| Capabilities |
Coming soon: Delegated administrative privileges monitoring and self-service removal |
September 13 |
| Capabilities |
September Cloud Solution Provider community update and reminders |
September 10 |
| Readiness |
September co-sell with Microsoft Q&A community call reminder |
September 9 |
| Readiness |
New validation rules for company name and email address on September 22 |
September 7 |
| Readiness |
Dual mode attestation and additional reseller declaration |
September 7 |
| Offers and Markets |
Perpetual software and software subscriptions price lists republished to fix price increases in Russia |
September 3 |
| Offers and Markets |
Corrections to September license-based services price list and October preview for Microsoft 365 Business Basic (USD) |
September 2 |
| Capabilities |
Announcing Intune per-device for Enterprise for CSP partners |
September 2 |
| Capabilities |
Key updates for the new commerce experience for Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) seat-based offers |
September 1 |
| Grow Your Business |
View this month’s product launches and offers |
September 1 |
| Grow Your Business |
Software in Microsoft China Cloud Solution Provider program (MCCL CSP) to start transactions from August 12 |
September 1 |
| Category |
August 2021 announcements |
Announced |
| Capabilities |
Privacy Management for Microsoft 365 launch is delayed |
August 31 |
| Capabilities |
Announcing Windows Server 2022 general availability in October |
August 26 |
| Capabilities |
Seat-based offers for integrated sandbox testing in the new commerce experience |
August 25 |
| Grow Your Business |
Invoice structure update for the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada |
August 24 |
| Capabilities |
Now live: New commerce experience in CSP for Azure expanding to Government Community Cloud (GCC) |
August 24 |
| Capabilities |
Phase 2 now live: EU/EFTA and UK change of partner billing currency for new commerce offers |
August 23 |
| Capabilities |
New commerce experience for Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Windows 365 seat-based for breadth motion |
August 19 |
| Capabilities |
Update to our commercial pricing for Microsoft 365 |
August 19 |
| Capabilities |
August Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) community update and reminders |
August 16 |
| Grow Your Business |
Get Genuine Windows Agreement (GGWA) offers in the Cloud Solution Provider program temporarily unavailable |
August 16 |
| Offers/Markets |
View the latest promotions and offers |
August 10 |
| Capabilities |
Compliance monitoring through the Partner Accountability Management (PAM) team |
August 9 |
| Offers/Markets |
Windows 365 now available for purchase: Hybrid Windows for a hybrid world |
August 9 |
| Offers/Markets |
Upcoming changes to Azure plan price lists for new commerce experience |
August 4 |
| Capabilities |
CSP for Azure new commerce experience expands to the Vatican |
August 3 |
| Capabilities |
Programmatic access to Partner Insights analytics data |
August 3 |
| Offers/Markets |
Offer attestation required for some Windows 365 offers |
August 1 |
| Capabilities |
View this month’s product launches and offers |
August 1 |
| Category |
July 2021 announcements |
Announced |
| Capabilities |
New commerce experience in CSP for Azure expanding to Government Community Cloud (GCC) |
July 26 |
| Capabilities |
Enhancement of tool for transfer of Azure subscriptions between partners in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program |
July 21 |
| Capabilities |
Changes to Azure offer availability related to the new commerce experience in CSP for Azure |
July 21 |
| Modern Workplace |
Introducing Windows 365: Hybrid Windows for a hybrid world |
July 20 |
| Capabilities |
Introducing API throttling to partners calling Partner Center APIs |
July 19 |
| Capabilities |
New software offers available in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program and changes to Open License program |
July 19 |
| Offers/Markets |
Corrections to August license-based services price list preview for Enterprise Mobility & Security (EMS) E3 |
July 16 |
| Capabilities |
Software in Microsoft China Corporation Limited (MCCL) Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) and Open License change |
July 13 |
| Readiness |
Changes to the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) customer address validation API to go live on July 13, 2021 |
July 12 |
| Capabilities |
July Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) community update and reminders |
July 12 |
| Capabilities |
Keep your Microsoft certifications active with help from Partner Center |
July 9 |
| Capabilities |
SDK Release on .NET Standard (v2.0.1) |
July 7 |
| Capabilities |
Announcement of Customer Discount Transparency |
July 7 |
| Capabilities |
Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) Year 2 (2021) product key issue resolved |
July 2 |
| Capabilities |
View this month’s product launches and offers |
July 1 |
| Capabilities |
Dynamics 365 Cloud Migration promotion and retirement of discounted offers |
July 1 |
| Category |
June 2021 announcements |
Announced |
| Capabilities |
Phase 2 update: EU/EFTA and UK change of partner billing currency for new commerce offers |
June 24 |
| Capabilities |
View the latest promotions and offers |
June 22 |
| Capabilities |
Phase 1: Changes to Azure offer availability in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) related to the new commerce experience coming soon |
June 21 |
| Grow Your Business |
June Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) community update and reminders |
June 11 |
| Offers and Markets |
Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) promo extensions for Microsoft 365 Audio Conferencing and Microsoft 365 Business Voice |
June 11 |
| Capabilities |
Perpetual software price list corrected and republished |
June 4 |
| Capabilities |
Corrections to July license-based services price list preview |
June 4 |
| Capabilities |
Additional columns for richer information in Azure usage reports |
June 2 |
| Capabilities |
View this month’s product launches and offers |
June 1 |
| Category |
May 2021 announcements |
Announced |
| Capabilities |
Sandbox support for indirect model to enable end-to-end API testing |
May 25 |
| Capabilities, Enhances Security & Compliance |
June updates to Online Services (OLS) and Software Channel Authorization guide |
May 25 |
| Capabilities |
Updates on transacting perpetual software in CSP and changes to the Open License program |
May 17 |
| Capabilities |
Phase 2 coming soon: EU/EFTA and UK change of partner billing currency for new commerce offers |
May 17 |
| Capabilities |
Deprecation of Microsoft 365 Business Voice Getting Started Wizard (GSW) |
May 14 |
| Capabilities |
May Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) community update and reminders |
May 13 |
| Capabilities |
Analytics for partner-led co-sell deals |
May 10 |
| Capabilities |
Hosting and SPLA Reseller Incentive programs extended through September 30, 2021 |
May 7 |
| Capabilities |
Default bank profile functionality is available in Partner Center for incentive enrollment |
May 7 |
| Capabilities |
Update: Scheduler product launch has been delayed |
May 5 |
| Capabilities |
CSP Perpetual software coming soon to China |
May 5 |
| Capabilities |
Final reminder: Deprecation of GET qualification on May 6, 2021 |
May 4 |
| Offers/Markets |
Corrections to May 1, 2021 License-based services price list |
May 4 |
| Capabilities |
Announcement of State Owned Entity qualification |
May 4 |
| Offers/Business Applications |
View this month’s product launches and offers |
May 3, updated May 7 |
| Category |
April 2021 announcements |
Announced |
| Readiness |
Updated CSP customer address validation API going live in June; testing capability now available |
April 30 |
| Capabilities |
New location for Partner Center API Swagger documentation |
April 26 |
| Capabilities |
Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) software return period policy and download link expiry notice |
April 21 |
| Grow Your Business |
Open Licensing program: Transitioning resellers to the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program |
April 19 |
| Capabilities |
Now live: Global promo readiness guide |
April 16 |
| Community: Invites and reminders |
April Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) community update and reminders |
April 16 |
| Capabilities |
Reminder: Deprecation of GET qualification on May 4, 2021 |
April 9 |
| Capabilities |
New format for the new commerce PDF invoice in CSP |
April 5 |
| Capabilities |
Changes to the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) customer onboarding requirements |
April 2 |
| Capabilities |
View this month’s product launches and offers |
April 1 |
| Category |
March 2021 announcements |
Announced |
| Capabilities |
Updated CSP customer address validation API now available for testing |
March 31 |
| Offers/Modern Workplace |
New Exchange admin center (EAC) experience |
March 29 |
| Offers/Modern Workplace |
Microsoft Operations: Introducing the product launch calendar |
March 25 |
| Capabilities |
Changes to CSP customer onboarding requirements |
March 25 |
| Offers/Markets |
Corrections made to March 1, 2021 perpetual software price list |
March 23 |
| Capabilities |
SDK Release on .NET Standard (v1.17.0) |
March 23 |
| Capabilities |
CSP commercial marketplace offer and FY21 CSP incentives for eligible offers |
March 18 |
| Capabilities |
Power BI Premium offer naming and prerequisite update |
March 18 |
| Offers/Markets |
March price updates for Microsoft 365 F3 |
March 16 |
| Drive Efficiency & Scale |
Update a legal company name through Partner Center |
March 16 |
| Capabilities |
Update to Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program evolution and Open License program changes |
March 15 |
| Grow Your Business |
Update to a previous announcement: Premium Assessments, an add-on to Compliance Manager |
March 15 |
| Capabilities |
Migrate your solutions from One Commercial Partner (OCP) go-to market (GTM) to the Microsoft commercial marketplace |
March 12 |
| Capabilities |
Expanding the new commerce experience in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program for Azure to Russia |
March 10 |
| Capabilities |
Partner Center software license key and download fulfillment |
March 5 |
| Capabilities |
Migrate your deals from Partner Sales Connect (PSC) to Partner Center |
March 5 |
| Capabilities |
New Microsoft Dynamics 365 products and offers available on April 1, 2021 |
March 4 |
| Capabilities |
Microsoft Universal Print now available in some suites |
March 3 |
| Category |
February 2021 announcements |
Announced |
| Capabilities |
PUT Qualification APIs are retired, GET to retire in May |
February 25 |
| Capabilities |
Share co-sell deals at scale using the Partner Center bulk operations capability |
February 25 |
| Capabilities |
Migrate your deals from Partner Sales Connect (PSC) using the new deal migration feature |
February 25 |
| Capabilities |
Increased flexibility with partner-led co-sell deals |
February 25 |
| Capabilities |
Changes to the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) customer onboarding |
February 25 |
| Capabilities |
Now Live: DocuSign migration to Adobe Sign for partners under Microsoft Partner Agreements (MPAs) |
February 16 |
| Grow Your Business |
Reminder: Introducing API throttling to partners calling Partner Center APIs |
February 16 |
| Capabilities |
Introducing Microsoft Viva Topics |
February 12 |
| Offers/Markets |
Microsoft 365 E3 price changes coming for March 2021 |
February 11 |
| Offers/Markets |
License-based preview price list updated for Norwegian krone |
February 10 |
| Capabilities |
Premium assessments, an add-on to Compliance Manager, is coming on March 1, 2021 |
February 5 |
| Capabilities |
Responding to COVID-19: Microsoft Partner Network update |
February 4 |
| Capabilities |
New updates to the Referrals module in Partner Center |
February 4 |
| Modern Workplace |
Deprecation and retirement of PUT Qualification APIs for the Education customer validation process by February 25th, 2021 and GET qualification by May 4th, 2021 |
February 4 |
| Category |
January 2021 announcements |
Announced |
| Modern Workplace |
Phase 1 Now Live: EU/EFTA & UK Change of Partner Billing Currency for new commerce offers |
January 28 |
| Modern Workplace |
Changes to the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) customer onboarding requirements |
January 28 |
| Capabilities |
Microsoft Partner Agreement (MPA) – indirect reseller update & new FAQs |
January 27 |
| Capabilities |
Partner Center Audit log changes to include two new Operation Types for DAP |
January 25 |
| Capabilities |
Changes to Azure offer availability in CSP related to the new commerce experience in CSP for Azure |
January 21 |
| Grow your Business |
Perpetual software now generally available for the Cloud Solution Provider program |
January 19 |
| Grow your Business |
Reminder: Introducing API throttling to partners calling Partner Center APIs |
January 19 |
| Offers/Markets |
Security, Compliance, and Identity (SCI) launches coming on February 1, 2021 |
January 15 |
| Capabilities |
DocuSign migration to Adobe Sign for partners under Microsoft Partner Agreements (MPA) |
January 15 |
| Offers/Markets |
Commercial pricing update for Norwegian krone |
January 14 |
| Offers/Markets |
Commercial pricing update for the Indian rupee |
January 8 |
| Offers/Markets |
Calling Plan and Phone System updates for February 1, 2021 |
January 8 |
| Offers/Markets |
License-base price list updates for January 2021 |
January 8 |
| Capabilities |
Deprecation and retirement of existing GET and PUT Qualification APIs for the Education customer validation process by the end of February 2021 |
January 5 |
| Offers/Markets |
Dynamics 365 offers for February 2021 |
January 4 |
| Category |
December 2020 announcements |
Announced |
| Offers |
Unused channel incentive co-operative marketing fund (co-op) funds from the FY21 H1 usage period to be rolled over to the H2 usage period |
December 22 |
| Capabilities |
DocuSign migration to Adobe Sign in 2021 for partners who have Microsoft Partner Agreements (MPAs) |
December 22 |
| Offers/Markets |
January 2021 pricing and catalog schedules |
December 22 |
| Capabilities |
Microsoft 365 apps and services support of Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge legacy announcement |
December 21 |
| Grow your Business |
Government, academic, and non-profit: Continuing the Open License program changes and evolution of CSP |
December 17 |
| Offers/Markets |
Changes to the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) customer onboarding requirements |
December 17 |
| Grow your Business |
Reminder: Perpetual software in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program broadly available from January 2021 |
December 17 |
| Capabilities |
Online Services and Software Channel Authorization Guide |
December 17 |
| Offers/Markets |
Power Apps promo offer now available |
December 16 |
| Capabilities |
SDK Release on .NET Standard (v1.16.3) |
December 8 |
| Offers/Markets |
December 2020 license-based price list release notes |
December 8 |
| Offers/Markets |
An update of the US Microsoft 365 Business Voice with Calling Plan offer is coming soon |
December 3 |
| Capabilities |
Now live: Partner Center API updates and user interface enhancements for the Education customer validation process |
December 3 |
| Category |
November 2020 announcements |
Announced |
| Capabilities |
New, unified account management experience |
November 18 |
| Offers/Markets |
Office 365 E1 for mid-market Promo (LATAM, APAC and India) |
November 18 |
| Capabilities |
Partner Center API updates and user interface (UI) enhancements to strengthen customer screening in certain countries |
November 17 |
| Capabilities |
EU/EFTA Change of Partner Billing Currency for new commerce offers |
November 17 |
| Capabilities |
API throttling for Partner Center APIs |
November 17 |
| Capabilities |
409 errors due to duplicate MCA requests |
November 16 |
| Capabilities |
Testing available: Partner Center API updates and user interface (UI) enhancements for the Education customer validation process |
November 10 |
| Capabilities |
Expanding Commercial Licensing partner content on the Operations Readiness Gallery |
November 2 |
| Offers/Markets |
Microsoft Teams Rooms Premium SKU launch |
November 2 |
| Offers/Markets |
New Microsoft Teams Advanced Communications SKUs for Government Community Cloud (GCC) coming soon |
November 2 |
| Offers/Markets |
Dynamics 365: Recently launched and upcoming new offers and products |
November 2 |
| Offers/Markets |
Introducing Microsoft 365 Business Voice for nonprofit organizations |
November 2 |
| Offers/Markets |
Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) promo for Microsoft 365 Business Voice is now available |
November 2 |
| Category |
October 2020 announcements |
Date |
| Offers/Markets |
Correction to Calling Plan expansion |
October 29 |
| Capabilities |
Windows Server software subscriptions feature updates |
October 29 |
| Capabilities |
Windows 10 Education upgrade is now available to qualified Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Education customers |
October 28 |
| Capabilities |
Refreshed Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) digital experience now available |
October 28 |
| Capabilities |
Introducing a performance standard for direct bill partner requirements in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program |
October 27 |
| Offers/Markets |
October 2020 Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) software subscriptions price list updates |
October 26 |
| Offers/Markets |
Microsoft 365 Business Voice Offer Updates |
October 16 |
| Capabilities |
November 2020 Update: Online Services and Software Channel Authorization Guide |
October 14 |
| Offers/Markets |
Introducing Microsoft 365 Business Voice for non-profit organizations |
October 12 |
| Offers/Markets |
Promo for Microsoft 365 Audio Conferencing now available, and Microsoft 365 Business Voice coming soon |
October 9 |
| Capabilities |
Simplified Azure apps experience in Azure Marketplace |
October 7 |
| Offers/Markets |
Microsoft Teams Rooms Premium SKU launch |
October 5 |
| Offers/Markets |
Microsoft Calling Plans are now available in new markets |
October 2 |
| Offers/Markets |
Promotions for Microsoft Teams Advanced Communications are coming soon |
October 2 |
| Offers/Markets |
Upcoming new offers and products for Dynamics 365 |
October 2 |
| Offers/Markets |
Windows 7 Year 2 Extended Security Updates (ESU) now available for Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners |
October 1 |
| Offers/Markets |
New SKUs bring the power of Project Cortex and more to customers |
October 1 |
| Capabilities |
Fiscal year 2021 (FY21) Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) incentive program announcement |
October 1 |
| Category |
September 2020 announcements |
Date |
| Capabilities |
Partner Center software license key and download fulfillment notice |
September 30 |
| Capabilities |
Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program evolution and Open License program changes: Journey to a better partner and customer experience |
September 30 |
| Capabilities |
Availability of new subscriptions transition tool between partners for Azure plan |
September 28 |
| Capabilities |
Testing update: Partner Center API updates and user interface enhancements for the Education customer validation process |
September 28 |
| Capabilities |
Update - CSP O365 usage APIs and CSP License usage reports |
September 29 |
| Capabilities |
Upcoming Russian Federal Law VAT changes |
September 25 |
| Capabilities |
SDK Release on .NET Standard v1.16.2 |
September 22 |
| Capabilities |
Partner Center Insights – Your single reporting resource for understanding your business with Microsoft. |
September 23 |
| Offers/Markets |
Announcing the general availability of Azure SQL Edge |
September 22 |
| Capabilities |
Upcoming changes to CSP O365 usage APIs and CSP License usage reports on September 30 2020. |
September 17 |
| Capabilities |
Indirect reseller MPA update. Action required for users of the MPA API and new MPA reporting |
September 16 |
| Offers/Markets |
Self-service purchasing for Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio now available |
September 15 |
| Offers/Markets |
New SKUs bring the power of Project Cortex and more to customers |
September 8 |
| Capabilities |
Enhanced Incentives support experience and ticket creation process |
September 2 |
| Offers/Markets |
Upcoming new Microsoft Dynamics 365 offers |
September 1 |
| Offers/Markets |
Office 365 Calling Plan will be available in new markets on October 1, 2020 |
September 1 |
| Offers/Markets |
Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for Servers for Education is now available |
September 1 |
| Category |
August 2020 announcements |
Date |
| Capabilities |
Partner Center API updates and user interface enhancements for the Education customer validation process |
August 31 |
| Offers/Markets |
Updates to the Microsoft 365 Voice Promotion |
August 14 |
| Capabilities |
SDK Release on .NET Standard v1.16.1 |
August 12 |
| Capabilities |
Self-service purchasing for Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio coming soon |
August 12 |
| Offers/Markets |
New Microsoft Teams Advanced Communications SKUs are now available |
August 4 |
| Offers/Markets |
Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for Servers for Education available in September |
August 4 |
| Offers/Markets |
New Dynamics 365 Sales Premium bundle offer |
August 3 |
| Offers/Markets |
Announcing the availability of Visio Plan 1 and Plan 2 Trial Offers |
August 3 |
| Category |
July 2020 announcements |
Date |
| Offers/Markets |
Changes to Enterprise Voice and Audio Conferencing Extended Dial-out launches |
July 31 |
| Capabilities |
Changes coming to Partner Center APIs |
July 28 |
| Capabilities |
SDK Release on .NET Standard v1.16.1-preview |
July 21 |
| Capabilities |
Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) incentive for eligible Microsoft commercial marketplace offers enhanced for FY21 |
July 22 |
| Capabilities |
New capabilities added to the Insights reports in Partner Center |
July 16 |
| Offers/Markets |
Perpetual software in the Cloud Solution Provider program |
July 15 |
| Offers/Markets |
New and end of life Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform offers and products |
July 1 |
| Offers/Markets |
Microsoft has ended sales of the Microsoft Kaizala Pro standalone SKU |
July 1 |
| Capabilities |
CSP Incentive Programs extended through FY21 Q1 |
July 1 |
| Category |
June 2020 announcements |
Date |
| Offers/Markets |
Now Available Windows 7 Year 2 ESU for CSP Partners |
Jun 29 |
| Capabilities |
Partner Center relationship removal feature update |
Jun 29 |
| Capabilities |
Billing frequency default changing from annual to monthly |
Jun 17 |
| Offers/Markets |
Changes to Microsoft 365 F1 |
Jun 15 |
| Capabilities |
Windows Server software subscriptions Media Refresh for CSP |
Jun 12 |
| Offers/Markets |
New and end of life Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform offers and products |
Jun 11 |
| Capabilities |
Merge two or more company accounts in Partner Center |
Jun 9 |
