Microsoft continues pushing its new commerce experience (NCE) platform, with deadlines for the public sector, legacy, and multi-year offers. Starting in November, Microsoft solution providers can move public sector subscriptions to the NCE platform, and two months later, Microsoft will begin to migrate any remaining legacy seat-based subscriptions for private and public sector customers. Microsoft will automatically move those remaining legacy offers to annual NCE commitments, and solution providers will have seven days to change subscription terms, the quantity or to cancel subscriptions. The deadlines add to the stress solution providers are experiencing as they continue to work through changes under the new Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (MACPP).
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Tactical information here. You may not like it, but providers doing business with Microsoft… need to do business the Microsoft way.