Microsoft Newsletter – May 2024

 
 

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01 touko 24 Author: Kjeld Larsen

As we are approaching the summer, we are also approaching the final weeks of Microsoft Fiscal Year 2024. Now is the time for Microsoft Solution Partners to engage with your TD SYNNEX agents to check if you have any unused marketing funds and land your final sales and marketing activities for this fiscal half.

Microsoft Copilot for 365 continue to be the hot topic, and our experts are busy helping Microsoft partners present Copilot to their clients and land adoption programs for their users. If you have not yet engaged your customers with Copilot offers, please engage with us to get started.

In this newsletter you can find the latest product news and upcoming training sessions for Microsoft CSP Partners.

 

Product News

Important update to the new commerce migration timeline              

Most nonprofit and education offers are now available in CSP in the new commerce experience. This makes it possible for partners to manage all CSP seat-based business in one experience with same commercial terms and conditions. Beginning August 1, 2024, new subscription purchases for available nonprofit and education offers must be on new commerce.

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New pricing for Dynamics 365 effective October 1, 2024.  

Microsoft has announced the first pricing update for Microsoft Dynamics 365 in more than five years. The price changes will be effective October 1, 2024, and the products will be priced comparably across different currencies.

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Copilot for Microsoft 365 available to more customers

To empower every organization to become AI-powered, Microsoft are making Copilot for Microsoft 365 available to businesses of all types and sizes – including frontline worker plans, and educational student and faculty plans.

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Changes to Microsoft Planner and Microsoft Project Plans.  

Microsoft has made changes to Microsoft Planner included in Microsoft 365 plans and renaming Project Plan 1 to Planner Plan 1.  

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Upcoming training from TD SYNNEX and MICROSOFT

TD SYNNEX Academy: Mastering Copilot

Unlock the full potential of Microsoft Copilot in this comprehensive one-day course, merging the essential elements of "Getting Started with Copilot for Microsoft 365" and "Crafting Effective Prompts for Copilot in Microsoft 365."

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TD SYNNEX Academy: Copilot for Microsoft 365 Administrators

New technical training focused on the foundational design of Copilot for Microsoft 365, emphasizing the critical security and compliance configurations essential for administrators.

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MICROSOFT: Microsoft 365 Product Connect

In this live webinar, Microsoft curate the most relevant and important product news for CSP partners. You hear it directly from the Modern Work product team as Microsoft cover new and upcoming product news, promotions, and program announcements that include Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Security, Windows 365, and Device Management.

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MICROSOFT: Microsoft Partner FY25 GTM Launch Event

Be the firsts to hear about the go-to-market (GTM) priorities and initiatives Microsoft have planned for FY25. Register today to reserve your spot – and to get details ahead of the event about the sessions and topics that will be covered.

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MICROSOFT: Unlock efficiency and scale with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse

Microsoft 365 Lighthouse is a tool designed for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to manage and secure their customers’ Microsoft 365 environments efficiently. It provides MSPs with the ability to standardize configurations, manage risks, and identify sales opportunities through AI-driven insights.

In this webinar series, you will learn how to grow your business, unlock efficiency, streamline your workflow, and scale your organization with this powerful tool.

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MICROSOFT: The Partner Opportunity with Microsoft Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot Studio represents a significant opportunity for partners to expand on their current practices providing the ability to extend and customize 1st-party Microsoft Copilot (including Copilot for Microsoft 365) and to build custom copilots for value-added scenarios for an organization’s employees or customers. Join this session to explore the partner opportunity with Copilot Studio, including understanding the conversational AI market, when to choose Copilot Studio, how to go to market, and use cases and customer scenarios.

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