Microsoft has announced a series of updates for September 2025. This blog covers changes to products, solutions, services, partner programs, and other key information. Let us review the latest news.
New security and compliance add-ons available for Microsoft 365 Business Premium
- New SMB security suites below were made available in September 2025
- Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium
- Purview Suite for Business Premium
- Defender and Purview Suite for Business Premium
Read our article by Kieran Robinson to find detailed information about the new SKUs HERE.
Changes To Microsoft 365, Office 365, And Teams Licensing
- Effective from 1st of November 2025, Microsoft will reverse the end of sale for all Microsoft 365 & Office 365 Enterprise suites with Teams.
- The Microsoft Partner FAQ provides detailed information HERE regarding upcoming price adjustments. These changes are due to Microsoft’s efforts to align pricing and packaging with requirements specified in Microsoft’s Commitments to the European Commission.
What Microsoft’s 2025 pricing change means for Enterprise Agreement vs CSP
Read our article to find out all the information about upcoming changes to the way Microsoft prices online services purchased through volume licensing programs HERE.
Microsoft 365 E5 15% off promotion extended
- Microsoft 365 E5 15% off promotion has been extended until 31st of December 2025.
Announcing Two New CSP Promotions for Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Beginning 1st of October 2025, two new CSP promotions will launch: one for first-time adopters and another for customers expanding AI adoption.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot – Getting Started CSP Promotion (15% off)
- Microsoft 365 Copilot – ScaleUp CSP Offer (20% off)
September Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) monthly updates
- Partner launch calendar, Partner journey maps and CSP Bimonthly newsletter have all been updated.
- Registration link for monthly CSP Community Q&A sessions is HERE.
Reminder: Important actions partners need to take to secure the partner ecosystem
- Microsoft is enforcing MFA for Microsoft 365 admin centre.
- Microsoft is enforcing MFA for Partner Centre portal starting 8th of September 2025.
- The Security requirements experience has been redesigned to clearly separate mandatory and recommended controls.
Dynamics 365 Business Central pricing update date change
- Dynamics 365 Business Central Price update has been pushed back from 1st of October 2025 to 1st of November 2025.
- Review Microsoft Partner Alert detailing pricing update.
Microsoft Project Online is retiring: What you need to know
- Project Online will retire on 30th of September 2026.
- Project Online only SKUs will end of sale for new customers on 1st of October 2025.
- Project desktop will not be impacted.
- Read the Microsoft article to find out all the information HERE.
Agentic AI Playbook for partners now available
- Microsoft has released the Agentic AI Playbook, a strategic guide designed to assist its partners in understanding and making use of agentic AI opportunities.
- Review the playbook HERE
Scheduled and Recent Events:
- 8-10 October – FY26 AI Business Solutions Sales Fast Start
- 15-17 October – Becoming Frontier: Pitch and Land the AI Transformation Story
- 18-21 November – Microsoft Ignite 2025
- On demand – Microsoft Partner FY26 GTM Kickoff Event
- On-demand – Implementing Windows 365 Cloud PC
- On-demand – Cloud Endpoints Partner Sales Bootcamp
- On-demand – Level UP Sales & Technical CSP bootcamps
- On demand – CSP Practice build on Threat Protection & Data Security with ME5
- On demand – Secure and Govern Microsoft 365 Copilot with Microsoft Purview
If you’d like to discuss any of the above, please speak to your Business Development Manager, call us on 0345 249 3303 or email us, and we’ll be happy to chat through any of your questions.