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Stay up to date with what’s changing across the public cloud landscape
This page brings together the updates that matter to your business, from funding opportunities and product changes to new programmes and technical shifts. It’s designed to help you understand what’s changed and where to focus next.
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The PDF includes detailed guidance across key solution areas, along with upcoming events and partner actions to consider.
Azure VMware Changes
Azure VMware changes are set to affect many resellers and hosters, especially as Broadcom introduces new licensing rules, higher minimum core requirements and wider cost increases. For many SMB customers, these changes could make existing VMware environments more expensive to maintain and renew over time. Arrow is encouraging partners to start planning early, look at alternative options such as Azure, Hyper-V or AWS, and have migration conversations sooner rather than later.
To support this, Arrow is offering help to assess workloads, design landing zones, and migrate servers into Azure with minimal disruption to customers.
Read more on page 3.
MCA-E to CSP
Customers on MCA-E can move to CSP without special tools or downtime, making it a useful option for organisations that want to buy and manage Azure through a partner instead of directly with Microsoft. MCA-E is often used when a customer no longer qualifies for an Enterprise Agreement, and this update confirms that moving across to CSP is possible through a process similar to a mid-term transfer. While there are a few extra steps for the customer to complete, the migration itself is designed to be straightforward and does not require complex consultancy work. This could make it easier for partners to support customers who want more flexibility and a more channel-led approach to Azure purchasing.
Read more on page 4.
EA to CSP
Moving from an Enterprise Agreement to CSP can give customers more flexibility and, in many cases, lower costs, particularly if they do not have the very high spend levels that typically make EA pricing more attractive. The update explains that customers can run EA and CSP products within the same tenant, which gives them more choice when planning projects or renewals. Timing is especially important, as SaaS products are best moved near the end of term and Azure migrations need careful planning where commitments are already in place. With the right approach, however, organisations can transition services with little or no downtime and create a more flexible commercial model going forward.
Read more on page 5.
Azure VM Reservation Retirement "Resellers MUST ACT Now"
Microsoft is retiring one-year Azure VM reservations for a number of older virtual machine types from 1 July 2026, which means partners and customers should start reviewing their current reservation strategy now. Existing reservations will continue through to the end of their term, so there is no immediate impact on workloads already in place. However, if auto-renew is enabled, affected reservations will switch to pay-as-you-go pricing at renewal, which could lead to higher costs if no action is taken. For resellers, this is a good opportunity to check which customers are affected, review renewal dates and help them plan alternative options before pricing changes take effect.
Read more on page 7.
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