Everything Microsoft CSPs and MSPs need to know: FY27 promotions go live, permanent M365 Business + Copilot SKUs reach GA, Copilot in 30 and Azure IP co-sell's Marketplace-first pivot, Security Specialisation audit checklists, three MAICPP specialisation mergers, MDTI end of life, and every deadline now on the FY27 clock.

Microsoft CSP Partner Program Updates — July 2026

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Critical Deadlines and Actions

• July 1, 2026 [LIVE NOW] — FY27 M365, Copilot, and Windows 365 Promotions Launch: New and extended promotions across M365 E3/E5/E7, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Business, and Windows 365 are now active. Most M365 and Copilot promos run through September 30, 2026; E7 and the Copilot Business bundles run through December 31, 2026.
• July 1, 2026 [LIVE NOW] — M365 Business + Copilot SKUs Reach General Availability: The promotional SMB bundles previewed in June are now permanent, durable SKUs. A new Business Basic + Copilot Business promo (25% off) launches alongside them.
• July 1, 2026 [LIVE NOW] — Azure IP Co-sell Shifts to Marketplace-First: Partner Reported Azure Consumed Revenue (PRACR) no longer operates as the broad FY27 co-sell mechanism. Marketplace Billed Sales (MBS) is now the primary path for co-sell credit.
• July 1, 2026 [LIVE NOW] — M365 Nonprofit E3/E5 3-Year SKU Consolidation: Duplicate triennial nonprofit SKUs are end-of-sale. Confirm your team is quoting the single correct three-year SKU.
• August 1, 2026 [PLAN NOW] — Five Things Land at Once: MDTI reaches end of life; the Windows 365 GPU Frontline Select 256 GB SKU unlocks in CSP; Copilot in 30 becomes transactable; the three MAICPP specialisation mergers (Analytics, Agentic Business Solutions, App Modernization) take effect; and the updated Partner Code of Conduct becomes effective.
• September 1, 2026 [PLAN AHEAD] — France e-Invoicing Mandate Takes Effect: All tax-registered businesses transacting with Microsoft France need accurate Tax ID data (VAT, SIREN, SIRET, e-delivery address) in Partner Center or risk invoice rejection.
• September 30, 2026 [PLAN AHEAD] — Most FY27 M365/Copilot Promos Expire: E3, E5, and the standard Copilot promos (15%/30% off) run only through Q1 FY27. E7 and the Copilot Business/Basic+Copilot bundles run longer, through December 31.
• October 1, 2026 [PLAN AHEAD] — CSP Growth Margin Launches: Higher margin becomes available for new-to-offer, seat expansion, and adoption scenarios on select AI workloads. Sandbox access is available now to prepare.
• End of July 2026 [DUE ANY DAY] — Security Specialisation Audit Checklists Publish: All four Security Specialisations (Cloud Security, Data Security, IAM, Threat Protection) move to a third-party audit model. Partners get a 6-month anniversary-date extension when the change goes live. Check Partner Center now — this may already be live by the time you read this.
• January 6, 2027 [PLAN AHEAD] — DLP in Defender for Cloud Apps Deprecated: File policies covering SharePoint, OneDrive, and connected SaaS apps stop being enforced. Microsoft Purview becomes the single home for DLP.
• January 1, 2027 [PLAN AHEAD] — Annual Local Currency Pricing Begins: Microsoft moves from ad hoc to a single annual local-currency pricing update every January, starting 2027. Notifications go out every November.

Team Playbooks — What Each Function Needs to Do

Promotions — Quick Reference Table

What's in This Edition

July 2026 is the "reset and rebuild" month. Every major FY26 promotion that survived the June 30 cliff has now been replaced by an FY27 equivalent — some richer, some shorter-fused. Alongside the commercial refresh, Microsoft made three structural moves that will shape how partners operate for the rest of the fiscal year: Azure IP co-sell is pivoting hard to Marketplace, the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (MAICPP) specialisation structure is being consolidated and audited, and new partner-led acquisition motions (Copilot in 30, Cloud Accelerate Factory expansion, growth margins) are being built out to drive Frontier Transformation at scale.

One housekeeping note: the Windows 365 GPU Frontline Select 256 GB SKU has been unavailable for new CSP purchases due to a system configuration update. That limitation lifts August 1 — if you paused a GPU-enabled Windows 365 opportunity, this is your cue to reopen it.

FY27 Promotions — M365, Copilot, and Windows 365

The New Promo Lineup, Live July 1

Microsoft opened FY27 by extending core M365 promotions and layering in a fresh set of Copilot offers. Here's the complete picture.

Microsoft 365 E3, E5, and E7

All Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 promotions are extended through September 30, 2026. Microsoft 365 E7 promotions run longer — through December 31, 2026.

Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Business

Two brand-new Copilot one-year promotions launch for FY27, running through September 30. A new Business Basic + Copilot Business bundle also launches, and the standalone Copilot Business promo is extended through year end.

Windows 365

Action Required — Sales Team

• Rebuild your quoting templates for July 1: confirm promo IDs, licence minimums/maximums, and durations against the tables above before quoting anything.
• Segment pipeline by promo fuse length — Q1-close urgency for E3/E5/standard Copilot; longer-cycle nurture for E7 and the Copilot Business bundles.
• Use ASPX to target accounts with existing E3/E5/Business investment and active Copilot pilots — the FY27 lineup is built to convert pilots into scaled deployments, not just discount new deals.
• Validate final pricing, eligibility, and promo IDs in Partner Center at the point of quoting — don't rely on this table alone for a live deal.

M365 Business + Copilot SKUs — Now Generally Available

From Promo to Permanent — And a New SMB Entry Point

As previewed in June, the Microsoft 365 Business Standard + Copilot and Microsoft 365 Business Premium + Copilot bundles reached general availability on July 1. These are no longer time-boxed promotions — they are durable, permanent SKUs.

This is the same commercial logic covered last edition, now confirmed at GA: no more promo-expiry objection, a lower-cost entry point at Business Basic, and a natural upgrade path for every SMB customer already on plain M365 Business.

Action Required

• Lead SMB conversations with Business Standard + Copilot and Business Premium + Copilot as the default, not the upsell.
• Update all customer-facing price cards and campaign material — GA blog and partner blog links are in Partner Center now.
• Submit customer success stories for consideration in the FY27 Copilot Council if you have a strong early SMB deployment.

Copilot in 30 — New SMB Trial Framework (Live August 1)

A Structured 30-Day Path From Trial to Deployment

Microsoft is introducing Copilot in 30, a partner-led trial offer for CSP authorised partners supporting customers with fewer than 300 employees. It pairs a new 25-user, 30-day Microsoft 365 Copilot Business trial with targeting guidance, email campaigns, setup guides, and conversion support — becoming transactable in CSP New Commerce from August 1, 2026.

This isn't just a free trial. It's a packaged, repeatable acquisition motion: identify the right customers via ASPX and CloudAscent, activate awareness campaigns, run the 25-user trial, and convert using Microsoft's own offer-development guidance. A 30-day success planner tool follows in mid-August.

Action Required

• Download the Copilot in 30 launch kit now and build your targeting list ahead of the August 1 CSP availability.
• Identify a first cohort of SMB customers under 300 employees who haven't yet engaged with Copilot.
• Prepare your sales team to run the trial-to-deployment motion as a repeatable monthly or quarterly cycle, not a single campaign.

Azure IP Co-sell — The Marketplace-First Pivot

PRACR Steps Back, Marketplace Steps Up

This is the most structurally significant change of the month for ISVs and SI partners with Azure IP. Starting FY27 (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), Microsoft is moving co-sell recognition away from Partner Reported Azure Consumed Revenue (PRACR) and toward Marketplace Billed Sales (MBS) as the primary, scalable mechanism.

The stated rationale: a more automated, auditable, and predictable model that aligns incentives with actual transacted Marketplace revenue rather than partner self-reported figures. PRACR does not disappear as a concept overnight, but it no longer operates as the broad co-sell mechanism it has been.

Action Required

• Assess whether your current Azure IP deals transact through Microsoft Marketplace. If yes, continue and scale.
• If you have structural gaps preventing Marketplace transactions in certain deal types, raise this with your Partner Development Manager (PDM) immediately to map a transition path.
• Review the Microsoft Marketplace documentation and prioritise Marketplace readiness across your ISV practice this quarter.
• Route general co-sell questions to IPCosellDesk@microsoft.com.

MAICPP — Specialisation Mergers, Audits, and Copilot Rename

The Monthly AI Cloud Partner Program Update Is a Big One

July's MAICPP update restructures a meaningful part of the specialisation landscape. Here's what's confirmed and actionable now.

Microsoft Copilot specialisation renamed and reworked

The Microsoft Copilot specialisation is renamed the Microsoft 365 Copilot specialisation. Performance now measures paid Microsoft 365 Copilot MAU only. The MS-102 certification requirement is removed; APL-4002 and APL-7008 applied skills retire and are replaced by AB-100 (Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect), AB-620 (AI Agent Builder Associate), and SC-401 (Implement information protection in Microsoft 365). Most significantly, customer references are replaced by a third-party capabilities audit, valid for two years and requiring real customer delivery examples.

Three specialisation mergers, effective August 2026

• Analytics on Microsoft Azure absorbs Data Warehouse Migration and Business Intelligence. New performance bar: $15,000 ACR in the last 3 months across 3 customers from Azure Databricks, Fabric F SKU, and/or Rest of Analytics pillars.
• Agentic Business Solutions absorbs Low Code Application Development and Intelligent Automation, with a two-pathway performance model (Power Platform deployments or Copilot Studio deployments).
• App Modernization on Microsoft Azure absorbs Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure and Migrate Enterprise Applications, requiring $15,000 ACR across the relevant Azure pillars.

Existing partners in the source specialisations are automatically enrolled in the merged specialisation with the same anniversary date — no re-application needed, but the new criteria apply from the merge date.

Security Specialisation audit model — checklists coming end of July

All four Security Specialisations move to a third-party, partner-funded audit conducted every two years, with a Pass/No Pass outcome. Partners get a 6-month anniversary-date extension when the model goes live, giving breathing room to prepare.

Also confirmed:

• The Adoption and Change Management specialisation retired June 25, 2026 — capabilities are now embedded in product-aligned specialisations.
• Sales, Service, Finance, and Supply Chain specialisations are moving from MCV to MAU-based eligible deployments, and the gross growth performance requirement is being removed.
• The Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer Associate certification is being removed from the Advanced skilling metric for Modern Work — it now counts only toward Intermediate.
• An Agentic Security Specialisation is in design for FY27, building on Data Security, IAM, and Threat Protection expertise with an agentic-AI-focused audit.

Action Required

• Review the updated Microsoft 365 Copilot specialisation requirements and audit checklist now if you hold or are pursuing it.
• If you hold any of the six specialisations being merged in August: map your current performance and skilling position against the new combined criteria before the merge date.
• Begin building your Security Specialisation audit readiness dossier now — delivery methodology, anonymised customer outcomes, technical process records — ahead of the end-of-July checklist publication.
• Enrol affected staff in AB-100, AB-620, or SC-401 tracks to cover retiring APL-4002/APL-7008 requirements.
• Review the full skilling-replacement tables in Partner Center for your Solutions Partner designation — several certifications retire at the end of July across Service, AI Apps on Azure, Sales, Cloud Security, and Infrastructure and Database Migration.

Cloud Accelerate Factory — Broader Access, Combined With Incentives

Zero-Cost Deployment Assistance, Now Open to More Specialisations

Cloud Accelerate Factory, previously limited to the Azure Migrate and Modernize and Azure Innovate offerings, is now available across 15+ Azure-aligned specialisations — including AI Apps on Azure, AI Platform on Azure, Analytics, Digital Sovereignty, Azure Virtual Desktop, and more. Some also align to Business Applications or Security designations.

The engagement model changes too: for partner-nominated engagements, you can now combine Cloud Accelerate Factory with existing incentives in the same engagement. For ECIF or field-nominated engagements, a one-time activation is required before submitting eligible engagements.

Action Required

• Check which of your held specialisations now carry the Cloud Accelerate Factory benefit.
• Complete the one-time activation if you plan to use ECIF or field-nominated engagements.
• Identify current proposals where combining Cloud Accelerate Factory with existing incentives improves your competitive position.

Growth Margins — Sandbox Now, Launch October 1

Earn More for New-to-Offer, Seat Expansion, and Adoption

Ahead of the October 1, 2026 launch of CSP growth margin, sandbox environments and API documentation are available now for distributors and direct bill partners to test qualifying scenarios across select AI workloads. Growth margin rewards partners who drive new-to-offer wins, seat expansion, and adoption — the same behaviours the FY27 promotion lineup is designed to incentivise commercially.

Action Required

• Review the growth margin documentation and test qualifying scenarios in the CSP sandbox before October 1.
• Map your current new-to-offer and seat-expansion pipeline against the qualifying AI workloads to estimate FY27 margin impact.

Azure Promotions Sandbox — Consumptive and Per-User Targeting

Two New Promotional Capabilities Coming to CSP

Microsoft is building two new Azure promotional mechanics for FY27: Azure consumptive promotions (percentage-off on PAYG usage, Reserved Instances, and pre-purchase plans) and per-user promotions (seat-count-precision targeting). Sandbox access and Learn documentation are available now for API adoption — no action is required to benefit from per-user promotions when they launch.

Action Required

• Explore the Azure consumption promotions documentation and begin API adoption in the sandbox if your platform integrates directly with Partner Center APIs.
• Review the Azure promotions FAQ to understand eligibility ahead of general availability.

Marketplace Updates — Private Offers, Contract Lengths, and Trials

Three Marketplace Enhancements Landed This Month

"Request private offer" button — Customers can now request a private offer directly from your Marketplace listing page for SaaS, Azure application, Azure container, and Azure Virtual Machines offers. Requests flow through your existing lead management, CRM, and referral pipelines. Disabled by default — you must enable it per offer.

Custom contract lengths, now GA — Private offers can now run any term length in months, up to 10 years, rather than fixed annual terms. Useful for matching negotiated 18-month or multi-year agreements without splitting the deal into multiple offers. Currently supported for SaaS and Professional Services offers.

Expanded trial capabilities — SaaS (metered, per-user, flat-rate), VM, Dynamics 365, and Power BI offers can now configure trials from 1 to 180 days, tracked through Partner Center Insights with trial badges and dedicated discovery filters on the Marketplace.

Multiparty Private Offers expand further — Following the May 27 European rollout, MPO is now also available for customers in Australia, Japan, and South Africa, effective July 16, 2026.

Action Required

• Enable "Request private offer" on eligible SaaS, Azure application, container, and VM listings.
• If you have customers with non-standard contract terms (18-month, multi-year), rebuild those as single custom-length private offers instead of stacked annual agreements.
• Review your trial configuration and durations against the new 1–180 day range — align trial length to your sales cycle rather than defaulting to 30 days.
• If you have ISV relationships and customers in Australia, Japan, or South Africa, initiate MPO conversations now that the market expansion is live.

EA-to-CSP for Azure — Expanded Access

Beyond Azure Expert MSP: Three More Designations Now Qualify

Access to the EA-to-CSP for Azure transition tool — used to move customers off Enterprise Agreements onto CSP for Azure without service disruption — now extends beyond Azure Expert MSP and Frontier Distributor partners. Partners holding any of the three Solutions Partner designations for Cloud & AI (Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, Infrastructure) with an active CSP direct bill authorisation can now request access via a Technical Presales and Deployment (TPD) advisory engagement.

Action Required

• If you hold Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, or Infrastructure designations and CSP direct bill authorisation, request a TPD advisory engagement to obtain tool access.
• Identify EA customers in your base who are strong candidates for a recurring-revenue CSP transition.

MDTI End of Life — August 1, 2026

Standalone SKU Retires; Capabilities Move to Defender and Sentinel

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (MDTI) as a standalone SKU reaches end of life on August 1, 2026. All MDTI capabilities become available at no extra cost through the Defender portal to any customer already holding Microsoft Defender or Microsoft Sentinel — no migration action needed from customers.

For CSP partners with active MDTI subscriptions, Microsoft issues a credit memo to your partner account for any remaining subscription term past August 1. You are responsible for passing that credit through to affected end customers.

Action Required — Billing Team

• Identify all customers with active MDTI subscriptions before August 1.
• Confirm your billing process for receiving and passing through the Microsoft credit memo.
• Communicate proactively to affected customers that MDTI capabilities remain available through Defender/Sentinel at no additional cost.

DLP in Defender for Cloud Apps — Deprecation January 6, 2027

Purview Becomes the Single Home for DLP

File-policy DLP capabilities in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps — covering SharePoint, OneDrive, and connected third-party SaaS apps like Box, Dropbox, Google Workspace, and Salesforce — will be deprecated on January 6, 2027. Non-DLP capabilities (SaaS security posture, app governance, threat protection) are unaffected. Policies do not migrate automatically to Purview.

Action Required

• Identify customers currently using DLP file policies in Defender for Cloud Apps.
• Begin migration planning to recreate equivalent policies in Microsoft Purview — policies do not carry over automatically.
• CSP partners can transact the discounted Microsoft Purview E5 Information Protection & Governance SKU on the customer's behalf via Modern Commerce.
• Watch for Microsoft's forthcoming automated migration tool details.

Billing, Compliance, and Programme Housekeeping

France e-Invoicing — Tax ID Collection Now Live in Partner Center

Ahead of the September 1, 2026 French e-Invoicing mandate, Partner Center now collects the full set of France-specific Tax IDs — SIREN, SIRET, VAT, e-delivery address, and territory-specific identifiers like TAHITI Number and RIDET. If your business is tax-registered in France or French territories, at least one valid Tax ID is mandatory; if not, you must select the "not a tax-registered entity" attestation checkbox.

Action Required

• Review and complete your Tax ID details under Billing Profile (MAICPP) or Legal Information (CSP direct/indirect).
• Engage your tax advisor for any uncertainty — Microsoft does not provide tax guidance.

Annual Local Currency Pricing — One Update a Year, Starting January 2027

Microsoft is moving from ad hoc local-currency pricing adjustments to a single annual update every January, starting January 1, 2027, with guidance issued every November. Product-specific and consumer price adjustments are communicated separately and continue as before.

Action Required

• No immediate action — build the November guidance and January pricing cycle into your annual planning calendar going forward.

Benefits Renewal Window Shortens — Early 2027

Starting early 2027, benefit renewal windows shift to 30 days before the anniversary date (AD-30), removing the current 30-day post-anniversary grace period. Miss the anniversary date without renewing, and the benefit expires the next day — full repurchase required to reinstate. This applies to Benefits Packages and Solutions Partner designations; Support Services, Training Services, and ISV Success already operate on AD-30.

Action Required

• Review your upcoming designation and benefits-package anniversary dates in the membership dashboard.
• Build renewal reminders at AD-45 and AD-30, not AD-day, to avoid falling into the new hard cutoff.

Partner Code of Conduct Update — Effective August 1, 2026

Microsoft is adding a new Governance provision requiring partners to participate in, and successfully complete, anti-corruption and remediation programmes when required — separate from standard PCoC compliance training. No immediate action is required; this is a clarification of existing cooperation expectations, not a new standalone obligation.

Action Required

• Review the updated Partner Code of Conduct terms before the August 1 effective date.
• Brief your compliance lead on the new remediation-programme cooperation language.

Programme and Platform Notes

Partner Center agent API now open for integration — Effective June 2026, the Partner Center AI assistant's agent endpoint is available for direct integration into your own systems, letting your team get Partner Center answers without visiting the portal directly.

Updated CSP/MAICPP vetting experience — live since July 28 — A modernised vetting UX has rolled out with clearer inline validation to reduce submission errors. No partner action required beyond keeping contact and compliance admin details current.

M365 Copilot nonprofit margin update — Effective July 1, 2026, a new partner margin applies to the Microsoft 365 Copilot nonprofit SKU (Product ID CFQ7TTC0MM8R, SKU 000T). The correction is expected to reflect in Partner Center pricing/billing after the August 2026 price list publishes, with adjustments appearing on a subsequent invoice.

WSA validation improvements — Windows Server subscription activation validation in Volume Licensing Central now surfaces clearer errors for setup and tenant issues, reducing manual escalations.

Agent 365 licensing prerequisite reiterated — As a reminder from the June 1 change: new Agent 365 purchases require Microsoft 365 E5/A5/Business Premium (or equivalent Defender + Purview Suite combinations). M365 E7 customers are unaffected, since E7 already includes E5, Agent 365, Copilot, and Entra Suite.

FY27 Cloud & AI GTM resources — Updated discussion guides and product pitch decks aligned to FY27 priorities are rolling out now via the Partner GTM hub.

Action Required

• If you build internal tooling against Partner Center, evaluate the agent API for direct integration.
• No action needed for the vetting UX update — just keep your compliance admin and contact info current.
• Flag the nonprofit Copilot margin update to your billing team so the August price-list correction isn't missed.
• Reconfirm Agent 365 prerequisite licensing in any open Agent 365 conversations.
• Pull the refreshed FY27 GTM discussion guides before your next customer pitch.

MCAPS Start for Partners — Recap and On-Demand Access

The Live Event Has Passed — The Recordings Are Where the Value Is Now

MCAPS Start for Partners run July 22, 2026, with confirmed sessions from Judson Althoff (CEO, Microsoft commercial business), Nicole Dezen (Chief Partner Officer), Stephen Boyle (CVP, Enterprise Partner Solutions), and leaders across AI Business Solutions, Cloud & AI Platforms, and Security. Sessions covered Frontier Transformation, turning Copilot and agents into measurable customer outcomes, and a first look at FY27 programme benefits and investments.

Action Required

• Access session replays in the Partner Activation Zone — no live attendance required.
• Assign a session owner per track (AI Business Solutions, Cloud & AI Platforms, Security) to watch on-demand and report back key FY27 takeaways.
• Cross-check anything discussed against this edition and the official Partner Center announcements — session content sometimes previews changes before they're formally published.

10 Questions CSPs Should Be Asking Right Now

FY27 promotions just launched. Which ones actually matter for my pipeline?

Segment by fuse length first. E3, E5, and the standard Copilot promos (15%/30% off) expire September 30 — that's a Q1 close conversation. E7 and the Copilot Business bundles run through December 31 — that's a longer nurture. Don't quote a Q1-fuse promo as if it has a year of runway.

The M365 Business + Copilot SKUs are now permanent. Does that mean less urgency to sell them now?

Less pricing urgency, yes — but that's exactly why your services layer matters more, not less. A permanent SKU removes the "act before the promo ends" trigger. Replace it with a "get ahead of your competitors' AI adoption" trigger and a services package that gives the customer a reason to start this quarter.

What is Copilot in 30 and is it worth building around?

It's a packaged, repeatable SMB acquisition motion: 25-user, 30-day Copilot Business trial plus targeting, campaign, and conversion support from Microsoft, transactable from August 1. If you serve customers under 300 employees and don't already have a structured Copilot trial motion, this is close to a ready-made one — download the launch kit now and have your first cohort identified before August 1.

Azure IP co-sell is moving to Marketplace-first. Do I lose credit for deals I'm running today?

Not for deals already recognised — but the direction for FY27 is unambiguous: Marketplace Billed Sales is the primary mechanism going forward, and PRACR no longer operates broadly. If your Azure IP motion isn't Marketplace-native, talk to your PDM now rather than discovering the gap at year-end reconciliation.

I hold one of the specialisations being merged in August — Analytics, Low Code, Kubernetes. What happens to my status?

You're automatically enrolled in the merged specialisation with your existing anniversary date — no re-application needed. But the performance and skilling requirements change, sometimes materially. Map your current position against the new combined criteria before the merge date so you're not caught short at renewal.

The Security Specialisation audit model is coming. What's the actual timeline?

The audit checklists were slated to publish by the end of July 2026 — check Partner Center now, as this may already be live. When the model goes live, current holders get a 6-month anniversary-date extension. That extension is your preparation window — use it to build a delivery-methodology and customer-outcome dossier now, not after the checklist forces the issue.

MDTI is retiring August 1. Do my customers need to do anything?

No — MDTI capabilities move into the Defender portal at no extra cost for any customer with Defender or Sentinel. The action is on your side: identify active MDTI subscriptions, expect a Microsoft credit memo for remaining term, and make sure your billing team passes that credit through to the customer.

DLP in Defender for Cloud Apps deprecates in January 2027. Is that urgent yet?

Not urgent today, but it's a real project with an 18-month runway. Policies don't migrate automatically — they need to be recreated in Purview. Start identifying affected customers now; this is a scoped, billable migration engagement, not a five-minute config change.

Growth margins launch October 1. What should I do with the sandbox access available now?

Use it to model your FY27 economics before the launch, not after. Test qualifying new-to-offer, seat-expansion, and adoption scenarios against your actual pipeline so you know which deals benefit from growth margin before you're pricing live customer quotes on October 1.

The benefits renewal window is shortening to AD-30 with no grace period. When does that actually bite?

Not until early 2027 — but the change removes the 30-day post-anniversary cushion partners currently rely on. Build your renewal reminders at 45 and 30 days out now, ahead of the change, so the habit is already in place when the grace period disappears.

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