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October 2026
Pricing & promotionsGeneralNew
Turn CSP promotions and incentives into Frontier Transformation opportunities
To support broader AI adoption, we launched significant investments in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) motion in October.
AudienceCSP distributors, indirect resellers, direct bill partners, and scale solution providers (SSPs)
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Programs & membershipMembershipNew
October designation updates
More ways to attain the Solutions Partner designation for Security, and AB-650 replaces MS-102 for the Modern Work solution path.
AudiencePartners holding the Solutions Partner designation for Security, partners holding the Solutions Partner designation for AI Business Solutions (via the Modern Work solution path)
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View SQL Modernization Day on demand
All eight SQL Modernization Day sessions from the Microsoft SQL team are now on demand. View them and share them with your customers.
AudiencePartners who sell, migrate, or manage SQL Server and Azure data workloads, especially those with customers still running SQL Server 2016
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Policies & agreementsReferralsNew
SMB referrals acceptance service level agreement (SLA) change
Starting November 2, 2026, partners have five calendar days to accept or reject SMB referrals.
AudiencePartners with referrals in Partner Center
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Introducing a 30% promotional offer on Microsoft 365 E3
Help eligible new customers save 30% on Microsoft 365 E3 and establish a secure, AI-ready productivity foundation.
AudienceCloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners supporting eligible new customers with a low Office 365 or Microsoft 365 E3 footprint.
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New AI capabilities across business apps
CRM, contact center, and business process AI innovations give partners more ways to deliver customer outcomes.
AudiencePartners building AI, CRM, customer service, contact center, and business process transformation solutions with Microsoft technologies.
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Programs & membershipMembership
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.
AudiencePartners enrolled in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program
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Policies & agreementsGeneral
AI Builder capacity add-ons retiring
AI Builder capacity add-ons retire on November 1, 2026. Partners should turn off auto-renew before affected customers' next renewal date.
AudienceCloud Solution Provider (CSP) distributors, direct bill partners, and indirect resellers with customers using AI Builder capacity add-ons
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Grow E7 deals with Copilot Credits
New limited-time offer: Grow Microsoft 365 E7 deals with matched Copilot credits
AudienceAll CSP authorized partners
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Office LTSC 2021 end of support
Office LTSC 2021, Project LTSC 2021, and Visio LTSC 2021 have reached end of support
AudienceAll partners, including Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners and advisors
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Updated October CSP Pricelist
Updated October CSP pricelist now available
AudienceCSP partners
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Platform & operationsGeneral
Join SQL Modernization Day on Oct 20
Help your customers modernize SQL: Join the no-cost SQL Modernization Day livestream, with eight sessions from the Microsoft SQL team.
AudiencePartners who sell, migrate, or manage SQL Server and Azure data workloads, especially those with customers still running SQL Server 2016
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Copilot offers and name updates
Microsoft 365 Copilot SKUs without a base-subscription purchase prerequisite will be available December 1; current offers will be renamed "(add-on)" beginning October 16.
AudienceCloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners who quote, order, manage subscriptions, or run catalog or license automation for Microsoft 365 Copilot or Microsoft 365 Copilot Business across commercial, education, government, and nonprofit customers
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Azure CSP promotions: A new growth and profitability lever for partners
Azure CSP promotions: A new growth and profitability lever for partners
AudienceAll CSP partners—direct bill partners, distributors, and indirect resellers—transacting Azure consumption-based services in CSP
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Multiparty private offers expand to Hong Kong SAR
Microsoft Marketplace has expanded multiparty private offers to Hong Kong SAR, in addition to current markets.
AudienceSoftware development companies and channel partners selling to customers in Hong Kong SAR
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Platform & operationsGeneral
Explore what's new in PostgreSQL
Turn new PostgreSQL on Azure capabilities into modernization and managed services opportunities.
AudienceSystems integrators, global systems integrators (GSIs), software development companies
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New Security designation workloads
More ways to attain the Solutions Partner designation for Security.
AudienceCSP distributors, CSP indirect resellers, CSP direct bill partners, Scale Solution Providers (SSPs), and global systems integrators/systems integrators (GSIs/SIs) pursuing the Solutions Partner designation for Security
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Update: Usage-based billing will be default-on for new Microsoft 365 Copilot Business licenses starting December 1, 2026
Update 10/14: This announcement was updated with new assets and resources as of October 14, 2026.
AudienceCSP partners (distributors, indirect resellers, direct bill, SSPs), systems integrators, and software development companies selling Microsoft 365 Copilot Business
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Enhance Business Premium security deals with a new CSP partner promotion
Build a 7.5% promotion into qualifying Business Premium security quotes beginning October 1, 2026.
AudienceEligible CSP direct bill partners and distributors selling Defender Suite or Purview Suite for Business Premium to customers with fewer than 300 seats
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Platform & operationsGeneral
Growth margin is live
Earn incremental margin on qualifying growth across strategic workloads starting October 1, 2026.
AudienceCSP direct bill partners and distributors
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Platform & operationsGeneral
Dynamics 365 Business Central license key version update
Transition your customers from version-specific license keys to a single forward-compatible key for Business Central versions 28 and later.
AudiencePartners supporting any on-premises edition of Dynamics 365 Business Central, including Dual Use Rights licenses for Business Central online customers
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September 2026
Programs & membershipGeneral
Frontier Partner specialization now live
The Frontier Partner specialization validates agentic AI delivery capabilities. Start working toward the specialization today.
AudienceAll partners
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Platform & operationsGeneral
Frontier Accelerate for Marketplace now available
Build and publish solutions faster, scale your business, and drive revenue through Frontier Accelerate for Marketplace.
AudienceEligible partners
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Platform & operationsGeneral
Introducing the new Copilot: One connected experience, designed for the next phase of AI-powered work
Introducing one connected experience, designed for the next phase of AI-powered work.
AudienceAll partners
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