By Andrew Smith, General Manager, Worldwide Partner Programs
We value partner feedback and celebrate the range of perspectives within our community as we
continue to enhance the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program. Our second blog of 2025 provides expert insights, updated learning resources, and recent benefits from the last four months to
support your development.
Announcements
Microsoft at 50: the journey and future of the partner ecosystem
As we celebrate Microsoft’s 50th anniversary in April, our annual State of the Partner Ecosystem
blog was a great opportunity to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared with our partners, employees, and customers. Celebrate with us!
- Watch this video from Judson Althoff, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial
Officer, Microsoft. - Join the Microsoft AI Skills Fest for 50 days of learning and discovery starting April 8!
Gain skills that will empower you and your team to build innovative AI solutions with
Microsoft’s apps and services. - Download the Microsoft 50th Anniversary Social Toolkit.
- See the full list of partner quotes on the Microsoft 50th Anniversary celebration site.
Upcoming API changes for Microsoft partners: what you need to know
Security and compliance are vital to maintaining trust and enhancing business efficiency. Our
recent blog outlines several significant updates to application programming interfaces (APIs)
that Microsoft partners will need to implement over the coming months to ensure compliance
and avoid disruptions in business operations. These changes include updates to billing
frequency scheduling, Partner of Record (POR) assignment, CSP billing reconciliation APIs,
Partner Center pricelist upgrades, and the deprecation of Azure AD graph tokens. Additionally,
the blog emphasizes the importance of multi-factor authentication (MFA) and upcoming
changes to Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) attestation methods.
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Published Apr 15, 2025
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