packs, or pay-as-you-go storage options).<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Next steps<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Begin planning now by reviewing customer tenants, positioning Microsoft 365 Business or E3\/E5 where appropriate, and helping customers optimize, migrate, or archive data. Microsoft will continue providing guidance and resources to support partners and long-term customer success.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/CloudAscent\">Cloud Ascent<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0is updated by the end of February, providing you with visibility of which customers are impacted by this change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed37fd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed37fd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4029c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c4029c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft 365 Copilot Business - New billing flexibility<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0791a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0791a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Starting <strong>March 1, 2026<\/strong>, M365 Copilot Business and their corresponding bundles will be available for <strong>month-to-month (M\/M) billing<\/strong> on CSP.<\/li><li><strong>M\/M plans<\/strong> are priced at a premium relative to annual\/annual, offering customers maximum flexibility for those needing shorter commitment horizons.<\/li><li>M\/M is <strong>not eligible for promotional pricing<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2710cf2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2710cf2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9b358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da9b358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extended Service Terms in CSP<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea4c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ea4c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The enforcement of Extended Service Terms (EST) in CSP has been extended from the previously announced April 1, 2026, to <strong>May 4, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>What is Extended Service Term (EST)?<\/strong><\/p><p>Extended Service Term allows customers to continue using their service after expiration, billed monthly at:<\/p><ul><li>Monthly price <strong>+ 3% uplift<\/strong>, or<\/li><li><strong>23% uplift<\/strong> if no monthly plan exists<p>Effective May 4, 2026, Microsoft will <strong>retire the free grace period<\/strong> that previously applied when a subscription expired without renewal. Canceling at the end of the term will result <strong>in the service stopping immediately upon expiration<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>Which subscriptions are affected?<\/strong><\/p><p>EST applies to license-based services across all channels that meet <strong>all<\/strong> of the following criteria:<\/p><ul><li>Purchased or renewed on or after <strong>April 1, 2025<\/strong><\/li><li>Expire on or after <strong>May 4, 2026<\/strong><\/li><li>Auto-renew is turned off<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3aae5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db3aae5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef9800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ef9800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solutions Partner for Modern Work update<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323b8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"323b8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To better support partners, Microsoft is expanding eligible workloads to create more pathways to qualify for the designation.<\/p><p><strong>Eligible workloads*<\/strong><\/p><p>Exchange Online, Intune, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Entra ID P1, SharePoint Online, Teams, Teams Apps, Teams for Frontline Workers, Teams Meetings, Teams Phone, Teams Phone Calling, Teams Phone Enabled Users, Teams Rooms Monthly Active Devices, Viva Connections, Viva Engage, Viva Goals, Viva Insights, Viva Learning, Viva Topics, Windows 365<\/p><p>*Subject to change\/availability may vary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162ec6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"162ec6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce05c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fce05c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expanded partner benefits are here<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086a1f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"086a1f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As of <strong>February 13, 2026<\/strong>, new benefits are available across each of the three Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (MAICPP) benefits packages, and for select Solutions Partner designations and specializations.<\/p><ul><li>Increased Azure credits to support solution development and testing<\/li><li>Expanded Copilot benefits, including more Microsoft 365 Copilot capacity packs, Copilot Studio, and select Dragon Copilot access<\/li><li>Enhanced security offerings such as Microsoft Defender Suite, Microsoft Entra Suite, and Microsoft Intune Suite<\/li><li>Access to the new Partner Marketing Center Pro, which uses AI-powered capabilities to help partners find, customize, and deploy marketing campaigns more efficiently.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e75095 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e75095\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2826802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2826802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Announcing new Dragon Copilot Physician Practice offer<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8a519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b8a519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Starting <strong>February 1, 2026<\/strong>, Microsoft is launching the <strong>Dragon Copilot Physician Practice<\/strong> offer for <strong>CSP\u2011authorized partners<\/strong>. This new offer is designed specifically for physician practices and enables partners to deliver the full Dragon Copilot experience in a <strong>simpler<\/strong>, <strong>more cost\u2011effective<\/strong> way for small and mid-sized healthcare customers.<\/p><p>The offer reduces administrative overhead, includes <strong>capped license quantities<\/strong>, and supports <strong>single\u2011tenant deployments<\/strong>, making it easier for partners to manage and scale deployments. It gives partners a clear, competitive path to grow Dragon Copilot adoption within the <strong>SMB healthcare segment<\/strong> while maintaining a high\u2011value end\u2011user experience.<\/p><p><strong>Key takeaways<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Launching February 1, 2026, in all available Dragon Copilot geographies.<\/li><li>CSP authorized partners only, capped at 100 licenses per customer.<\/li><li>No mixing or combining of this physician practice SKU and Enterprise licenses in the same organization.<\/li><li>Full end-user ambient, speech, and genAI experience preserved<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>Next steps<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>For offer details and assets, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/asset\/collection\/dragon-copilot-partner-assets#\/\">Dragon Copilot Partner Assets page<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d845bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d845bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc996d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc996d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Azure Update: Outbound Connectivity Changes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec5f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ec5f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In September 2023, Microsoft announced that new Azure virtual networks would require explicit outbound connectivity methods by default, instead of falling back on default outbound access. Based on customer feedback, we\u2019re extending the timeline to give you more flexibility<\/p><p><strong>What\u2019s Changing?<\/strong><\/p><p>Starting <strong>after March 31, 2026<\/strong>, this new default behavior will apply <strong>only to API versions released after that date<\/strong>.<\/p><ul><li>New virtual networks will create <strong>private subnets by default<\/strong>.<\/li><li>These subnets will <strong>no longer support default outbound access connectivity<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Any virtual machine that requires access to public endpoints must use an <strong>explicit outbound connectivity method<\/strong>, such as:<ul><li><strong>Azure NAT Gateway<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Azure Load Balancer outbound rules<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>A<\/strong> <strong>directly attached Azure public IP address<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; background: yellow;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">For more details, please visit this page: <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates?id=default-outbound-access-for-vms-in-azure-will-be-retired-transition-to-a-new-method-of-internet-access&amp;filters=%5B%22Launched%22%5D\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Azure updates | Microsoft Azure<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c83fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43c83fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefcc56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fefcc56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft Promo's<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a0794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18a0794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From pilots to broad Copilot adoption <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07ee9bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07ee9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft has built a flexible portfolio of promotional offers to help you meet customers at every stage of their AI journey\u2014making it easier to land and scale Copilot deployments. Each promotion creates a natural entry point to attach your high\u2011value services\u2014from AI readiness and adoption to governance, managed services, and custom agents built with Copilot Studio. This is how they all fit together:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Getting Started, 15% off 10+ seats\u00a0<\/strong>to help customers confidently take their first step with M365 Copilot. (Available to all CSP customers purchasing 10+ new licenses) \u2013 Oct1, 2025 \u2013 Jun 30, 2026<\/li><li><strong>Scale Up, 20% off 100+ seats\u00a0<\/strong>to expand Copilot usage beyond pilots and into priority teams and functions. (Available to all CSP customers purchasing 100+ new licenses) \u2013 Oct 1, 2025 \u2013 June 30, 2026<\/li><li><strong>Copilot for All, 30% off 300+ seats\u00a0<\/strong>to drive organization wide adoption and accelerate Frontier Firm transformation. (Available to all CSP customers purchasing 300+ incremental licenses AND reach 80% IW coverage) \u2013 Feb 19, 2026 \u2013 June 30, 2026<\/li><li><strong>Copilot for All, 40% off 1,500+ seats\u00a0<\/strong>for pre-selected customers ready to commit to large-scale, high-coverage deployments. (Available only to qualified customers purchasing 1,500+ incremental licenses AND reach 80% IW coverage) \u2013 Jan 21, 2026 \u2013 June 30, 2026<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>Up to 35% off 10+ seats of Microsoft 365 Business + Copilot Business bundles\u00a0<\/strong>to help make AI foundational for every SMB customer. (Available to SMB customers purchasing up to 300 licenses) Dec1, 2025 \u2013 June 30, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c3fd8 animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68c3fd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff35274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff35274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">January 2026\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71db7c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71db7c4\" 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style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Partner resources have moved to new Partner Hub<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft135.e-mails.microsoft.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh1e6cf903%2C13193a57%2C14571d39&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmrhazi%40itcloud.ca%7C9593db88f0e1475df35908de584dfdb4%7C1bd1c056318f410d9d604f560dfdceb0%7C0%7C0%7C639045289240255356%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=H%2BrYoSX18vI6JoR%2F%2F9%2Fz5VsS9Qq72OLeBlHzzd2K29s%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A unified Resource Library<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" 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href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft135.e-mails.microsoft.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh1e6cf903%2C13193a57%2C14571d3c&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmrhazi%40itcloud.ca%7C9593db88f0e1475df35908de584dfdb4%7C1bd1c056318f410d9d604f560dfdceb0%7C0%7C0%7C639045289240306598%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=b1zrBOWaG7SJCXyczNeTfNY54Sf8F3R0eeQbz3WZsec%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">New AI Business Solutions\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft135.e-mails.microsoft.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh1e6cf903%2C13193a57%2C14571d3d&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmrhazi%40itcloud.ca%7C9593db88f0e1475df35908de584dfdb4%7C1bd1c056318f410d9d604f560dfdceb0%7C0%7C0%7C639045289240322312%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=d1cVc%2BEn0xmgOVXJRLpKYzIFt%2B5FLdyPznnKP33fbGI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">CSP\u00a0partner sites<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3b754 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb3b754\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e3355 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38e3355\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft 365 pricing and packaging updates are coming in 2026.<\/p><p>Microsoft announced\u00a0expanded availability of security and management capabilities to the commercial Microsoft 365 suites starting in 2026. Along with these added features, there will be a global price update to these suites across all purchasing channels effective <strong>July 1, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Price increases will apply to new and renewing customers starting July 1, 2026. Existing customers on commercial Microsoft 365 subscriptions impacted by the price increase will see the new prices at their next renewal after July 1, 2026.<\/p><p><strong>Start renewal conversations now to lock in current pricing and drive upsells!<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li>Customers who renew before July 1 can lock in current pricing and ensure business continuity.<\/li><li>The pricing change opens the door for upsell motions to Microsoft 365 E3\/E5 and Microsoft 365 Business + Microsoft 365 Copilot at renewal\u2014increasing both customer value and your margins\u2014ahead of July 1, 2026. Use Microsoft 365 Copilot Business bundles and promotions so your customers can adopt and unlock the value of AI faster.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>For more details, please read this Microsoft Blog :<br \/><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/12\/04\/advancing-microsoft-365-new-capabilities-and-pricing-update\/\">Advancing Microsoft 365: New capabilities and pricing update | Microsoft 365 Blog<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6650e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae6650e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80adac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80adac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Target upcoming renewals for Microsoft 365 + Copilot bundle<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1402e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1402e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beginning January 21, 2026 partners can download a report with customers renewing Microsoft 365 Business with upsell recommendations.<\/p><p>Turn Microsoft 365 Business Renewals into Copilot Business Growth. Access Copilot Business Recommendations &#8211; now live in Partner Center AI Assistant. CSP partners can quickly identify upcoming Microsoft 365 Business renewals, recommended Copilot Business upsell paths, and eligible promotions to help drive more impactful customer conversations.<\/p><p>When you have customers whose Microsoft 365 Business subscriptions are up of renewal in the next\u00a0<strong>60 days<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>AI assistant<\/strong>\u00a0can help you:<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li>With list of customers and corresponding Microsoft 365 Business subscriptions renewing in the next\u00a0<strong>60 days<\/strong><\/li><li>Recommend which Copilot Business bundle offer to upgrade to.<\/li><li>Recommend more than one upgrade path with applicable promotions.<\/li><\/ul><p>For more details on how to use this feature, please visit this web page : <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/announcements\/2026-january\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/announcements\/2026-january<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a9e34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4a9e34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d10faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d10faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unlock new Security revenue with CSP add ons<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c525e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73c525e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a Microsoft Partner, you can now upsell Entra ID P2 and Defender for Endpoint P2 to existing Microsoft 365 E3 customers through CSP.<\/p><p>This motion is intentionally guided and targeted. It&#8217;s designed for Microsoft 365 E3 customers who aren&#8217;t yet ready for Security Suites or Microsoft 365 E5 but have a clear need to strengthen identity protection and endpoint security today. It also preserves a natural growth path to broader security suites as customer needs evolve.<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li>When to use this motion: Customers licensed for Microsoft 365 E3 who aren&#8217;t currently adopting Security Suites or Microsoft 365 E5, but need immediate improvements in identity or endpoint security.<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t use when: Customers are already a strong fit for Security Suites or Microsoft 365 E5 today<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a36421 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a36421\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a869a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a869a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Immersion Briefings<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48dadd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48dadd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Immersion Briefings provide a top-of-funnel event engine to help attract new customers and accelerate growth. These one-to-many sessions empower you to demonstrate Microsoft 365 Copilot + Agents and Secure AI Productivity in real-world scenarios that showcase AI-driven business value.<\/p><p>Microsoft is\u00a0<strong>co-investing<\/strong>\u00a0in your success by helping offset delivery costs. \u00a0Immersion Briefings are a\u00a0<strong>proven way to drive demand and deliver measurable growth opportunities<\/strong>.<\/p><p>For more information, please contact your ITCloud representative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a865a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45a865a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8f491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b8f491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partner resources have moved to new Partner Hub<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60bd40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c60bd40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In December Microsoft migrated their Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, and Microsoft 365 partner portals from Transform to a new, unified AI Business Solutions (ABS) Partner Hub. Built on Power Pages, this new web site offers:<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft135.e-mails.microsoft.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh1e6cf903%2C13193a57%2C14571d39&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmrhazi%40itcloud.ca%7C9593db88f0e1475df35908de584dfdb4%7C1bd1c056318f410d9d604f560dfdceb0%7C0%7C0%7C639045289240255356%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=H%2BrYoSX18vI6JoR%2F%2F9%2Fz5VsS9Qq72OLeBlHzzd2K29s%3D&amp;reserved=0\">A unified Resource Library<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>with advanced search and filtering, making it easier to find assets<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft Promos<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f856f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f856f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extended Microsoft 365 promotions for Cloud Solution Provider partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ef788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78ef788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(CSP) partners on new commerce can strengthen renewal and upsell efforts with extended Microsoft 365 suite promotions through <strong>June 30, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li>10% discount on Microsoft 365 E3, Security add-on suites (Purview Suite and Defender Suite), and Microsoft 365 E5 three-year subscriptions<\/li><li>15% discount on Microsoft 365 E5 annual term (one year)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea8957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bea8957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extended discount on Microsoft Purview Suite for Microsoft 365 Copilot Customers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04140c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a04140c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On February 1, 2025, Microsoft introduced a new promotional offer designed to help customers more easily secure and govern Microsoft 365 Copilot. By reducing price sensitivity and addressing data security barriers, the offer aims to accelerate Copilot purchasing and deployment. Originally set to expire in February 2026, the promotion is extended to June 30, 2026.<\/p><p>This promotion enables eligible customers to purchase Microsoft Purview Suite (formally E5 Compliance) licenses at a 50% discount for accounts with existing or new Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fdc9c animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03fdc9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320d7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"320d7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 2025\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e16600 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e16600\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be1e40 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1be1e40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1300}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb9d39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"beb9d39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b34ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b34ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Links &amp; Ressources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27a1dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d27a1dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aka.ms\/BookofNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong>Ignite Book of News: aka.ms\/BookofNews<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">Ignite Session Catalog: <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/IgniteSessions\">https:\/\/aka.ms\/IgniteSessions<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">Nicole Dezen\u2019s Ignite Blog: <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/article\/microsoft-ignite-2025\">Partners<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/article\/microsoft-ignite-2025\">leading<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/article\/microsoft-ignite-2025\">the<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/article\/microsoft-ignite-2025\">AI<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/article\/microsoft-ignite-2025\">transformation:<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/article\/microsoft-ignite-2025\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/article\/microsoft-ignite-2025\">Ignite<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/article\/microsoft-ignite-2025\">2025<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/article\/microsoft-ignite-2025\">recap<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/ignite-announcements-2025\">News<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/ignite-announcements-2025\">and<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/ignite-announcements-2025\">announcements<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/ignite-announcements-2025\">from<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/ignite-announcements-2025\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/ignite-announcements-2025\">Ignite<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/ignite-announcements-2025\">2025<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/ignite-2025-book-of-news\/\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/ignite-2025-book-of-news\/\">Ignite<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/ignite-2025-book-of-news\/\">2025<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/ignite-2025-book-of-news\/\">Book<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/ignite-2025-book-of-news\/\">of<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/ignite-2025-book-of-news\/\">News<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong>I<a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions?onDemand=0&amp;search=AI%2Bworkforce&amp;sortBy=relevance\">gnite-<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions?onDemand=0&amp;search=AI%2Bworkforce&amp;sortBy=relevance\">AI<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions?onDemand=0&amp;search=AI%2Bworkforce&amp;sortBy=relevance\">Workforce<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions?onDemand=0&amp;search=AI%2Bworkforce&amp;sortBy=relevance\">Session<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions?onDemand=0&amp;search=AI%2Bworkforce&amp;sortBy=relevance\">catalog<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">Ignite<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">2025:<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">Copilot<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">and<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">agents<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">built<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">to<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">power<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">the<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">Frontier<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">Firm<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">|<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\">365<\/a><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm\/\"> Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">Ignite Keynote [on-demand]: I<a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions\/BRK1712?source=\/schedule\">nnovation<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions\/BRK1712?source=\/schedule\">Session:<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions\/BRK1712?source=\/schedule\">Security<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions\/BRK1712?source=\/schedule\">in<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions\/BRK1712?source=\/schedule\">the<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions\/BRK1712?source=\/schedule\">Agentic<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions\/BRK1712?source=\/schedule\">Er<\/a>a <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions\/BRK1712?source=\/schedule\">\u2013<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions\/BRK1712?source=\/schedule\">the<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions\/BRK1712?source=\/schedule\">Core<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/sessions\/BRK1712?source=\/schedule\">Primitive<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">Ignite:<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">Ambient<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">and<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">autonomous<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">security<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">for<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">the<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">agentic<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">er<\/a>a <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">|<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">Security<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era\/\">Blog<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">Agents<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">built<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">into<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">your<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">workflow:<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">Get<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">Security<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">Copilot<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">with<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">365<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">E5<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">|<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">Security<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5\/\">Blog<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">Agent 365 capabilities will be available via the Frontier program. <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/frontierprogram\">Aka.ms\/frontierprogram<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/updates\/?id=500682\">Azure Updates<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d0392 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9d0392\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b01308 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b01308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0353ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0353ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ignite 2025: Key Themes &amp; Announcements<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8aae28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8aae28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Strategic<\/b> <b>Themes<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Era of Agents: Microsoft introduces Agent 365 as the control plane for managing AI agents securely across enterprise environments.<\/li><li>Work IQ &amp; Copilot Evolution: Contextual intelligence layer powering Microsoft 365 Copilot and custom agents for personalized workflows.<\/li><li>Fabric IQ &amp; Foundry IQ: Unified data and knowledge systems for real-time reasoning and multi-agent orchestration. Governance &amp;<\/li><li>Security: Enterprise-grade identity and compliance for agents via Entra, Defender, and Purview. AI Everywhere: Integration across Azure<\/li><li>AI Foundry, GitHub Copilot, and Windows AI Foundry for developers and enterprises.<\/li><li>Frontier Firms &amp; Customer Zero: Partners are encouraged to adopt Azure AI and agentic capabilities internally to gain credibility and accelerate customer engagements.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Key<\/b> <b>Partner<\/b><b> <\/b><b>Announcements<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Microsoft<\/b> <b>365<\/b> <b>Copilot<\/b> <b>Business<\/b> <b>for<\/b> <b>SMB<\/b>: Enterprise-grade AI for SMBs &#8211; full Copilot experience at ($29.93 per user\/month, for up to 300 users<\/li><li><b>New<\/b> <b>Promos<\/b> &#8211; From December 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026<ul><li>Standalone Copilot Business ($29.93): 15% off, 1\u2013300 licenses (1 license minimum)<\/li><li>Business Standard + Copilot Business bundle: 35% off, 10\u2013300 licenses (10 licenses minimum)<\/li><li>Business Premium + Copilot Business bundle: 25% off, 10\u2013300 licenses (10 licenses minimum)<\/li><li>Microsoft Purview suite add-on for Business Premium: 50% off for a security-forward offer<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f003f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2f003f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-802a573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"802a573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI Workforce Highlights<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d57e09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d57e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>New<\/b> <b>M365 <\/b><b>Copilot<\/b> <b>SKU<\/b> <b>&amp; <\/b><b>Bundles<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>New<\/b> <b>Microsoft<\/b> <b>365<\/b> <b>Copilot<\/b> <b>Business<\/b> <b>Launch<\/b> <b>\u2013<\/b> <b>GA<\/b> <b>Dec<\/b> <b>1<\/b><b>st<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Created for Small Businesses, up to 300 users, will be priced at a competitive $29.93 per user per month.<\/li><li>Three new bundles introduced to combine Microsoft 365 Business and Copilot Business to create a more streamlined sales motion.<\/li><li>Pricing and promotional rates for each product in the <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/M365CopilotBizPlaybook\">Partner<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/M365CopilotBizPlaybook\">Playbook<\/a> <\/span>and <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/PromoReadinessGuide\">Global<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/PromoReadinessGuide\">Promotion<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/PromoReadinessGuide\">Readiness<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/PromoReadinessGuide\">Guide<\/a><\/span><\/li><li>Download launch kit for GTM assets: <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/M365CopilotBizKit\">aka.ms\/M365CopilotBizKit<\/a><u>\\<\/u><\/span><u><\/u><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><b><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Agents<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Microsoft Agent 365<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Microsoft\u2019s control plane for AI agents, designed to manage, govern, and scale agents across the company at every layer.<\/li><li>Extends the same infrastructure used for people (identity, compliance, security) to AI agents, ensuring they operate securely and effectively within organizational workflows.<\/li><li>Integrates agents into Microsoft 365 apps (Teams, Outlook, SharePoint) and connect them to Work IQ for contextual reasoning.<\/li><li>Learn more <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-agent-365\/overview\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-agent-365\/overview\">Agent<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-agent-365\/overview\">365<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-agent-365\/overview\">overview<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-agent-365\/overview\">|<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-agent-365\/overview\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-agent-365\/overview\">Learn<\/a><\/span><br \/><u><br \/><\/u><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Work<\/b> <b>IQ<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Introduced Work IQ, Fabric IQ, and Foundry IQ to provide the context agents need to reason, act, and deliver business value. Work IQ: Intelligence layer that enables Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents to know how we work, with whom we work and the content we collaborate on. Connects to company knowledge in emails, files, meetings and chats, plus preferences, habits, work patterns and relationships, allowing Copilot to make connections, unlock \u00a0 insights, and predict the next best action based on native integrations.<\/li><li>More in <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hubsite365.com\/en-ww\/crm-pages\/microsoft-365-copilot-with-work-iq.htm\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hubsite365.com\/en-ww\/crm-pages\/microsoft-365-copilot-with-work-iq.htm\">365<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hubsite365.com\/en-ww\/crm-pages\/microsoft-365-copilot-with-work-iq.htm\">Copilot:<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hubsite365.com\/en-ww\/crm-pages\/microsoft-365-copilot-with-work-iq.htm\">Work<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hubsite365.com\/en-ww\/crm-pages\/microsoft-365-copilot-with-work-iq.htm\">IQ<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hubsite365.com\/en-ww\/crm-pages\/microsoft-365-copilot-with-work-iq.htm\">Guide<\/a><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-365-copilot&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRichard.ellis%40microsoft.com%7Cb5c51605e14c4e2c453708de291381fb%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638993360942873970%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0u%2FxMLLfQhbCv9sg1zq4Otnef3D4Dy0fBBocJ0pSgcc%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Microsoft<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-365-copilot&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRichard.ellis%40microsoft.com%7Cb5c51605e14c4e2c453708de291381fb%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638993360942873970%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0u%2FxMLLfQhbCv9sg1zq4Otnef3D4Dy0fBBocJ0pSgcc%3D&amp;reserved=0\">365<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-365-copilot&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRichard.ellis%40microsoft.com%7Cb5c51605e14c4e2c453708de291381fb%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638993360942873970%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0u%2FxMLLfQhbCv9sg1zq4Otnef3D4Dy0fBBocJ0pSgcc%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Copilot<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-365-copilot&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRichard.ellis%40microsoft.com%7Cb5c51605e14c4e2c453708de291381fb%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638993360942873970%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0u%2FxMLLfQhbCv9sg1zq4Otnef3D4Dy0fBBocJ0pSgcc%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Official<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-365-copilot&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRichard.ellis%40microsoft.com%7Cb5c51605e14c4e2c453708de291381fb%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638993360942873970%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0u%2FxMLLfQhbCv9sg1zq4Otnef3D4Dy0fBBocJ0pSgcc%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Site<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><br \/>Microsoft<\/b> <b>Agent<\/b> <b>Factory<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Program designed to accelerate the journey from agent experimentation to enterprise-scale execution that brings the agent IQ layers together to help organizations build agents with confidence.<\/li><li>With a single metered plan, customers can start building with IQ using Microsoft Foundry and Copilot Studio, deploying agents anywhere, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, with no upfront licensing and provisioning required.<\/li><li>More information on <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><u><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/msbulkcomm.microsoft.com\/h\/i\/dzdFmvVC\/c11pFRn0?url=https%3A\/\/aka.ms\/MAF-Blog\">MAF<\/a><\/u> <u><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/msbulkcomm.microsoft.com\/h\/i\/dzdFmvVC\/c11pFRn0?url=https%3A\/\/aka.ms\/MAF-Blog\">announcement<\/a><\/u> <u><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/msbulkcomm.microsoft.com\/h\/i\/dzdFmvVC\/c11pFRn0?url=https%3A\/\/aka.ms\/MAF-Blog\">blog<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27df3ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27df3ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4051416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4051416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI Business Process Highlights<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85b093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f85b093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Agents<\/span><br \/><\/b><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Introducing<\/b> <b>Sales<\/b> <b>Development<\/b><b> Agent<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><b>Sales<\/b> <b>Development <\/b><b>Agent<\/b> helps scale sales team\u2019s capacity, working autonomously on sellers behalf to help build pipeline, nurture leads, and personalize outreach. It connects to sales data in CRM tools, can take action right in the flow of work in M365 apps <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KHBoVzC8VmQ\">Visit<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KHBoVzC8VmQ\">for<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KHBoVzC8VmQ\">details<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><b><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Copilot<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <b>Studio<\/b> <b>&amp; <\/b><b>Power<\/b> <b>Platform<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Power<\/b> <b>Platform<\/b> empower makers to more easily build and govern app <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AAyplqk\">Visit<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AAyplqk\">for<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AAyplqk\">details<\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Copilot<\/b> <b>Studio<\/b> new enhancements to give makers\/admins flexibility &amp; control when building\/managing agents.<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><b>Agent<\/b> <b>evaluations:<\/b> to test agent\u2019s performance <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AAyq138\">Visit<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AAyq138\">for<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AAyq138\">details<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><b>Computer<\/b> <b>use<\/b> <b>in<\/b> <b>Copilot<\/b> <b>Studio:<\/b> using hosted browser to quickly access internet + using Cloud PC pools to deploy cloud-based PCs.<\/li><li><b>Real-<\/b><b>time<\/b> <b>monitoring<\/b> <b>during<\/b> <b>agent<\/b> <b>runs:<\/b> CS security capabilities extended with ability to integrate trusted real-time monitoring solutions<\/li><li><b>Microsoft<\/b> <b>Entra<\/b> <b>Agent<\/b> <b>ID:<\/b> enables organizations to manage their entire fleet of AI agents.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><br \/>Copilot<\/b> <b>Studio<\/b> <b>in<\/b> <b>Microsoft<\/b> <b>365<\/b> adds file creation, context access <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AAyq13a\">Visit<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AAyq13a\">for<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AAyq13a\">details<\/a><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Agents created in M365 Copilot support document generation using natural language. Agents can create Word, Excel, PowerPoint files.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdf1ba0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdf1ba0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499abe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"499abe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Security Highlights<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e94655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e94655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Securing<\/b> <b>Agentic <\/b><b>AI<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Security Copilot included for all Microsoft 365 E5 customers (400 SCUs\/month per 1,000 licenses; rollout begins now).<\/li><li>Dozens of new Copilot agents embedded across Defender, Entra, Intune, and Purview to triage incidents, optimize policies, and accelerate investigations.<\/li><li>Partner ecosystem adds 30+ new agents for extended protection.<\/li><li>Security Dashboard for AI: Unified visibility into AI agent posture, risks, and compliance signals from Defender, Entra, and Purview.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd479f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd479f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>News<\/b> <b>across Defender,<\/b><b>\u00a0 <\/b> <b>Purview<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Defender<\/b> <b>predictive<\/b> <b>shielding<\/b>: Anticipates attacker pivots using graph insights and threat intelligence; applies just-in-time hardening.<\/li><li><b>Purview<\/b> <b>expansion<\/b> <b>for<\/b> <b>Microsoft<\/b> <b>365<\/b> <b>Copilot<\/b>:<ul><li>Oversharing reports in admin center<\/li><li>Automated bulk remediation of overshared links<\/li><li>DLP for Copilot prompts<\/li><li>Automated deletion of sensitive Teams transcripts<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4a5b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d4a5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Entra\/Agent 365<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Microsoft Agent 365: Unified agent registry with Entra Agent ID<ul><li>Quarantine unsanctioned agents<\/li><li>Adaptive access policies and real-time risk response<\/li><li>Role-based dashboards and analytics<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Agent Policy Templates: Standard security policies from day one.<\/li><li>Work IQ integration: Agents collaborate in Microsoft 365 apps (Outlook, Word, Excel).<\/li><li>Entra adaptive access: Blocks compromised agents and enforces contextual security.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9674aaa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9674aaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47aec59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47aec59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud &amp; AI Platform Highlights<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90fad28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90fad28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Migration<\/b> <b>&amp; <\/b><b>Infrastructure<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Azure<\/b> <b>Copilot<\/b> A new agentic interface that automates migration, optimization, and troubleshooting across hybrid and multicloud environments. It embeds AI agents directly into Azure operations, reducing manual work and accelerating modernization. <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/Ignite25\/AzureCopilotBlog\">Learn<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/Ignite25\/AzureCopilotBlog\">more<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><b>Hybrid<\/b> <b>Virtual<\/b> <b>Desktop<\/b> Azure Virtual Desktop now supports on-premises environments via Azure Arc, enabling customers to run virtual desktops without replacing existing infrastructure. <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/azurevirtualdesktopblog\/announcing-new-hybrid-deployment-options-for-azure-virtual-desktop\/4468781\">Learn<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/azurevirtualdesktopblog\/announcing-new-hybrid-deployment-options-for-azure-virtual-desktop\/4468781\">more<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><b>VM DL Series <\/b>High-performance virtual machines with lower costs, run on 5th Generation Intel\u00ae Xeon\u00ae Platinum 8573C. Business impact: These virtual machine sizes can reduce cost when running non-memory intensive applications. <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-machines\/sizes\/general-purpose\/dlsv6-series?tabs=sizebasic\">Dlsv6<\/a><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-machines\/sizes\/general-purpose\/dldsv6-series?tabs=sizebasic\">Dldsv6<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><b>Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) B2B <\/b>&#8211; Support for external identities enables secure, seamless collaboration with partners and customers.<\/li><li>Business impact: Simplifies onboarding and expands business ecosystems. <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/windows-itpro-blog\/windows-365-and-azure-virtual-desktop-support-external-identities-now-generally-\/4468103\">Azure Virtual Desktop support external identities<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><b>Cloud-Native File Shares ( PREVIEW ) <\/b>&#8211; Entra identity integration for SMB shares improves secure access for hybrid teams. Business impact: Enhanced security and easier management for distributed workforces. <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9hnyIN0NnI4\">Azure File Share V2<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><b>Ephemeral OS Disk ( PREVIEW ) <\/b>&#8211; Boosts performance for stateless workloads, reducing latency and costs. Business impact: Optimized cloud-native applications and flexible deployments. <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-desktop\/deploy\/session-hosts\/ephemeral-os-disks?tabs=portal\">Ephemeral OS disks on Azure Virtual Desktop<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6558e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6558e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Data<\/b> <b>&amp;<\/b> <b>Analytics<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Azure<\/b> <b>HorizonDB<\/b> <b>(Preview)<\/b>: A new scale-out, high-performance PostgreSQL-compatible database for AI-ready data storage.<\/li><li><b>Azure<\/b> <b>DocumentDB<\/b> <b>&amp;<\/b> <b>SQL<\/b> <b>Server<\/b> <b>2025<\/b>: Enhanced for hybrid and AI workloads, supporting mission-critical applications with improved performance, vector<\/li><li>search, and change event streaming.<\/li><li><b>Fabric<\/b> <b>Databases<\/b>: CosmosDB + SQL Database are now generally available for Fabric, supporting serverless, autonomous architecture + native AI integration.<\/li><li><b>SQL<\/b> <b>Server<\/b> <b>2025<\/b> <b>GA <\/b>Now available with AI vector search and streaming, enabling smarter, real-time analytics. Business impact: Enhanced decision-making and future-proofed data infrastructure. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/sqlserver2025blog\">Learn<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/sqlserver2025blog\">more<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd0d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cd0d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>AI &amp; Agents<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Agent<\/b> <b>Factory<\/b> is a program that simplifies agent deployment with a single metered plan and hands-on support for partners. <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"http:\/\/aka.ms\/MAF-Blog\">Learn<\/a> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"http:\/\/aka.ms\/MAF-Blog\">more<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><b>Agent<\/b> <b>365<\/b>: A new control plane for managing, securing, and governing digital worker agents across the enterprise.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d766fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d766fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdfd57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cdfd57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retirement of several Azure virtual machine Series<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf1027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bf1027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft recently announced the retirement of several Azure virtual machine Series. The affected series are: <strong>F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B<\/strong>.<br \/>Ref: <span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/updates\/?id=500682\">https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/updates\/?id=500682<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Note\u00a0:<\/strong><br \/>Only Intel-type Series are affected by this announcement. AMD- type Series are not affected. You are receiving this email because one or more of your customers are impacted by this notice.<\/p><p><strong>The implications:<\/strong><br \/>Your customers will need to upgrade their Series. This is a minor operation that requires planning: Shutdown + Change + Reboot. And don&#8217;t forget, the Reserved Instances.<\/p><p><strong>The goal of our intervention:<br \/><\/strong>To avoid any service interruptions or price surprises, it is essential to anticipate this transition.<\/p><p><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/p><p>Starting&#8230;<br \/><strong>November 15, 2025<br \/><\/strong>\u00a03-year Reserved Instances will no longer be available<\/p><p><strong>November 15, 2027<br \/><\/strong>1-year Reserved Instances will no longer be available<\/p><p><strong>November 15, 2028<br \/><\/strong>These VMs can no longer be used or purchased<\/p><p><strong>Information<\/strong>:<br \/>Your account representative is aware of this situation; you can contact them at any time.<br \/><br \/>\u00a0You can schedule an appointment with one of our Azure specialists (<span style=\"color: #326fde;\"> <a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/ConsultingServicesMicrosoftSpecialistsITCloudca@itcloud.ca\/s\/y5tJEfJbBEmc3FToHklEHg2?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">Booking<\/a> <\/span>).<\/p><p>We can assist you in your alternative Azure virtual machine Series replacement choices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57aac5c animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57aac5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3258d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc3258d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 2025\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3469b13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3469b13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0908418 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0908418\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1300}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c2d05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17c2d05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35b5b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a35b5b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Links<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2613532 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2613532\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6daf5bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6daf5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/w10esu_PARTNER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10 ESU Program Overview<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/customers\/extended-security-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchasing ESU Licenses as a Cloud Solution Provider \u2013 Partner Center<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/whats-new\/extended-security-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">Details on Extended Security Updates \u2013 Microsoft Learn<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/announcements\/2025-september\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>M365 Copilot &#8211; <\/strong><strong>ScaleUp CSP<\/strong> <strong>Offer<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/announcements\/2025-october\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Windows 365 &#8211; <\/strong><strong>20% off <\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/announcements\/2025-october\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft 365 E3 &#8211; <\/a><\/span><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/announcements\/2025-october\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Promotion 20% off<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc35196 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc35196\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f2df2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05f2df2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e7a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68e7a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) Program<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a3d5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82a3d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Individuals or organizations who elect to continue using Windows 10 after support ends on October 14, 2025, will have the option of enrolling their PCs into a paid ESU subscription. This enables them to continue receiving critical and important security updates through an annual subscription service after support ends.<\/p><p><strong>To learn more<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #326fde;\"><a style=\"color: #326fde;\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/w10esu_PARTNER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10 ESU Program Overview<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/customers\/extended-security-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">Purchasing ESU Licenses as a Cloud Solution Provider \u2013 Partner Center<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/whats-new\/extended-security-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #326fde;\">Details on Extended Security Updates \u2013 Microsoft Learn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9710a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9710a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a9dc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64a9dc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Extended Service Term for NCE<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721a259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721a259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Effective April 1, 2026, the free grace period for accessing services on non-renewed subscriptions will be discontinued. Customers and partners will have three choices after expiration:<\/p><ol><li>Renew to a new term<\/li><li>Cancel at end of term (services end immediately)<\/li><li>Move to extended service term<\/li><\/ol><p>About the extended service term:<\/p><ul><li>Customers can maintain access to services while deciding next steps.<\/li><li>Priced at the standard monthly rate with a three percent uplift.<\/li><li>Cancel anytime (billing is prorated).<\/li><\/ul><p>Be aware that beginning April 1, 2026, subscriptions that meet all three of the following conditions will automatically be moved into EST at expiration: purchased on or after April 1, 2025; expires on or after April 1, 2026; and auto-renew is set to off.<\/p><p>More information on how this will be implemented on your ITCloud partner portal will be communicated to you very soon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2987dc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2987dc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61da55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f61da55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft renaming its Microsoft 365 E5 mini-suites<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4e88a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e4e88a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beginning on October 1, 2025, Microsoft will be renaming its Microsoft 365 E5 mini-suites.<\/p><p>Microsoft 365 E5 Security becomes the Microsoft Defender Suite<\/p><p>Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance becomes the Microsoft Purview Suite<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d975934 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d975934\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61794c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61794c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft Promos - October<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b744181 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b744181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>M365 Copilot <\/strong><strong>&#8211; 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