July 2026 announcements

This page provides the announcements for Microsoft Partner Center for July 2026.

Partner Center agent available for integration

  • Date: July 20, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: All partners enrolled in commercial programs like MAICPP, CSP, Surface, Azure Marketplace

Partner Center launched AI assistant in 2025 with support for eight locales, predominantly catering to all Commercial and Marketplace programs in 12 workspaces. Each workspace currently offers a different set of capabilities.

Effective June 2026, Partner Center (PC) agent endpoint is available for direct integration for all partner organizations. The PC agent endpoint supports all capabilities offered through the Partner Center AI assistant user experience. As a company, you can connect to the agent to enable your users to get answers to questions without having to visit Partner Center.

Next steps

Coming soon: Updated Partner Center vetting experience for the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program and Cloud Solution Providers

Updated Partner Center vetting experience starting July 28, 2026 for the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program and Cloud Solution Provider.

  • Date: July 28, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: CSP distributors, direct bill partners, indirect resellers

Starting July 28, 2026, Microsoft is modernizing the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program and Cloud Solution Provider vetting user experience in Partner Center to streamline how partners navigate vetting.

The updated experience introduces clearer communications and a streamlined workflow that reduces ambiguity during verification. Partners benefit from real-time, inline validation to help prevent common submission errors.

The experience has a new look and feel, and is more consistent for partners who enter the vetting flow. There's no immediate action required, as partners experience these changes naturally within the flow.

Next steps

To make sure you receive the latest updates:

To learn more, refer to these Microsoft Learn pages:

Microsoft 365 Copilot nonprofit offer: partner margin update

Microsoft 365 Copilot nonprofit offer: partner margin update.

  • Date: July 27, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) direct bill partners and distributors for nonprofit customers.

The Microsoft 365 Copilot nonprofit offer is updated to reflect a new partner margin, effective July 1, 2026. While this change is in effect, some pricing and billing views might not yet reflect the applicable margin.

The updated margin is expected to be reflected in the August 2026 price list. After publication, Microsoft automatically applies the updated pricing to eligible purchases made on or after July 1, 2026. Any applicable billing adjustments appear in a subsequent invoice period.

The following SKU is impacted by this update:

  • Product: Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Product ID: CFQ7TTC0MM8R
  • SKU ID: 000T
  • SKU name: Microsoft 365 Copilot (Non-Profit Pricing)

There are no changes to product functionality, pricing, eligibility, service plans, or customer entitlements.

Next steps

  • No partner action is required at this time.
  • Existing subscriptions continue without interruption.
  • Microsoft applies the corrected pricing for eligible purchases of this product made on or after July 1, 2026. Any applicable billing adjustments appear in a subsequent invoice period.
  • The updated margin appears in Partner Center pricing, billing, and customer workspaces after the update is published.

Windows 365 GPU Frontline Select 256 GB SKU available on Aug 1

The temporary CSP limitation on the "Windows 365 GPU Frontline Select 256-GB" SKU lifts on August 1, 2026. Plan your customer conversations now.

  • Date: July 24, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners

Details

The Windows 365 GPU Frontline Select 256 GB SKU is available for purchase in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) channel on August 1, 2026.

This SKU is temporarily unavailable for new CSP purchases through Aug 1 due to system configuration updates. Starting on August 1, customers can purchase the Windows 365 GPU Frontline Select 256-GB SKU in CSP without constraint.

What this means for your business:

This GPU-enabled SKU provides a more powerful Cloud PC experience for customers running graphics-intensive workloads like design, visualization, or advanced development. Starting in August, you can resume and close opportunities that require GPU-enabled Windows 365 configurations.

To make the most of this opportunity:

  • Position Windows 365 GPU capabilities as able to support high-performance workloads and advanced use cases.
  • Re-engage customers who paused evaluations or purchasing decisions during this period.
  • Reconnect with customers who expressed interest in GPU-enabled scenarios.
  • Continue selling the full Windows 365 portfolio to meet a range of customer needs for extra performance for complex and graphics-heavy work.

Next Steps

To learn more about this SKU and how to message it to customers, visit our support page.

Convert more trials into revenue on Microsoft Marketplace

Now available for Microsoft Marketplace trials: Expanded coverage, flexible durations, and deeper insights.

  • Date: July 24, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Software development companies (SDCs) with SaaS offers in Marketplace.

Announced at MCAPS Start for Partners, enhanced trial capabilities in Microsoft Marketplace give you expanded coverage, greater flexibility, and built-in insights, as well as new ways to convert demand into more revenue.

Bring more qualified customers into your pipeline

  • Reach millions of Marketplace customers and streamline the path from evaluation to purchase
  • Use built-in trial capabilities instead of managing separate trial systems
  • Expand your reach with trials now available across SaaS (metered, per-user, and flat-rate), VM, Dynamics 365, and Power BI offers

Align trials to your solution and sales motion

  • Configure trial durations from one to 180 days, depending on your product and customer needs
  • Control trial settings—including enablement and duration—from a single place
  • Update configurations without disrupting existing customer experiences

Convert faster with insights and seamless upgrade paths

  • Track performance in the Partner Center Insights workspace and filter analytics by offer, customer, geography, and channel to optimize your sales strategy
  • Make it easier for customers to find and evaluate your solutions with trial badges, dedicated filters, and improved discovery capabilities
  • Move qualified trials to conversion faster with clear upgrade paths

Next steps

Learn more about free trials

MDTI reaches end of life August 1, 2026

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (MDTI) reaches end of life on August 1, 2026 – here's what that means for you.

  • Date: July 23, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: CSP direct bill partners, indirect resellers, and distributors with customers holding active MDTI subscriptions.

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (MDTI) reaches end of life on August 1, 2026. This announcement confirms final dates and outlines what Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners need to do.

What's changing:

Microsoft is retiring the MDTI standalone SKU. All MDTI capabilities are now available at no extra cost through the Microsoft Defender portal to any customer with Microsoft Defender or Microsoft Sentinel. Customers don't need to take migration action - the features are already available to them.

Key dates:

  • August 1, 2025: MDTI SKU removed from price list preview
  • August 1, 2026: Deprecation takes effect; all MDTI subscriptions end

What CSP partners need to do:

If you have CSP customers with active MDTI subscriptions, Microsoft will issue a credit memo to your partner account for any remaining subscription term past August 1. You're responsible for passing that credit through to your end customers. Make sure your billing team is aware and is prepared to process this.

For customers on Volume Licensing (Enterprise Agreement), Microsoft handles refunds directly.

Next steps

Learn how MDTI is converging into Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR.

WSA validation updates

WSA validation updates make setup problems easier to identify and keep contract processing moving.

  • Date: July 23, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: All partners

Windows Server subscription activation (WSA) validation is updated in Volume Licensing Central (VLC) to make WSA, cloud-scope, and tenant setup problems easier to identify and resolve.

These updates provide clearer validation errors and guidance to help you quickly identify why contract processing is blocked. They reduce manual effort and unnecessary escalations, and keep deals moving.

Next steps

  • Review the updated WSA guidance and proactively share the recommended steps with your customers.
  • Continue using the standard processing path.
  • Use the enhanced validation details and support channels to resolve blockers more quickly.
  • Escalate deals through the established support route if they remain blocked after following the standard process.

FY27 Cloud & AI GTM launch

Start FY27 with customer-ready Cloud & AI conversations

  • Date: July 21, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Partners across Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), software development company, system integrator/global system integrator, and SSP segments.

Your FY27 Cloud & AI Platforms go-to-market resources roll out starting in July 2026. Access discussion guides, updated product pitch presentations, and more to align conversations to FY27 priorities and move faster into market. These resources uncover customer priorities, connect Microsoft Cloud and AI solutions to business outcomes, and accelerate growth opportunities.

By adopting this framework, you're aligned with Microsoft's FY27 go-to-market strategy and equipped to have more impactful conversations that build trust, create value, and drive customer transformation.

Next steps

Explore the new resources and get ready for FY27.

"Request private offer" now available

Help customers start pricing and terms discussions faster by letting them request a private offer directly from the listing page.

  • Date: July 20, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Any partner using Microsoft Marketplace and selling private offers

By using the new "Request private offer" feature on Microsoft Marketplace, you can add a request option directly to the listing page for your solution. Customers can request a private offer from your listing and share details about their intended use case, which helps to further accelerate the sales process.

Private offer requests flow through existing Marketplace lead management experiences, including Marketplace referrals, supported APIs, and connected customer relationship management (CRM) integrations, so requests reach you through the systems you already use.

This feature is disabled by default. To participate, turn on the "Request private offer" toggle for an eligible transactable offer.

“Request private offer” is available for:

  • SaaS offers
  • Azure application offers
  • Azure container offers
  • Azure Virtual Machines offers

Next steps

Learn more about this offer.

Multiparty private offers expand to more markets

Microsoft Marketplace expands multiparty private offers to Australia, Japan, and South Africa, in addition to current markets.

  • Date: July 16, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Software companies and channel partners selling to customers in Australia, Japan, or South Africa.

New opportunities for partner led growth are available as multiparty private offers in Microsoft Marketplace expand to Australia, Japan, and South Africa. This expansion makes it easier for the partner ecosystem to collaborate on deals, simplify transactions, and scale across borders.

  • Software companies gain more opportunities to reach new customers and drive growth, without adding operational complexity
  • Channel partners differentiate their offerings with vetted solutions while maintaining customer relationships

This expansion builds on continued investments in scaling channel led sales. With new routes to market, partners can drive more growth, move faster, and deliver comprehensive end to end solutions to customers across borders through Marketplace. 

Multiparty private offers are available when selling to customers in: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 

Next steps

Read the blog for more details on multiparty private offer expansion and how to start selling to new markets.

Monthly Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program update

What’s new for Solutions Partner designations, specializations, and other Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program offerings and benefits.

  • Date: July 15, 2026
  • Workspace: Membership
  • Impacted audience: Partners enrolled in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program

The Adoption and Change Management specialization is retired June 25, 2026

The Adoption Change Management specialization is retired. Rather than have a standalone specialization, adoption and change management capabilities are embedded within product-aligned specializations, ensuring change management is evaluated in the context of specific solutions while retiring this more general-purpose specialization. New enrollments and renewals of the Adoption Change Management specialization are no longer accepted. If you're currently enrolled, your specialization remains active until your anniversary date.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Specialization Has Been Updated

Microsoft updated the Microsoft Copilot specialization to align with evolving customer demand and the latest Microsoft 365 Copilot and agent capabilities. The specialization is renamed to the Microsoft 365 Copilot specialization. Here’s what changed:

  • Performance measurement updates: Performance requirements measure paid Microsoft 365 Copilot monthly active usage (MAU) only.
  • Updated certification requirements: The Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert (MS-102) certification requirement is removed, along with Applied Skills: Prepare security and compliance to support Copilot (APL-4002) and Create custom agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio (APL-7008), which are retired. New certification requirements, including Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect (AB-100) and AI Agent Builder Associate (AB-620), address the retirement of APL-7008.
  • Customer references replaced with a capabilities audit: Customer references are replaced with a third-party capabilities audit. The audit requires real customer examples and remains valid for two years. Audit checklist

FY27 H1 Audit Checklists Available Now

The Azure Specialization checklists are updated to contain the FY27 H1 changes and updates as of July 1.

Skilling Updates Due to Retiring Certifications

The following skilling options are added to the below specializations in June 2026:

Specialization Retiring Certification Replacement / New Certification
AI Platform on Microsoft Azure Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate Microsoft Certified: Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate
AI Platform on Microsoft Azure; AI Apps on Microsoft Azure Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate
Supply Chain Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Expert Microsoft Certified: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect
Finance; Supply Chain Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect
Low Code Application Development; Intelligent Automation; Sales; Service Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect (partial replacement)

The following skilling options are added to the below Solutions Partner designations in June 2026. All changes apply to both Enterprise and SMB tracks:

Impacted SPD Certification Level Retiring Certification Replacement / New Certification
Data & AI Intermediate (Step 3) Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate
Data & AI Intermediate (Step 3) Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate
Data & AI Intermediate (Step 3) (New addition - no retirement) Azure Databricks Data Engineer Associate
Data & AI Intermediate (Step 3) (New addition - no retirement) Microsoft Certified: SQL AI Developer Associate
Business Applications Advanced Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Expert Microsoft Certified: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect
Business Applications Advanced Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect
Business Applications Advanced Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect
Business Applications Intermediate Microsoft Certified: Power Automate RPA Developer Associate (No new cert - replacement already in list)

Upcoming Skilling Updates Due to Retiring Certifications

The following skilling changes are coming to the below specializations at the end of July 2026:

Specialization Retiring Certification Replacement / New Certification
Service Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Field Service Functional Consultant Associate Dynamics 365 Contact Center AI Engineer Associate
AI Apps on Microsoft Azure Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate Azure AI Cloud Developer Associate
Sales Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Customer Experience Analyst Associate Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Sales AI Consultant Associate
Cloud Security; Infrastructure and Database Migration; Azure Virtual Desktop Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate
Infrastructure and Database Migration (New addition - no retirement) Microsoft Certified: SQL AI Developer Associate

The following skilling changes are coming to the below Solutions Partner designations at the end of July 2026. All changes apply to both Enterprise and SMB tracks:

Impacted SPD Certification Level Retiring Certification Replacement / New Certification
Business Applications Intermediate Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Customer Experience Analyst Associate Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Sales AI Consultant Associate
Digital & App Innovation Intermediate (Step 2) Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate Azure AI Cloud Developer Associate
Digital & App Innovation Intermediate (Step 2) (New addition - no retirement) GitHub Certified: Agentic AI Developer
Security Intermediate (Step 1) Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate
Business Applications Intermediate Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate Microsoft Certified: Intelligent Applications Builder Associate
Business Applications Intermediate Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Field Service Functional Consultant Associate Dynamics 365 Contact Center AI Engineer Associate

Certifications and Applied Skills are regularly updated throughout their lifecycle, which can impact specializations and Solutions Partner designations. In the case of a retiring certification or applied skill impacting a specialization or Solutions Partner designation, the following are true:

  • Skilling achieved prior to its retirement remains valid for one year
  • New skilling is added, if the replacement skilling is applicable to those specializations and designations
  • The new requirements are detailed in Partner Center as they go into effect

Update to the Advanced skilling metric for the Solutions Partner for Modern Work designation

The Microsoft 365 Certified: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer Associate certification is being removed from the Advanced skilling metric for the Solutions Partner for Modern Work designation in the coming months. This certification currently counts in both intermediate and advanced metrics, and should only count in the intermediate section.

Upcoming Specialization Mergers

Coming at the beginning of August 2026, three new specializations are created by merging existing specializations:

  • The Analytics on Microsoft Azure, Data Warehouse Migration to Microsoft Azure, and Business Intelligence specializations merge into a new Analytics on Microsoft Azure specialization.

    • Partners who are currently enrolled in Analytics or Data Warehouse Migration are automatically enrolled into the new merged Analytics specialization with the same anniversary date.
    • New criteria include:
      • Solutions Partner Designation: no change
      • Performance: Your company must achieve a total of $15,000 of Azure Consumed Revenue (ACR) in the last 3 months across 3 customers from Eligible Strategic Pillars: Azure Databricks, Fabric F SKU, and/or Rest of Analytics
      • Skilling: Your organization must have at least five (5) individuals who pass the following certifications (2 of the 4 certifications listed below must be held by at least two individuals):
        • Fabric Data Engineer Associate
        • Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate
        • Power BI Data Analyst Associate
        • Azure Databricks Data Engineer Associate
      • Audit: A new audit checklist is posted for the merged specialization

  • The Low Code Application Development and Intelligent Automation specializations merge into a new Agentic Business Solutions specialization.

    • Partners who are currently enrolled in Low Code or Intelligent Automation are automatically enrolled into the new merged Agentic Business Solutions specialization with the same anniversary date.
    • New criteria include:
      • Solutions Partner Designation: no change
      • Performance: Your organization can achieve the performance requirements via one of two pathways:
        • Pathway One: 2 unique customers as new deployments, including at least 1 customer using Power Automate with a flow in production and 1 customer using a Power Apps application with a minimum of 5 users in production. Association Type: PAL
        • OR Pathway Two: 2 new customer deployments of Copilot Studio with minimum $10,000 TTM each (non-recurring). Association Type: CPOR, CSP T1, CSP T2, CSPCPOR
      • Skilling:
        • Your company must have at least five (5) individuals who pass at least one of the following certifications: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate, Intelligent App Builder, or AI Agent Builder Associate
        • AND Your company must have at least two (2) individuals who pass the following certifications: Power Platform Developer Associate (minimum one individual) or Power Automate RPA Developer Associate (no minimum number of individuals)
        • AND Your company must have at least two (2) individuals who pass the following certification: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect
      • Microsoft Marketplace: Your organization must have at least one consulting service offer for Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, or Power Virtual Agents published on Microsoft Marketplace, with the corresponding products tagged in the offer.

  • The Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure and Migrate Enterprise Applications to Microsoft Azure specializations merge into a new App Modernization on Microsoft Azure specialization.

    • Partners who are currently enrolled in Kubernetes or Migrate Enterprise Applications are automatically enrolled into the new merged App Modernization specialization with the same anniversary date.
    • New criteria include:
      • Solutions Partner Designation: no change
      • Performance: Your company must achieve a total of $15,000 of Azure Consumed Revenue (ACR) in the last 3 months from Eligible Strategic Pillars: App Platform Services, Container Services, Developer Services and Platform, GitHub Copilot, Integration Services, Serverless and/or Supporting Services
      • Skilling: Your organization must have at least three (3) individuals who pass the following certifications (one certification from each of the three certification groups listed below must be held by at least one individual):
        • DevOps Engineer Expert
        • Azure Developer Associate OR Azure AI Cloud Developer Associate
        • Azure Administrator Associate
      • Audit: A new audit checklist is posted for the merged specialization

Audit Checklists for All Four Security Specializations

Coming at the end of July 2026, Microsoft is moving to an audit-based model for all four Microsoft Security Specializations (Cloud Security, Data Security, Identity & Access Management, and Threat Protection). The new audit validates whether partners can deliver Microsoft Security solutions in real customer environments. This audit is conducted by an independent, third-party auditor. The duration of the audit depends on scheduling between the auditor and the partner. The partner funds the audit and it's conducted every two years. When the change goes live, partners are given a 6-month extension to their anniversary date to allow time to prepare for the audit. Partners receive a Pass or No Pass result upon completion of the audit process, including if they withdraw from the audit. How you can prepare your partners today:

  • Get familiar with the four Security Specializations
  • More details on what the audit includes will be released in the coming months. In the meantime, identify SMEs within your partners’ organizations who can support sourcing the required artifacts.

Updates to Sales, Service, Finance, and Supply Chain Specializations

In the coming months, Microsoft will update four AI Business Solutions specializations. The Sales, Service, Finance, and Supply Chain specializations all receive the following changes:

  • The eligible deployments are now defined by MAU instead of MCV.
  • The gross growth performance requirement is removed.
  • Microsoft Marketplace tags are updated to match current products.

Agentic Security Specialization Coming in FY27!

The Agentic Security Specialization, currently in design, recognizes partners who use AI to detect, investigate, and respond to threats at machine speed—helping customers stay protected in the era of intelligent agents. Built on proven expertise in Data Security, Identity and Access Management, and Threat Protection, the specialization combines advanced security skilling with a rigorous audit that validates real-world agentic AI capabilities. The Agentic Security Specialization gives customers confidence in partners who can meet that challenge - recognizing those leading the shift to AI-powered defense and setting a new standard for security excellence.

Meet the MCAPS Start for Partners speakers

Don't miss a moment of MCAPS Start for Partners—bookmark the Partner Activation Zone.

  • Date: July 15, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: All partners

MCAPS Start for Partners is your chance to get insights directly from Microsoft leaders about what’s next—and what matters most—for partner growth in FY27.

Here’s who leads a few of this year’s key sessions—with more to come:

  • Judson Althoff, CEO of Microsoft commercial business
  • Nicole Dezen, Chief Partner Officer and Corporate Vice President, Global Channel Partner Sales
  • Stephen Boyle, Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Partner Solutions (EPS)
  • Mala Anand, EVP & Chief Customer Office
  • Zia Mansoor, CVP, Cloud & AI Platforms
  • Matthew Kerner, Corporate Vice President, WSS CTO
  • Sandy Gupta, Vice President, Global ISV ecosystem
  • John Corwin, Vice President, Global Partner Investments
  • Heather Gordon, Chief Partner Officer, Asia
  • Aarti Borkar, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Security
  • Rashida Hodge, Corporate Vice President, AI Business Solution

Plus, bookmark the Partner Activation Zone—your one-stop shop for session replays, featured announcements, and key resources during and after the event. Whether you join live on July 22 or view the sessions on demand, you can revisit the highlights and share them with your team.

Next steps

2026 France and French territories Tax ID update

Effective September 1, 2026, France requires all tax-registered businesses to issue and receive structured electronic invoices (e-Invoicing) for domestic B2B transactions through certified platforms. To comply with this mandate, Microsoft is updating Partner Center portal to collect and validate new Tax IDs introduced by France and French territories. Partners must ensure their Tax ID information is accurate and up to date to avoid invoicing disruptions.

  • Date: July 15, 2026
  • Workspace: Account Settings
  • Impacted audience: Impacts France and French territories. Applies if you're an indirect provider or direct bill partner under the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program, or enrolled in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (MAICPP).
For Link
MAICPP Billing profile
CSP-Direct / Indirect Provider Legal Information

What's new?

  • France specific new Tax ID types that adjust dynamically to local and territory requirements.
  • Supported types: SIREN, SIRET, VAT, e-delivery address for e-invoice, TAHITI Number, RIDET etc.

Why does this matter? France’s e-Invoicing mandate takes effect on September 1, 2026, with no deferral. If your business is tax-registered in France or French territories and your Tax ID is missing or invalid, you might experience e-invoice failures. Compliant invoices can't be issued or received through certified platforms.

Next steps

Action required:

  1. Review your Tax ID details and ensure they're complete and accurate. If you're a tax-registered entity, at least one valid Tax ID is mandatory. Enter all that apply to your legal address.
  2. If you're not a tax-registered entity, select the checkbox "I am not a Tax registered entity." This selection is recorded as your required tax attestation.

Questions?

  • For Partner Center navigation or operational questions, contact your Microsoft representative or Submit a Support ticket through Partner Center.
  • For questions about tax treatment or business impact, consult your tax advisor or local tax authority. Microsoft can't provide tax advice.

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Update to benefits renewal window coming

Renewal window for benefits to begin 30 days earlier.

  • Date: July 14, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: If you manage benefits renewals in Partner Center, this change affects how you plan renewal timing and track benefit end dates.

Starting in early 2027, your renewal window starts 30 days before the anniversary date (AD) of your benefits offering.

The previous 30-day post-AD grace period no longer applies, and you must complete offer renewal by your anniversary date. If renewal isn't completed, the offer and all associated benefits expire the day after the anniversary date and are no longer available unless you repurchase.

How this change applies across key offerings:

  • Benefits packages (Partner Launch, Partner Success Core, Partner Success Expanded): Renewal follows a 30-day pre-anniversary date (AD-30) window. Offering renewal must be completed by the anniversary date, after which the offering and associated benefits expire if not renewed.
  • Solutions Partner designations: Renewal follows the same AD-30 window, with benefits expiring the day after the anniversary date if renewal isn't completed.
  • Support Services and Training Services designations: No change. These designations already follow an AD-30 renewal process, and this update aligns other offerings to this approach.
  • ISV Success: No change. ISV Success already follows an AD-30 renewal process.
  • Specializations: Benefits are tied to the associated Solutions Partner designation and also expire on that designation’s anniversary date if not renewed.

This change creates a consistent renewal timeline and reduces variability in how renewal status and benefit end dates are tracked, resulting in a more streamlined renewal experience.

Next steps

Sign in to your membership dashboard in Partner Center to review your upcoming anniversary dates and prepare for renewal.

Introducing Copilot in 30

Explore Copilot in 30, a scalable framework to acquire new Microsoft 365 Copilot customers in just 30 days.

  • Date: July 14, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: CSP authorized partners (global admin, billing admin roles) who support SMB customers with fewer than 300 employees.

Microsoft is introducing Copilot in 30, a new Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partner-led trial offering designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to get hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot Business and explore use cases across their organization through a structured 30-day experience.

Built for organizations with fewer than 300 employees, Copilot in 30 combines a new 25-user, 30-day Microsoft 365 Copilot Business trial with resources and guidance that partners can use to help customers get started and assess potential value.

The trial offer will be available in CSP starting August 1, 2026. Through Copilot in 30, partners can introduce Copilot to more customers through a simple, repeatable framework, built for scale. Customers get hands-on with Copilot, identify high-value use cases, and gain the confidence to expand across their organization. Partners gain a structured way to drive engagement, generate pipeline, and support customers moving from evaluation to deployment.

Copilot in 30 features:

  • Customer-targeting guidance through ASPX and CloudAscent to identify the right Copilot opportunities
  • Email marketing campaigns to generate awareness and drive trial activation
  • Setup guides and adoption content to help customers realize value quickly
  • Offer development and conversion guidance to help turn successful evaluations into paid deployments
  • 30-day success planner tool coming mid-August to help customers focus on the right users, use cases, and success metrics

What this means for your business: This is an opportunity for partners to turn customer interest in AI into a clear, repeatable path for Copilot adoption and growth.

With this new offer, partners can:

  • Build a repeatable Copilot acquisition motion across their Microsoft 365 Business customers
  • Help customers experience Copilot’s value in everyday work with a 30-day guided experience
  • Support customers as they move from trial evaluation to deployment

Next steps

Get ready for the Copilot in 30 launch:

  • Download the Copilot in 30 launch kit to access partner-ready assets, customer guidance, and campaign materials, and start building your go-to-market plan and targeting list ahead of August 1 CSP availability
  • Start transacting trials via CSP New Commerce starting on August 1

Azure IP co-sell updates

In FY27, Microsoft is making strategic changes to Azure IP co-sell to drive greater partner impact.

  • Date: July 10, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Software Development Companies (SDCs)

Azure IP co-sell is Microsoft's joint go-to-market motion for qualified partner solutions. It empowers you to increase market reach, engage with Microsoft sellers, and accelerate customer success through collaborative selling and Microsoft Marketplace-driven growth.

As Microsoft continues to evolve the co-sell offering, it’s changing how partner-led deal impact is recognized to better align with current customer buying patterns and solution delivery models. While the Partner Reported Azure Consumed Revenue (PRACR) model operated as the co-sell mechanism in the past, Microsoft is moving toward a more automated, Marketplace-first approach.

In FY27, i.e. from July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, Marketplace becomes the primary path for co-sell at scale, creating a more consistent, predictable, and auditable experience for both partners and sellers while better aligning incentives with Microsoft’s long-term strategy.

This evolution improves planning stability and establishes a more scalable foundation for future growth by better aligning incentives with Microsoft’s long-term strategy.

What you need to know about upcoming co-sell changes:

  • What is the strategic direction? Co-sell is now Microsoft Marketplace-first. Going forward, Marketplace is the expected path for scalable, consistent co-sell execution because it supports verified transactions, clearer alignment between partners and Microsoft sellers, and more predictable outcomes.

  • Is Partner Reported Azure Consumed Revenue (PRACR) being used in FY27? Microsoft is moving from legacy partner-reported approaches toward more scalable, consistent, and auditable models to recognize partner impact. In FY27, PRACR no longer operates as a broad co-sell mechanism, and partner engagement instead aligns to Marketplace-first execution. Marketplace becomes the primary path for co-sell at scale, providing a more transparent, automated, and verifiable transaction model for partners and sellers.

  • What do I need to do now? Focus on Marketplace readiness and execution. If you already transact through Marketplace, continue scaling. If you have gaps that prevent Marketplace transactions in certain scenarios, work with your Partner Development Manager (PDM) on the path forward. Co-sell credit for Marketplace transactions continues to be recognized through Marketplace Billed Sales (MBS).

Is there a single location I can visit to find resources and helpful information on Marketplace? Visit the Microsoft Marketplace page for more information.

Microsoft will continue to communicate through official channels and partner resources. Refer to published guidance and your Microsoft contact team for updates.

Next steps

Familiarize yourself with the new model and how to prioritize transactions through Microsoft Marketplace.

For general or operational inquires, contact IPCosellDesk@microsoft.com.

Microsoft 365 Copilot specialization updates

Starting July 2026, Microsoft will update the Microsoft Copilot specialization. Here's what to do now.

  • Date: July 9, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Partners enrolled in or pursuing the Microsoft Copilot specialization.

Microsoft is updating the Copilot specialization to better align with market demand. Starting July 2026, Microsoft renames the specialization to Microsoft 365 Copilot specialization and introduces updates across performance, skilling, and validation requirements.

  • The performance requirement shifts to account-only for paid monthly active usage (MAU) growth.
  • The skilling requirements will be refreshed. The Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert (MS-102) certification will be removed, and the Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect (AB-100) and AI Agent Builder Associate (AB-620) certifications will be added to address the retirement of the Create custom agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio (APL-7008) applied skill. The Prepare security and compliance to support Copilot (APL-4002) applied skill is also retiring and the Implement information protection in Microsoft 365 (SC-401) certification will be required
  • The customer references requirement is replaced with a third-party capabilities audit. This audit update is part of a shift to an independent, objective validation process and helps ensure that partners meet a consistent, verifiable standard for Microsoft 365 Copilot capability. The badge you earn with this specialization is a visual indicator to customers that you have proven expertise and can deliver the results they need.

These updates empower partners to invest in the capabilities customers value most. Work toward earning your specialization today to demonstrate your deep technical expertise.

Next steps

Review the updated requirements for the Microsoft 365 Copilot specialization, including the audit checklist.

Azure promotions for cloud solution providers (CSPs) available in sandbox environments

Start preparing for Azure consumptive promotions and per-user promotional targeting.

  • Date: July 8, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: CSP partners transacting Azure consumption-based services and per-user (seat-based) offers

As a reminder, two new promotion capabilities are coming in FY27:

  • Azure consumptive promotions: Percentage-off promotional discounts on Azure consumption-based services—spanning pay-as-you-go usage, Reserved Instances, and pre-purchase plans—creating new motions to scale Azure consumption and expansion.
  • Per-user promotions: Microsoft can now target offers by seat count with greater precision, so you can build stronger motions to acquire customers and grow at scale.

Access the sandbox and Microsoft Learn documentation to begin API adoption for Azure promotional capability. No action is required to adopt per-user promotional capabilities.

Offers are subject to eligibility, terms, and conditions.

Next steps

Cloud Accelerate Factory expands

More partners can now use Cloud Accelerate Factory to deliver faster, more competitive customer engagements.

  • Date: July 8, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Partners with eligible Azure specializations, plus partners participating in select Security and other specialization engagements.

Speed wins deals. And now, more partners have access to a faster way to deliver. Cloud Accelerate Factory is a benefit that provides partners with zero-cost, Microsoft-led deployment assistance across 30+ Azure services, helping accelerate delivery using proven best practices. This enables partners to reduce delivery costs and timelines while focusing their expertise on higher-value, differentiated solutions that drive greater customer impact.

Previously, Cloud Accelerate Factory was only available to partners through the Azure Migrate and Modernize and Azure Innovate offerings. Now, it’s available to a broader set of partners with Azure specializations (a few of which also align to Business Applications or Security designations). That means you can move from proposal to execution faster—without stretching your delivery teams.

The following specializations contain the Cloud Accelerate Factory benefit. All are aligned to Solutions Partner designations for Azure, but some can be attained through other designations as well.

  • Agentic DevOps with Microsoft Azure and GitHub
  • AI Apps on Microsoft Azure
  • AI Platform on Microsoft Azure
  • Analytics on Microsoft Azure
  • Business Intelligence (also attainable through Business Applications designation)
  • Data Warehouse Migration to Microsoft Azure
  • Digital Sovereignty (also attainable through the Security designation)
  • Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure with Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
  • Infra and Database Migration to Microsoft Azure
  • Intelligent Automation
  • Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure
  • Low Code Application Development (also attainable through Business Applications designation)
  • Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Microsoft Azure VMware Solution
  • Migrate Enterprise Applications to Microsoft Azure
  • Networking Services in Microsoft Azure
  • SAP on Microsoft Azure

For select workload types, you may be able to access Cloud Accelerate Factory through the Microsoft 365 Copilot specialization or specializations aligned to other solution areas.

Just as important, the engagement model is changing:

  • Partner-nominated engagements: You can now use existing incentives and Cloud Accelerate Factory together in the same engagement.
  • End Customer Investment Funds (ECIF) or field-nominated engagements: Partners must complete a one-time activation via this form, then submit eligible engagements directly going forward.

This update isn't just broader access; it's a more flexible way to deliver. Use Cloud Accelerate Factory to shift how—and how fast—you operate:

  • Move faster in competitive deals: Accelerate delivery timelines and get customers to outcomes sooner
  • Focus on high-value work: Offload repeatable, standardized tasks so your team can prioritize differentiated services
  • Improve win rates and customer confidence: Embed a faster, more structured delivery model into your proposals
  • Scale without increasing delivery burden: Take on more opportunities without adding proportional resource strain
  • Bring incentives and delivery together: Combine Cloud Accelerate Factory with existing incentives in partner-nominated engagements

Bottom line: Cloud Accelerate Factory is built so you can deliver faster, compete more effectively, and focus your business where it creates the most value.

Next steps

  • Review the Cloud Accelerate Factory resources to understand where it fits into your engagements
  • When using ECIF or field-nominated engagements, complete the one-time activation to get started
  • Identify upcoming eligible engagements where you can apply Cloud Accelerate Factory to improve speed and delivery outcomes

Annual local currency pricing updates for Commercial Cloud

Starting in FY27, Microsoft is moving to annual local currency pricing updates for Commercial Cloud services every January.

  • Date: July 8, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: All Partner Center partners purchasing or managing Commercial Cloud subscriptions that use local currency pricing, including CSP direct bill, indirect provider, and indirect reseller partners.

Beginning this fiscal year (July 1, 2026), Microsoft will transition to annual local currency pricing updates every January for its Commercial Cloud services, providing customers with greater pricing predictability while continuing to account for sustained fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. The next local currency update will be effective January 1, 2027, and occur annually on this date, except in limited exceptional circumstances. Notifications with guidance on the upcoming year’s pricing updates will be issued in advance every November.

Any product-specific price adjustments and/or any consumer price adjustments will continue to be communicated separately. Microsoft remains committed to helping customers and partners plan with confidence and invest in the technologies they need to grow and adapt.

Next steps

No action is required at this time. Partners should review the upcoming pricing schedule and plan budgets and customer conversations accordingly.

Detailed guidance on the January 2027 update will be shared in November 2026.

Review the blog to learn more.

New access to move customers from EA to CSP

Expanded access to the EA-to-CSP for Azure tool helps partners transition customers to drive recurring revenue.

  • Date: July 7, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience:Partners with a Solutions Partner designation for Azure and a CSP direct bill authorization, as well as partners who hold a Frontier Distributor designation.

Partners helping customers move from AI experimentation to real, scaled impact know that the commercial foundation matters as much as the technology itself. That's why Microsoft is expanding access to the EA to CSP for Azure tool beyond Azure Expert MSP enrollment and partners with a Frontier Distributor designation.

Partners with one of the three Solutions Partner designations for Cloud & AI (Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, and Infrastructure) and an active Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) direct bill authorization are eligible to obtain access to the EA to CSP for Azure transition tool. To obtain access, these partners need to set up a personalized advisory engagement with a Partner Technical Consultant (PTC) via their Technical Presales and Deployment (TPD) benefits.

This tool ensures a seamless process, moving customers from an Enterprise Agreement (EA) model to CSP for Azure without service disruption.

Moving to the CSP offering is an opportunity for partners to create recurring revenue through a flexible, scalable subscription model. It makes it easier for partners to go beyond one-time transactions and stay engaged with customers as their needs evolve - building deeper relationships, supporting ongoing adoption, and driving recurring revenue through managed services.

For partners, this means:

  • Moving customers to a flexible, subscription-based model
  • Staying involved as those customers scale
  • Building long-term, service-led growth

If you're already enrolled as an Azure Expert MSP or you have a Frontier Distributor designation, there's no change to your current access.

For partners gaining access for the first time, this is an opportunity to expand your role from deployment to long-term management of your customers' AI journey.

Next steps

Learn more about the EA-to-CSP for Azure tool.

Growth margins cloud solution providers (CSPs) available

Sandbox access now available for CSP growth margins

  • Date: July 7, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: CSP distributors and direct bill partners

Ahead of the October 1, 2026 launch of Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) growth margin, partners can prepare for the required API and UX changes using new documentation, resources, and sandbox environments. Sandbox environments are designed for you to test and develop your understanding of qualifying scenarios that are eligible for growth margin.

Growth margins offer partners driving Frontier Transformation more margin in the areas with the greatest growth potential. That means you can earn more when driving new-to-offer, seat expansion, and adoption for qualifying scenarios across select AI workloads.

Offers are subject to eligibility, terms, and conditions.

Next steps

Custom contract lengths now available

Secure deals for up to 10 years with custom contract lengths, now generally available in Microsoft Marketplace.

  • Date: July 6, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Any partner using Microsoft Marketplace and selling private offers 

By using custom contract lengths, you can now define contract terms in months - up to 10 years - and support non-standard terms, such as 18-month agreements, with private offers through Microsoft Marketplace. This allows you to match the contract length negotiated with the customer, while maintaining a single private offer for the full term. Billing and fulfillment remain consistent throughout the agreement, without requiring contract adjustments.

What's new:

  • Define private offer contract length in months (instead of fixed yearly terms)
  • Support nonstandard contract lengths, like 18-month agreements
  • Create agreements ranging from short-term to multiyear (up to 10 years)
  • Transact the full agreement as a single private offer

Availability: Custom contract lengths are currently supported for:

  • SaaS offers
  • Professional services

Next steps

Learn More

DLP in Defender for Cloud Apps deprecation

DLP in Defender for Cloud Apps will be deprecated on January 6, 2027. Microsoft Purview will become the unified home for data security and compliance.

  • Date: July 6, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: CSP partners, SI / advisory partners, Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program members

The Data Loss Prevention (DLP) file policy capabilities within Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps will be deprecated on January 6, 2027. After this date, all file policies configured in Defender for Cloud Apps will no longer be supported or enforced.

Why we are doing this:

We are centralizing data security capabilities in Microsoft Purview to provide customers with a unified home for securing data across the enterprise. This will enable customers to secure data across Microsoft 365 and non-Microsoft data sources from a single location, reducing policy sprawl and the need to juggle multiple solutions for labeling and DLP. Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps will continue its focus on SaaS threat protection.

To further streamline this transition, we will provide more details about an automated migration tool at a later date.

What is changing:

  • DLP file policies in Defender for Cloud Apps will be deprecated on January 6, 2027—covering SharePoint, OneDrive, and connected third-party SaaS apps (Box, Dropbox, Google Workspace, Salesforce, and others)
  • Microsoft Purview is becoming the unified home of data security and compliance, including labeling and DLP for SharePoint and third-party SaaS applications
  • Non-DLP Defender for Cloud Apps capabilities (SaaS security posture, app governance, threat protection) are not affected

Actions to take: This is an opportunity to expand your customers' Purview footprint and lead modernization conversations.

  • Identify customers with DLP file policy usage and begin migration planning
  • Support customers, if needed, in recreating their policies in Purview (policies don't migrate automatically)
  • Find technical guidance for policy migration in Microsoft Learn, and explore the FAQ for more information on how the Microsoft FastTrack team can support migrations for eligible customers
  • CSP partners can transact the discounted Microsoft Purview E5 Information Protection & Governance (IP&G) SKU on the customer's behalf via Modern Commerce

Next steps

Access the Partner FAQ for more details.

FY27 Growth Margins for Select AI Workloads

Earn more margin in FY27 for driving qualifying growth—new-to-offer, seat expansion, and adoption—across select strategic AI workloads.

  • Date: July 2, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners, including distributors, indirect resellers, direct bill partners, and scale solution providers (SSPs).

Details

To further invest in partners driving Frontier Transformation, we're prioritizing margin in the areas with the greatest growth potential. That means you can earn more when driving new-to-offer, seat expansion, and adoption for qualifying scenarios across select AI workloads.

Higher margin rewards partners who deepen customer engagement with strategic workloads—helping you capture higher earnings and sustain stronger profitability.

Offers are subject to eligibility, terms, and conditions.

Next Steps

Review the FAQ for more details.

New Licensing Prerequisite for Agent 365

New licensing prerequisite for Agent 365: Microsoft 365 E5 required for new purchases starting June 1, 2026.

  • Date: July 1, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Partners supporting Agent 365 customer engagements

Details

Effective June 1, Microsoft is introducing an expanded set of license prerequisites for new Microsoft Agent 365 purchases. This update is intended to help customers have the foundational security, identity, compliance, and management capabilities required to support core Agent 365 functionality.

For new Agent 365 purchases beginning June 1, customers must have one of the following prerequisite licenses:

  • Microsoft 365 E5/A5/Business Premium
  • Microsoft Defender Suite and Microsoft Purview Suite
  • Microsoft Defender Suite Edu and Microsoft Purview Suite Edu
  • Microsoft Defender and Purview Suite FLW

Customers without these prerequisite licenses may not have access to certain Agent 365 capabilities. This update doesn’t change Microsoft 365 E7 customer engagements, as Microsoft 365 E7 includes Microsoft 365 E5, Agent 365, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Microsoft Entra Suite.

Partners can use this change as an opportunity to review licensing requirements early in Agent 365 discussions, identify customers who may need prerequisites licenses, and position the appropriate Microsoft security and productivity foundation based on customer needs.

Next Steps

For more guidance, refer to the Microsoft Product Terms, Frontier Transformation partner hub and the Agent 365 FAQ.

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

Unlock new growth with Windows 365 CSP promotions. New and existing subscribers can now save up to 25% on Windows 365 editions.

  • Date: July 1, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners

Details

We’re excited to launch new Windows 365 promotions designed to help you accelerate customer conversations and drive demand in a cost‑conscious market.

Starting July 1, partners can unlock up to 25% savings across Windows 365 editions - giving you a powerful way to lower the barrier to entry and expand Cloud PC adoption with both new and existing customers.

Edition Discount Availability Promo ID
Windows 365 Enterprise 20% off July 1, 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 39NFJQT117J9
Windows 365 Business 25% off July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 39NFJQT117JC
Windows 365 Flex and Government 20% off July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 39NFJQT117JB

These offers create immediate opportunities to engage customers with a more predictable, cost‑effective path to Cloud PCs while delivering a secure, seamless Windows experience on any device.

With flexible options across Business, Flex, Government, and Enterprise editions, you can meet a wide range of customer needs - from SMB and frontline scenarios to public sector and large‑scale enterprise deployments.

Next Steps

Identify high‑potential opportunities, transact through Partner Center during the promotional window, and apply the offer at purchase to lock in the discounted pricing and maximize deal value.

For full details on promotions, refer to the Global CSP Promo Readiness Guide

FY27 promotions for Microsoft 365 and Copilot

Take advantage of FY27 Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) promotions for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft 365 Copilot to accelerate deals and AI adoption.

  • Date: July 1, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: CSP indirect partners, CSP direct bill partners, Scaled Solution Providers (SSPs), CSP distributors

To kick off FY27 and maintain the momentum we've built in FY26, we're extending select CSP promotions for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft 365 Copilot and introducing new Copilot promotions. Together, these create an even more compelling set of offers to accelerate AI adoption and grow every deal.

You find a complete summary of all Microsoft 365 and Microsoft 365 Copilot promotions in the following tables, with discount, type, license requirements, and duration for each, so you can quickly match the right offer to each customer's stage and ambition.

Everything you need to sell with confidence is here. All supporting assets have been refreshed to reflect the latest promotions and positioning. Let's keep the momentum going and turn pilots into scaled, lasting AI commitments.

Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5, and Microsoft 365 E7 promotion lineup

All Microsoft 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 E5 promotions are extended until September 30, 2026. Microsoft 365 E7 promotions will be live through December 31, 2026. 

Product  Offer / discount  Promo type  License min  License max  Promo duration 
ME3  20% off · 1-yr  Targeted offer  250  9,999  Oct 2025 – Sept 30, 2026 
ME3  10% off · 3-yr  New-to-offer   100  9,999  Jun 2025 – Sept 30, 2026 
ME5  15% off · 1-yr  New-to-offer   1  9,999  Jan 2025 – Sept 30, 2026 
ME5  10% off · 3-yr  New-to-offer  100  9,999  Jun 2025 – Sept 30, 2026 
ME7  10% off · 1-yr  General offer  10  9,999  May 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 
ME7  15% off · 1-yr  General offer  100  9,999  May 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 
ME7  15% off · 3-yr  General offer 300  9,999  May 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 

All promotions are offered on annual subscription with annual or monthly billing.

Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Business promotion lineup

Both Copilot one-year promotions are new for FY27 and run through September 30, 2026. We’re also introducing a new Microsoft 365 Business Basic and Microsoft 365 Copilot Business promotion and extending the Microsoft 365 Copilot Business standalone promotion through December 31, 2026.

Product  Offer / discount  Promo type  License min  License max  Promo duration 
Copilot  15% off · 1-yr (SMB only)  General offer  300  9,999  July 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 
Copilot  30% off · 1-yr (SMB only)  General offer  1000 9,999  July 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 
Copilot  15% off · 3-yr  General offer  300  9,999  Jun 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 
Copilot Business  ~15% off · 1-yr  General offer  1  300  Dec 2025 – Dec 31, 2026 
Business Basic and Copilot Business  25% off · 1-yr  General offer  1  300  July 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 

All promotions are offered on annual subscription with annual or monthly billing.

Next steps

  • Prioritize the right customers: Target accounts with existing Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5, or Microsoft 365 Business investments, budget clarity, AI readiness, and active or successful Copilot pilots. Use ASPX for customer targeting data.
  • Turn pilots into scaled deployments: Move high-intent customers from pilot to broad rollout, and use the extended and new promotions to close before quarter end.
  • Lead with commitment: Position the three-year term promotions for customers with budget clarity and a plan to expand Copilot across more users; use the one-year promos for those still validating early adoption.
  • Grow every deal: Use the promotions to expand seat counts, increase deal size, and secure long-term AI commitments.
  • Validate before quoting: Confirm final pricing, eligibility, seat requirements, and promotion IDs in Partner Center at checkout.

Resources (updates live July 1, 2026)

Partner Code of Conduct update

  • Date: July 1, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: All Microsoft partners

Microsoft is updating the Partner Code of Conduct (PCoC) to clarify expectations for partner compliance, effective August 1, 2026.

Microsoft is updating the Partner Code of Conduct (PCoC) to clarify expectations for partner compliance, effective August 1, 2026.

What’s new

The following provision is being added to the Governance section of the PCoC:

Microsoft partners may be required to participate in, and successfully complete anti-corruption and remediation programs related to this PCoC or other Microsoft partner programs or offers. Such remediation programs may address partners’ business controls, training, and assistance obligations.

These programs and training courses are separate and additional to any standard compliance training required as part of the PCoC. Microsoft partners will fully cooperate with assigned anti-corruption and remediation programs, which may include, but aren't limited to, Remediation Standard, Remediation Extended, and MCAPS Finance Partner Compliance programs, or successor programs.

What this means for partners

No immediate action is required; this update is for awareness and clarification.    As a reminder, partners are expected to:

  • Maintain effective compliance controls.
  • Cooperate with Microsoft during investigations.
  • Participate in assigned anti-corruption and remediation programs when required.

Why this matters

This update clarifies how Microsoft and partners continue to work together to address compliance gaps, and strengthen trust, transparency, and accountability across the partner ecosystem.

Next steps

Now available: Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot SKUs

Turn durable pricing into a predictable renewal engine for SMB customers.

  • Date: July 1, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: All partners selling Microsoft 365 to SMB customers, including those driving new customer acquisition, renewals, and upsell scenarios.

The wait is over—your most effective small and medium-sized business (SMB) AI motion just got simpler and more scalable.

As of July 1, 2026, the Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot SKUs, previewed in the June 1 price list, are now generally available. These new SKUs turn a successful promotional motion into a permanent, predictable offer you can build your business around.

Two new subscriptions are now live:

  • Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot: 23.50 USD per user per month (300-license maximum, annual subscription with annual billing)
  • Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot: 32 USD per user per month (300-license maximum, annual subscription with annual billing)

There are also two live promotional offers, providing more opportunities to scale AI adoption and build pipeline:

  • New promo: Microsoft 365 Business Basic + Microsoft 365 Copilot Business: 21 USD per user per month after a 25% off promo through December 2026. No license minimum (1-300 licenses, annual subscription with annual billing).
  • Extended promo: Microsoft 365 Copilot Business remains available as a standalone offering at 18 USD per user per month after a 15% promo extended through December 2026. No license minimum (1-300 licenses, annual subscription with annual billing).

These SMB SKUs and promotions embed AI directly into the core productivity experience, removing friction from the sales motion and making Copilot the default, not an add-on.

What this means for your business:

  • Sell faster with a simplified, always-on offer—no promo windows to plan around.
  • Increase deal size by leading with AI embedded in Microsoft 365 Business.
  • Drive renewal growth with a clear, natural Copilot upgrade path.
  • Build predictable revenue with stable pricing at the promotional rate.

This is the evolution of the SMB Copilot opportunity—from early momentum to a repeatable, scalable engine for growth.

Next steps

How to maximize this opportunity:

  • Learn more about Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot SKUs in the general availability blog post.
  • Read the posts in our partner blog and Microsoft 365 blog to understand what’s changing and how to position the new SKUs.
  • Update your offers to lead with Business Standard with Copilot and Business Premium with Copilot.
  • Activate your July 1 campaigns and customer outreach.
  • Submit your Customer Success Story to apply for consideration for the FY27 Copilot Council. Selected participants may receive access to Copilot announcements, Microsoft contacts, and in-person program opportunities, subject to applicable terms.

Explore MCAPS Start for Partners sessions

Join us on July 22 for the sessions, strategies, and playbooks to execute from day one—across AI, security, cloud, and beyond.

  • Date: July 1, 2026
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: All partners

Whether you're building AI-powered solutions, expanding managed services, or scaling your security practice, this year's sessions at MCAPS Start for Partners give you the clarity and tools to start FY27 strong.

From Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents to cloud modernization and security, you get the insights and tools to drive Frontier Transformation across solution areas, as well as a first look at updated program benefits and investments aligned to this year’s cloud and AI priorities.

Here’s a preview of what’s in store, with more sessions to come. 

  • Keynote: Powering Frontier Transformation AI is scaling fast, and partners are central to delivering real outcomes. Find out how Microsoft is simplifying the path for you to capture opportunity across build, go-to-market, and growth.
  • AI Business Solutions: The partner opportunity to turn Copilot and agents into customer impact Move beyond deployment to measurable results. Explore how you can reimagine business processes and deliver scalable business outcomes with Microsoft 365 Copilots and agents.
  • Outpace and innovate: How the Cloud & AI platform powers partner success Accelerate modernization, unlock the value of your data, and build differentiated solutions with the Cloud & AI platform that’s built for Frontier Transformation at scale.
  • Security in the era of AI: Win customers and accelerate your security business  Turn the Microsoft security platform’s capabilities into repeatable, high-value services and a differentiated security practice, aligned to evolving customer needs and FY27 priorities.
  • The Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program: Fueling the frontier ecosystem  Get a look at what’s new in FY27, including updated benefits, offers, and investments. Explore and activate program offerings to differentiate your business, scale your reach, and drive revenue growth.

Next steps

  • Register now for MCAPS Start for Partners.
  • Share this event with your team and start planning which sessions align with your FY27 growth priorities.

Update to Microsoft 365 Nonprofit E3/E5 three-Year CSP SKUs

To simplify the CSP catalog and reduce confusion, Microsoft is updating the Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 Nonprofit 3‑year offers.

  • Date: July 1, 2026

  • Workspace: General

  • Impacted audience: Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) direct bill partners and indirect providers

  • Duplicate SKUs currently showing 3‑year (triennial) terms are end-of-sale (EOS)

  • A single, correct SKU per product remains, supporting:

    • 3‑year commitment
    • Annual and triennial billing options

Next steps

  • Use the SKU labeled “three-year” for all three‑year transactions.
  • EOS date: July 1, 2026 (aligned with price list update).
  • Don't transact on SKUs scheduled for EOS.
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