{"id":49887,"date":"2024-12-16T18:26:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T02:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/?p=49887"},"modified":"2024-12-16T18:29:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T02:29:49","slug":"microsoft-365-copilot-enables-new-opportunities-for-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/2024\/12\/16\/microsoft-365-copilot-enables-new-opportunities-for-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365 Copilot enables new opportunities for partners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the ever-evolving technology ecosystem, the unprecedented pace of innovation with Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/a> is reshaping the future of work. Powered by generative AI, Microsoft 365 Copilot is at the heart of this transformation\u2014revolutionizing productivity, collaboration, and customer engagement.<\/p>\n

With recent upgrades, including Copilot Pages, advanced app integrations, and AI models, Microsoft 365 Copilot offers partners more tools to create innovative solutions for their customers. The enhancements in the Wave 2 announcement<\/a> further empower customers by boosting collaboration, productivity, and automation. These upgrades create new opportunities for partners to enhance their offerings, deliver greater customer outcomes, and drive business growth.<\/p>\n

In this blog, we\u2019ll highlight recently launched offers and announcements, GTM and skilling resources, and next steps to help you seize this opportunity to deliver innovation and drive business value.<\/p>\n

Introducing a new payment option<\/strong><\/h3>\n

On December 1, 2024, we introduced a new monthly billing plan for annual subscriptions<\/strong> of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales, and Microsoft 365 Copilot for Services. This new monthly billing option for annual subscriptions will be priced five percent higher than the annual billing (upfront payment) option for annual subscription plans. For additional details, read this Microsoft 365 blog<\/a> and this Pricing Updates FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Promotional offers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To help you get customers AI-ready, the following offers are available to accelerate the customer\u2019s adoption of AI while helping them stay secure and compliant.<\/p>\n

Getting Started Microsoft 365 Copilot offer<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Now through December 31, 2024, customers buying between 10\u2013300 seats on a new Copilot for Microsoft 365 subscription will get a 15 percent discount<\/strong>. This discount will be applied to the partner net pricing, allowing you the flexibility to decide how to use these savings with your customers. Leverage the functional offers development guide<\/a> to further enhance this promotion by bundling with your professional services. We also recommend that you take advantage of our monthly Microsoft 365 Copilot QuickStart training<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Do More with Microsoft 365 E3 promo<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Security remains a top priority for customers. The introduction of AI amplifies this concern, underscoring the importance of safeguarding data. Now through June 30, 2025, CSP partners will receive a 15 percent discount<\/strong> off the net partner price for new-to-Microsoft 365 E3 customers. Microsoft 365 E3 provides essential foundations to enable AI, including Microsoft 365 apps and security capabilities that simplify IT management and support customers on their Zero Trust journey. For customers seeking next-level threat protection and data security, Microsoft 365 E5 provides additional capabilities such as XDR to defend across the infrastructure and ensure data security throughout the data lifecycle.<\/p>\n

Microsoft 365 E5 customer offer
\n<\/strong>Beginning January 1, 2025, partners can receive a 15 percent discount<\/strong> off the net price of Microsoft 365 E5 annual commitment subscriptions for eligible customers. This promotion will be available worldwide for new-to-offer customers, for subscriptions between 1\u20132,400 licenses.<\/p>\n

The offer will be available through June 30, 2025. Look for more information in the\u00a0Global Promo Readiness Guide<\/a>\u00a0beginning January 1.<\/p>\n

Go-to-market resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Microsoft 365 Copilot is your AI assistant for work.<\/em> And its value now goes beyond individual productivity boosts\u2014supporting top organizational goals like revenue growth, cost reduction, higher revenue per employee, faster employee onboarding, better workforce retention, and increased operational efficiency.<\/p>\n

To help customers identify and realize these business outcomes faster, we\u2019ve introduced a new functional GTM approach that better demonstrates business value and provides a strong justification for business leaders to want to expand their investments.<\/p>\n

Here are the key resources<\/strong> you don\u2019t want to miss:<\/p>\n

Start with this video<\/a> to understand the new functional GTM approach, then use these resources with customers: the Microsoft 365 Copilot pitch deck<\/a>,<\/a> the Microsoft Copilot Scenario Library<\/a>, and the Business Case Builder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leverage these GTM resources<\/strong> to highlight the value of Microsoft 365 Copilot products and solutions with your customers:<\/p>\n