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January 2025 announcements

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This page provides the announcements for Microsoft Partner Center for January 2025.

January Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) monthly updates and community reminder

Monthly views are now published, including the updated partner launch calendars, the CSP Bimonthly Update newsletter, and other CSP community resources that provide you with essential program updates.

  • Date: January 8, 2025
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: CSP direct-bill partners and indirect providers

Always available - Launch content on demand

For a consolidated view of all recent and active launches in a single place, visit the partner launch calendars collection. You'll find a timeline for each launch and links to published materials to help you learn more about that launch.

The downloadable CSP Bimonthly Update newsletter, which aggregates recent CSP announcements, updates, events, and reminders in an easy-to-read document.

Partner Journey Maps provide detailed navigation along the journey of Microsoft’s highest priority transformations.

Need licensing readiness? The monthly CSP spotlight webinars cover the latest CSP licensing information available for all partners.

CSP Community Q&A reminder

The monthly CSP community Q&A session provides you with an opportunity to learn more and ask questions about changes affecting the program.

Register here to join upcoming calls.

Next steps

  • Review the Partner Launch Calendar, read the monthly newsletter, and register for upcoming Community Q&A calls.

Questions?

The monthly CSP community Q&A call is the best place to bring questions about operational change in the CSP program. You can submit a question up to 48 hours before the call.

Questions on any other CSP topic? Visit the Partner Center support page.

Let's do great work together.

Expanded global marketplace opportunities for ISVs in China

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in China can now monetize their solutions globally through the Microsoft commercial marketplace.

  • Date: January 8, 2025
  • Workspace: Marketplace offers
  • Impacted audience: ISVs in China

As of January 6, 2025, ISVs based in China can now publish and sell their software solutions worldwide through the Microsoft commercial marketplace. This expansion gives ISVs in China access to millions of enterprise customers and the extensive Microsoft partner ecosystem. ISVs in China can now:

  • Generate more revenue by reaching customers across more than 140 geographies
  • Simplify sales by leaning on the marketplace to streamline billing, payouts, and more
  • Benefit from co-sell opportunities with the Microsoft sales teams

Note

Although ISVs in China can now sell globally, customers located within China continue to access free and bring-your-own-license (BYOL) offers only.

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