Accelerating AI adoption for the US government
Federal agencies are at a crossroads: balancing rising costs with the need for faster innovation. That’s why Microsoft, together with the GSA, launched the OneGov offer, a foundation for secure and cost-effective modernization powered by our partner ecosystem. With OneGov, agencies can: ✅ Modernize legacy systems with Microsoft’s integrated cloud ✅ Accelerate AI adoption with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure, and Sentinel ✅ Unlock billions in savings through streamlined procurement and partner-led services Importantly, partners are at the heart of every deployment, driving transformation, securing mission-critical workloads, and enabling agencies to achieve mission outcomes faster. Learn more in Chris Barry’s blog: https://aka.ms/Partnerblog-AIadoptionforUSGOVGPT-5 in Microsoft 365 Copilot available today!
We’re excited to announce that GPT‑5—OpenAI’s best AI system to-date—is rolling out today in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot Studio across the world. GPT-5 is a significant leap in intelligence and becomes even more powerful when applied to work. Bringing GPT-5 to Copilot on the day of its release is part of our commitment to make OpenAI’s latest models available to customers in Microsoft 365 Copilot within 30 days. Copilot delivers the latest AI innovation, tuned for work and tailored to your business needs—with the security, compliance, and privacy that you expect from Microsoft. Continue reading hereLicensing and pricing updates for on-premises products: July 2025
While Microsoft 365 suites continue to be a great choice for delivering value to our customers due to their outstanding performance, scalability, and security, we recognize the critical ongoing need for on-premises deployments in certain customer environments. In our continued commitment to supporting these customers, Microsoft is introducing several licensing and pricing changes to our on-premises server products in July and August 2025. To support ongoing maintenance and updates for Microsoft 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% this July. Also in July, Exchange Server Subscription Edition and Skype for Business Subscription Edition will be made generally available. Additionally, prices for our Core Client Access License (CAL) Suite and Enterprise CAL Suite will increase by 15% and 20%, respectively, effective August 1, 2025. These changes apply exclusively to the on-premises versions of these products. There is no impact to pricing for SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, or Microsoft Teams purchased separately or through a Microsoft 365 license. For more details about these pricing updates, visit our blog postPartner Blog | Updates coming for Cloud Solution Provider partners
As the market opportunity for the small and medium enterprise customer segments grows, Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners play a key role in capturing this opportunity, offering value-added services and trusted guidance that accelerate AI transformation. In this next chapter of growth, we’re introducing updates designed to help you drive more renewals, upgrades, and upsells; retain customers; and scale your business—while staying compliant and capable. Our latest blog post highlights these updates, which include: New three-year terms for Microsoft 365 E3, E5, and Teams Enterprise in CSP to help with a consistent customer experience. Simplified renewals and upgrades with an updated channel transfers experience, new reporting features, and AI-powered automation in Partner Center. Strengthened CSP ecosystem with new requirements for authorizations and incentive eligibility. Read the blog post here Join the conversation on Microsoft Partner Community’s CSP partners discussion board.
