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FastTrack Ready Partners "Heads Up" May 31, 2021

Heads Up FastTrack Ready Partners
May 31, 2021
May FRP incentive statements, Compliance emails, Migrations FRP Pitch Decks, OLM-MAM report improvements


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May FRP incentive statements

Processing is underway for the May FRP statements, expected delivery to partners will be on or before June 7, 2021.

Please review the Yammer announcement May FRP incentive statements and May FRP incentive statements blog post for additional details.

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Awareness: Update on May compliance email issue

An issue has been detected with the May compliance emails sent on May 27, 2021. While the numeric values reported in the metrics are accurate, some partners were incorrectly reported as compliant or not compliant.

The issue has been resolved and all partners will receive a corrected compliance email indicating their status on June 1, 2021.

Blog post - An issue has been detected with the May compliance email

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FastTrack Migrations has published FRP Pitch Decks

The FastTrack Migrations team has published six Migration Benefit decks (or Pitch Decks) - one deck per migration type. These decks allow you to pitch the use of the FastTrack Migration benefit and gives you a high-level introduction into the migration process. Each deck talks about the value of an FTC approach, customer value proposition, partner value proposition, high-level RACI, what is or is not moved by migration type, a quick start guide, connectivity diagram, a migration checklist, and known limitations of that migration type.

The PowerPoint decks are located on the Partner portal: https://partner-docs.microsoft.com:

Please review them and provide us with the feedback that you have. If you think we should add specific information to these decks which would help you with your customer interactions, please email them to manny.acevedo@microsoft.com.

Please see the Yammer announcement FastTrack Migrations has published FRP Pitch Decks.

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Available now: Improvements to the OLM-MAM report on the FRP Dashboard

Effective May 20, 2021, the following updates have been incorporated into the OLM-MAM report:

  • Expanded tenant list by removing Intune QE > 149 and Current Engagement Scenario filters. The only filter on the report is: EXO QE > 149.
  • Removed OLM Engagement Scenario column.
  • Added Current CPOR P-RM and Current CPOR MPN ID columns.

Please see the Yammer announcement Available Now! Improvements to the OLM-MAM report in the FRP Dashboard.

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Feedback requested: New partner performance tools on Partner Center dashboard

The M365 engineering team is developing new tools within the Partner Center dashboard to provide you with better business insights. Currently, the creation of a tool to measure your performance and ability to drive growth is being considered. This will enable you to measure your performance and see how you compare to other partners.

We are looking for your input on how this feature will be constructed. Please contact OMEX OSU-M365 Feedback to participate in a brief feedback session.

Please reference the Yammer announcement Your feedback: New partner performance tools in dashboard for more information.

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Awareness only News and Alerts

As a reminder, all program news and alerts are now available as blog posts.

Note: one-time registration is required to access this site. If you have not received an invitation code, please reach out to frphelp@microsoft.com to request your code.

Below is a summary of recent minor updates:

Workload News

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Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be retired on Windows 10 on June 15, 2022

On May 19, 2021 it was announced that the future of Internet Explorer (IE) on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge with Internet Explorer mode. Because of this, the IE11 desktop application on certain versions of Windows 10 will be retired on June 15, 2022. Please review the IE Retirement Announcement blog for details and share this announcement with any customers that may still be using IE11.

We expect this announcement to drive increased demand from customers that may need assistance with deploying Microsoft Edge, configuring sites to run in IE mode, and modernizing their apps. See the FastTrack Ready Partner Incentive for Edge program details for information on how partners can earn an incentive for helping eligible commercial and education customers use Microsoft Edge as their primary browser to connect to M365 online services.

Follow the conversation in Yammer - Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be retired on Windows 10 on June 15, 2022.

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Microsoft Defender for Identity in Microsoft 365 Defender

We are starting to migrate MDI capabilities into the M365 Defender portal. The entire migration will happen over time, and will finish in late 2022, with decommissioning of the existing MDI portal. Training will be available soon and will be announced in Yammer.

Read more about the plans to migrate to the M365 Defender portal here.

Documentation Updates

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Terms and Conditions

May 2021 update: Exhibit A, Section 3.c.v. Brazil and India COVID response Limited Time Trial Offer. Please review the Terms and Conditions for exact guidance.

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FastTrack Playbook

Visit the Playbook Change Log for a complete list of updates.

There are no notable changes in the month of May.

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Service Descriptions

Access the FastTrack Service Description.

  • MDE & MDO Rebranding: Where applicable, MDATP has been updated to MDE – Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and OATP has been updated to MDO – Microsoft Defender for Office.
  • E1 Trial for India and Brazil: The FastTrack service description section on Eligible Services and Plans has been updated with the following note, “Eligibility for the FastTrack Center Benefit is based on purchase of paid licenses for the previously mentioned eligible plans. As an exception, FastTrack is assisting with onboarding Office 365 E1 trial licenses from May 2021 to June 30, 2021 for eligible customers in India and Brazil to help respond to the current COVID-19 surge.”

Events and Recordings

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New Office Hours series for partners participating in Wizard as the FastTrack Benefit

For partners participating in the Wizard as the FastTrack Benefit, please click on the links below to register for upcoming Office Hours:

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Upcoming events calendar

Click on the links below to register for upcoming events:

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Now available on-demand