Article – 08/31/2024
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Leader Cloud announcement
Microsoft-led Migration for Legacy Public Sector Subscriptions
Starting September 1,2024, Microsoft will automatically move all legacy nonprofit and education SKUs to NCE. This will match existing subscription renewal dates. To change billing frequency (Annual or Month-to-month) please do this cancellation and order new NCE license prior or within 7 days after migration is completed. Post-migration, the new NCE cancellation policy will apply.
No Auto-Renewal Deactivation for Legacy Non-profit & Education Subscriptions
Finally, we want to inform you that you can no longer deactivate the auto-renewal option for legacy Non-profit & Education subscriptions. This is because the auto-renewal option will interfere with the migration process that will be done by Microsoft.
If you attempt to deactivate the auto-renewal option for these subscriptions, you will see this message:
“Only immediate actions are allowed for legacy public sector subscriptions due to Microsoft-led migration to NCE initiative.”
Microsoft announcement:
The Microsoft-led migration effort begins with Public Sector offers renewing on September 1, 2024, and will continue with all offers to renew throughout calendar years 2024 and 2025. Microsoft-led migration occurs on the date of subscription renewal. All legacy subscriptions that Microsoft migrates to new commerce are set to an annual term with the same billing plan and license count those customers had in legacy. Partners will have seven days after migration is complete to change the subscription term, quantity, or cancel the subscription if necessary. We encourage partners to prioritize migrating their customers from legacy to new commerce.
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| Key Milestones | Date |
|---|---|
| New subscription purchase must be on new commerce | August 1, 2024 |
| Microsoft led migration for Public Sector | September 1, 2024 |
| End of legacy incentives for Public Sector | March 31, 2025 |
Reference: August 2024 announcements – Partner Center announcements | Microsoft Learn
