Microsoft Newsletter October Edition

October Microsoft Monthly Newsletter

MSP Cloud Live – a cutting-edge event exclusively for MSPs

Join Giacom’s partners, experts, and world-leading vendors to explore the latest Cloud trends, innovations, and solutions to improve SMB operations and security.

This is one you don’t want to miss but spaces are limited, so save your spot today!

MSP Cloud Live Giacom event at Code Node, London

Upcoming Microsoft events and webinars

Check out our top picks below for exciting events and webinars happening in the coming months, so you don’t miss out!

Drive your business growth at our Azure ‘Basecamp’ Training

Date: 30th October
Location: Reading

Discover what’s possible with AVD at the training event.

Converged Communications Partner Sales
Bootcamp


Date: 2nd – 4th December
Location: Online

Focusing on Teams Rooms, Teams Phone, and AI.

Are your Partner Centre CSP details up to date?

We try to make life easier for our partners and ensure their business runs as smoothly as possible. That’s why we advise you regularly to review your Partner Centre CSP details and ensure your status remains verified. Find out more in the article below.

BitTitan: MigrationWiz optimisation and more

The experts at BitTitan are excited to announce new updates to Teams Private Chat migrations.

You can now migrate Teams Private Chats via Graph API, enjoy improved credential verification, and streamline bulk imports with CSV files. We’ve also enhanced error logging for smoother troubleshooting. Check out the full list of updates on the BitTitan blog.

Blocked assignments on unused Azure subscriptions

To mitigate security risks, Microsoft will block and terminate unused Azure subscriptions 90 days after the block is applied. Customers with subscriptions that have never been used, or have been inactive for 12+ months will be notified by November 2024. Click below to find out more.

Microsoft announces mandatory MFA for Azure sign-in

Security update: Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is now required for fraud credit eligibility in CSP and will be enforced for all Azure portal users.

Unused Azure subscriptions will be blocked and deleted after 12 months. To learn more, click below.

Missed our Microsoft quarterly webinar? Don’t worry!

Watch our latest quarterly webinar on demand, where our Microsoft experts give you the latest updates in Azure, Modern Workplace, and AI.

Explore new features, license changes, promotions, and offers, along with insights from special guest speakers from Microsoft.

Dynamics, NCE and licensing updates from Microsoft.

It’s hard to keep track of everything, so we’ve collated some important updates from Microsoft we think you should know.

Dynamics 365 Pricing Updates
Microsoft recently made several changes to Dynamics 365 pricing.

Upcoming NCE milestones not to miss
Several NCE milestones are coming soon that may need action.

M365, O365 and Teams updates
Microsoft have summarised licensing updates to M365, O365 and Teams.