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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.
Monthly update
For a complete overview of programme changes, product updates and opportunities, download the latest monthly update.
The PDF includes detailed guidance across key solution areas, along with upcoming events and partner actions to consider.
Web Direct to CSP
Moving Azure customers from web-direct credit-card billing to CSP does not have to mean downtime or a complex workload migration. Eligible customers can complete a billing switch while keeping their Azure environment running, giving partners a clearer route to support, manage and optimise their cloud spend. Customers will need to accept the reseller relationship and implement GDAP. The process involves several stages, so early planning is important. Arrow’s cloud technical team can carry out an eligibility review and guide partners through the transition.
Read more on pages 13–14 of the latest update.
Github
GitHub sits within Microsoft’s Azure incentives, creating an opportunity for eligible partners when GitHub is linked correctly to Azure. Partners may earn the 3% core Azure incentive, alongside applicable growth accelerators, and Partner Earned Credit can apply to deployed Git resources. Connecting GitHub billing to an Azure subscription also allows charges for services such as GitHub Copilot, GitHub Actions and Codespaces to flow through the customer’s existing Azure billing process, helping consolidate invoices and simplify spend management.
Read more on page 11 of the latest update.
Specliasitation Mergers
Microsoft is consolidating several partner specialisations to align them more closely with current customer demand and AI-led workloads. Analytics on Azure, Data Warehouse Migration to Azure and Business Intelligence are becoming Analytics on Microsoft Azure. Low Code Application Development and Intelligent Automation have combined as Agentic Business Solutions, while Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure and Migrate Enterprise Applications to Azure are becoming App Modernisation on Azure. Existing enrolled partners retain their anniversary dates, but should now review the updated performance, skilling, audit and Marketplace requirements.
Read more on pages 7–9 of the latest update.
Cowork Billing
Copilot Cowork uses consumption-based billing through Copilot Credits rather than a traditional per-user licence. Charges apply when Cowork carries out work, with usage linked to tasks or compute activity. A Copilot Studio monthly credit pack does not fully support Cowork, so customers need an Azure subscription and must connect the relevant environment to Azure consumption through the Power Platform admin centre or Copilot Studio. Once configured, usage can be monitored through the Power Platform admin centre or Azure Cost Management, helping organisations keep oversight of consumption and spend.
Read more on pages 17–18 of the latest update.
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