Partner Blog | Make each Microsoft 365 Business Premium opportunity a security conversation
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) want to put cloud and AI to work while protecting their people, data, and operations. Cybersecurity Awareness Month brings those priorities into focus each October, but building a secure foundation for productive, AI-ready work is a year-round business need. For Microsoft partners, that makes each Microsoft 365 Business Premium opportunity a security conversation and a path to recurring managed services. Lead with the outcomes customers need: adopt AI with confidence, strengthen protection against advanced cyberattacks, and secure sensitive data while addressing compliance requirements. Microsoft 365 Business Premium brings productivity and foundational security together. Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium and Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium extend that foundation with advanced threat protection, data security, and compliance capabilities. Together, they give you a connected Microsoft platform to assess, deploy, manage, and expand as customer needs evolve. The opportunity continues well after the initial sale. By guiding adoption, maintaining security posture, and strengthening governance, you can build repeatable managed security services that deepen customer relationships and create opportunities for recurring revenue. Security is the foundation for productive, AI-ready work Security is now a priority across the partner ecosystem and a prerequisite for nearly every customer initiative. Secure identities, protected data, threat protection, and clear governance create the foundation for productive work today and for governed AI adoption over time. That’s the thinking behind the FY27 SMB sales plays, including the “Run your business securely” security sales play. Rather than leading with a product list, start with the business outcome the customer is trying to achieve and the risk that could get in the way. The FY27 SMB partner resources provide conversation guides, pitch materials, and discovery questions you can use to turn that framing into a business case. The FY27 SMB Channel Partner Playbook extends that guidance across customer conversations, readiness, and go-to-market execution. This secure foundation also matters as customers move from isolated AI use to repeatable, governed ways of working, a core part of Frontier Transformation. For SMBs with lean IT teams, or who rely on their Managed Service Provider (MSP), an integrated approach can simplify the environment while improving visibility across identity, endpoints, data, and compliance. Partners can guide that progression by keeping security, productivity, and AI readiness connected throughout the customer relationship. Continue reading here
MSP Azure Lighthouse - cannot access Azure Policies deployed at Management Group Level
Hi, We're an MSP company that provides Azure services to other companies. We're using Azure Lighthouse to allow team members to access the client's Azure Subscriptions. Currently, we've ran into an issue that when Azure Policies are deployed at a Management Group level, we don't have visibility to them. The reason is that Azure Lighthouse gives us access at the Subscription level and not a Management Group level. If Azure Policy is deployed at a Management Group level, we won't be able to see or edit it. Has anyone else encountered this? Does anyone know how to access Management Groups through Azure Lighthouse? Or if there is another way to configure this for a Service Provider? Regards, Joseph
Progress in Master Project
Hi, I have a Master Project.mpp file with two tasks named T1 and T2, Besides there are two sub project.mpp files which are inserted to Master Project.mpp File. Suppose that all Tasks of Sub Project1.mpp are Done and as you see in Master Project.mpp file, Time Progress of Total Project is 50% (%Complete Column) but ratio of time weight factor of sub project1 to Total project in Master Project.mpp is 51.79% ((232/448)*100). Which of these numbers is true? 50% or 51.79%? why ?
