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Multiplexing enforcement upcoming?
In the recently updated Multiplexing Guide, this small note was added:
I'm wondering if there's already some more information available regarding this.
Will Microsoft enforce Multiplexing scenario's and block access for incompliant usage? Will Microsoft directly charge the customer (eg. via Azure Subscriptions) for incompliant usage? Will Microsoft only monitor and warn customers on incompliant usage, and ask them to license appropriately?
Even though all customers should be compliant, we all know that Multiplexing is a very vague rule with a lot of grey-areas on what's allowed or not. So I expect that a lot of partners have setups that 'live' in this grey-area. What will happen if those grey-area setups are actually seen as incompliant due to Multiplexing?
Getting more insights on what will happen as of April 1st would help us in informing and preparing our partners on this change.
As well as getting better understanding on what's allowed and not allowed as part of Multiplexing.
Cheers,
Martijn
LicensingConcierge1Microsoft
I was able to find the document. The information that you're referring to is in the Multiplexing Brief and is not in the Guide as of today.
The document contains many FAQs and answers and does state that additional in-product checks to maintain alignment between the product use rights and customer access, both in the product UI and API layers will begin April 1st, 2024.
However, we do not have the answers at this time, so we'll have to wait for further information.
If this reply answers your question, please Accept as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly. Otherwise, please let me know if you need further assistance on this topic.
Regards,Microsoft CSP Licensing Concierge
- Shame that no information about the in-product checks is available. This makes it difficult for partners to properly prepare and take the right actions to prevent issues in April.
Hope we get more information about this in-product check soon!- As of today, I still haven't found any documentation / announcement regarding the Multiplexing enforcements. And the Microsoft people I contacted are all unable to share more information what "additional in-product checks" means...
Has anyone received more information regarding this?
- Which source document this is in?
- The Multiplexing Guide
