On 1 April, Microsoft added a new license add-on for Windows 365 Disaster Recovery, extended the promotion for Microsoft 365 Copilot, and removed licenses.
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Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus Add-on
Microsoft has been offering Windows 365 Cross Region Disaster Recovery (Product ID CFQ7TTC0SWNG) since July 2024.
Now, a new recovery add-on has been added: Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus
The add-on was announced in March and is available in three SKUs, depending on the number of vCPUs.
- Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus up to 4vCPU
- Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus up to 8vCPU
- Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus up to 16vCPU
The prerequisite for the add-on is a Windows 365 Enterprise license. The product ID is CFQ7TTC11SSF.
Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus will be generally available in spring 2025. It is currently available in preview as a licensed add-on for Windows 365 Enterprise edition only. Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus is specifically designed for users whose Cloud PC use demands high disaster recovery performance in case of an outage. These needs include faster recovery time, lower risk of data loss, and preallocated capacity that helps ensure recovery in case of an infrastructure outage.
As with Windows 365 Cross-region Disaster Recovery, Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus replicates Cloud PC disk snapshots in an alternate region. When it’s activated, users will be pointed to a temporary Cloud PC. During an outage, the user will have access to their temporary Cloud PC with all installed applications and settings based on the latest restore point. However, it’s important to note that no work is saved. Any work done should be saved to another option in the Microsoft Cloud, such as Microsoft OneDrive or Microsoft SharePoint. After the temporary Cloud PC is deactivated, no applications, data, or other information will be preserved from the temporary Cloud PC, and the user will be returned to their primary Cloud PC as it was prior to the disaster recovery event.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot (Promotion)
The Microsoft 365 Copilot Promotion for organizations with Microsoft 365 Business licenses has been extended until 30 June 2025.
A 15% discount for Microsoft 365 Copilot (Product ID CFQ7TTC0MM8R) is available for orders between 1 and 100 licenses (for direct orders, through partners, between 10 and 300 licenses), valid for the first 12 months. According to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, the prerequisite is a “Microsoft 365 Apps for business” license plan.
We’re thrilled to announce that the Microsoft 365 Copilot CSP Getting Started 15% off Promotion is now extended through 30 June 2025. The extension offers more time to leverage this fantastic opportunity and deliver exceptional value to your customers during the final quarter of the year.
Removed licenses
Microsoft Entra Permissions Management
Entra Permissions Management (Product ID CFQ7TTC0QQRV) is no longer available for new orders since 1 April. The product will be retired on 1 October 2025. Microsoft described the retirement in a blog post and updated the documentation.
Effective today, 1 April 2025, Microsoft Entra Permissions Management will no longer be available for purchase by new Enterprise Agreement and direct customers, and effective 1 May 2025, it will no longer be available for purchase by new CSP customers. Effective 1 October 2025, we will retire Microsoft Entra Permissions Management and discontinue support of this product.
Viva Goals
An update from March. Viva Goals (Product ID CFQ7TTC0PW0V) is no longer available for new orders since 1 March. As Microsoft communicated last December, it will be retired on 31 December 2025.
