Microsoft News & Updates:

1: Three-year subscription terms for Microsoft 365 E5 Security and E5 Compliance coming July1, 2025:
 

Following the introduction of three-year subscription options for Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft365 E5, and Microsoft Teams Enterprise on June 1, 2025, Microsoft will expand its offerings to include Microsoft 365 E5 Security and Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance mini suites starting July1, 2025.

These extended terms will allow customers to stabilize costs by locking in product pricing for afull three years—particularly valuable in markets with local currencies, where exchange rate(FX) fluctuations can impact financial predictability and operational budgets.

Mid-Term Upgrades Available:Customers who recently purchased a one-year term subscription will have the flexibility toupgrade mid-term to a three-year subscription.

Billing Options & Requirements:Available with three-year upfront payment or triennial/annual billing optionsMinimum purchase requirement of 100 licenses (enforced at the SKU level)

2: The following CSP promotions have been extended until September 30, 2025:

• Microsoft 365 Copilot CSP Getting Started: 15% valid from September 1, 2024 until September 30, 2025 
• Accelerate with Microsoft 365: 15 % for new annual term Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 subscriptions for new to offer customers, valid from July 1, 2024 until September 30,2025

3: Reminder & Update: Licensing and pricing updates for on-premises server products coming July 1, 2025 and August 1, 2025:

As previously announced by Microsoft, Exchange Server Subscription Edition and Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition will be made generally available in July 2025.

In order to deploy and use Subscription Edition server products, customers must have activeSoftware Assurance (SA) or cloud subscription licenses for all users and devices that access them.

To support ongoing maintenance and updates for Microsoft’s on-premises server products,prices for all standalone on-premises server products (SharePoint Server, Exchange Server,and Skype for Business Server) will increase by 10% from July 1, 2025, alongside generalavailability of Exchange Server Subscription Edition and Skype for Business Subscription Edition.

Prices for Core CAL Suite and Enterprise CAL Suite, which have been static for some time,will increase by 15% and 20%, respectively from August 1, 2025

Please note that these changes apply exclusively to the on-premises versions of theseproducts. There is no impact to pricing for SharePoint Online, Exchange Online or MicrosoftTeams purchased separately or through a Microsoft 365 license.

More information can be found here

Insight's Cloud Commerce Platform – Improvements and Developments:

Cloud Commerce Platform - CCx on https://buy.insight.com - May 31, 2025:

1: New Feature: "People Who Bought This Item Also Bought":

Customers will now benefit from the new "People Who Bought This Item Also Bought" feature, designed to enhance the shopping experience by providing relevant product recommendations on both the Product Detail Page (PDP) and in the shopping cart.

This personalized recommendation system helps customers easily discover additional products that complement their current selections. It empowers them to make more informed purchasing decisions based on the preferences and behaviors of other shoppers.

2: Updated link to request support:

Customers in the EMEA region will benefit from an updated link that directs them to the new global ServiceNow instance, ensuring they have access to the most current support resources.

3: Enable Billing Term & Billing Frequency changes on End of Sales (EOS) products

In response to Microsoft’s removal of End Of Sale (EOS) Term and Frequency change restrictions, which now align with New Commerce Experience (NCE) changes, we are updating our Cloud Commerce platform (CCx) to support these changes.

More information how to manage term duration and billing frequency can be found here

Cloud Consumption Reporting - CCR on https://ccr.insight.com - June 05, 2025:

1: New dashboard as landing page upon login

We are launching a new landing dashboard upon login that will present you with a summary of the following data:

• Estimated usage for the current month
• Last month’s billed usage
• Last month’s Azure invoice
• Azure usage
• Marketplace
• Reserved Instance
• Azure Savings plan
• Telco overage
• Difference from the previous month
• 6 Month Azure spend trend
• Subscriptions renewing soonest
• License & subscription totals