Accelerate your security business
as a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)
Selling through the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program empowers Microsoft Security partners to deliver a broad portfolio of Microsoft products and services—tailored to meet the evolving needs of today’s security-conscious customers. Whether you're helping customers modernize their security posture, adopt AI securely, or meet compliance mandates, CSP puts you at the center of the customer relationship.
As a CSP partner, you can:
Offer integrated Microsoft security solutions like Microsoft Defender Suite and Microsoft Purview Suite.
Leverage exclusive promotions and incentives to drive upsell and cross-sell motions.
Build long-term customer relationships with flexible billing, provisioning, and support models.
Scale your business with co-marketing resources, solution plays, and readiness tools.
Microsoft Security solution plays
To enhance your sales initiatives, we have assembled a comprehensive suite of resources. The following pages provide access to targeted sales tools, including customer- and product-specific pitch decks, along with go-to-market materials.
Incentives
Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Security Partner incentives are designed to empower CSP partners to grow their business, accelerate customer adoption of Microsoft Security solutions, and deliver value across the customer lifecycle. Whether you're a direct bill partner, indirect reseller, or distributor; our incentive programs reward your expertise and impact.
Incentives
CloudAscent uses AI, machine learning, and customer intelligence to analyze Microsoft data and provide targeting insights for SMBs. This tool helps you identify new sales opportunities and support business growth in your existing SMB customers.
Immersion briefings
Microsoft Security Immersion Briefings are 90-minute interactive, partner-led events designed to help small and medium-sized enterprise customers tackle rising cybersecurity threats.
Delivered in a one-to-many format, these briefings are a powerful way for our partners to showcase their security expertise, in addition to boosting awareness, readiness, and adoption of Microsoft security solutions
Deployment accelerators
CSP Deployment Accelerator for Defender & Purview Suites
The CSP Deployment Accelerator for Defender and Purview suite deployment is a post-sale incentive designed to support partners in deploying and driving adoption of Defender and Purview suite seats.
CSP Deployment Accelerator for ME3/ME5
The CSP Deployment Accelerator for Microsoft 365 ME3/ME5 is a post-sale engagement that has been designed for partners to partially offset costs they incur delivering services to deploy and drive adoption of new Microsoft 365 E3 and/or E5 seats purchased on CSP on annual term subscriptions
Microsoft Sentinel Accelerator
Microsoft Sentinel Accelerator is a post-sales consumption engagement designed to help partners drive significant value for existing customers by deepening Sentinel adoption.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Accelerator
The Microsoft Defender for Cloud Accelerator is a post-sales incentive engagement that rewards partners for driving increased usage of Defender for Cloud among existing customers.
Offers and promotions
Microsoft Sentinel 50GB commitment tier
We are launching a public preview of a 50GB commitment tier for Microsoft Sentinel, with promotional pricing available from Oct 1, 2025, until March 31, 2026. Customers who purchase the commitment tier during this time will lock-in their promotional price until March 31, 2027. Promotional pricing varies by region and is subject to change.
The 50GB promotional tier is available in all regions where Microsoft Sentinel is available. The promotion can be used with existing or new purchases of Microsoft Sentinel. The promotion may not be combined with other Microsoft Sentinel discounts.
Customer ready content:
New 3-year Microsoft 365 E3/E5, Microsoft Defender Suite and Microsoft Purview Suite SKUs with 10% off for 3-years
To help you transition customers from on-premises solutions or upgrade from Office 365, we’re launching new 10% discount promotions for new-to-E3 or new-to-E5 customers or Microsoft 365 Defender Suite and Microsoft Purview Suite on the CSP three-year subscription terms.
This promotion is available from June 9 to December 31, 2025. The Microsoft 365 Defender Suite and Microsoft Purview Suite mini-suite promotion launches globally on July 1, 2025.
Microsoft Purview Suite for Microsoft 365 Copilot promo
Microsoft is offering a 50% discount on Microsoft Purview Suite for all customers with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses. This promotion will be available from February 1, 2025, to February 1, 2026, for both new and existing customers who have previously purchased Microsoft 365 Copilot without the Microsoft Purview Suite SKU.
Microsoft 365 E5 promo
We are offering a 15% discount on Microsoft 365 E5 in CSP from January 1 to December 31, 2025 for new customers with annual subscriptions (up to 2400 seats).
Upsell opportunities
Expanding Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview suites for enhanced AI security
In supporting customers with AI transformation, maintaining security is vital. As security requirements increase, moving ME3 customers to Microsoft Defender Suite or Microsoft Purview Suite provides a unified solution that simplifies management and may lower costs. These suites offer additional protection, streamlined administration, and potential cost savings for customers while enabling opportunities for partners. This approach can be useful for customers who do not plan to switch to Microsoft 365 E5.
Three new Business Premium SKUs
To better support small and medium-sized businesses, Microsoft is introducing three new Business Premium SKUs. These solutions are designed to enhance security and assist SMBs in meeting compliance standards while minimizing operational complexity.
- Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium –
Enterprise-grade threat protection tailored for SMBs. - Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium –
Simplified compliance and data governance. - Microsoft Defender & Purview Suites
for Business Premium –
A comprehensive solution combining security and compliance.
Resources to help you upsell new Business Premium SKUs:
CSP Level Up
CSP Level Up: Security partner training
Level Up CSP Security is designed to help partners strengthen their sales and technical expertise for Microsoft Security solutions, especially Microsoft 365 E5. The program’s goal is to empower partners to confidently position, sell, and support Microsoft Security offerings—driving customer acquisition and growth in the SMB and SME&C segments.
Partners can access digital and in-person training sessions covering:
- The value of Microsoft Security
- Threat protection and data security strategies
- Practical sales tools, objection handling, and real-world scenarios
- Resources and guidance for successful customer conversations
We invite you to participate in a virtual session focused on empowering you to lead effective security discussions and expedite transactions using the Microsoft Defender Suite.
- October 29 | 9:00–10:30 AM PT
- October 30 | 9:00–10:30 AM IST
- October 30 | 9:00–10:30 AM BDT