Merge pull request #250448 from bandersmsft/ghissue114223

MCM - Update for ghissue 114223

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/cost-management-billing/manage/ea-direct-portal-get-started.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tags: billing
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
 ms.subservice: billing
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 12/16/2022
+ms.date: 09/06/2023
 ms.author: banders
 ms.custom: contperf-fy21q1
 ---
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ This article helps direct and indirect Azure Enterprise Agreement (Azure EA) cus
 - Cost analysis in the Azure portal
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> We recommend that both direct and indirect EA Azure customers use Cost Management + Billing in the Azure portal to manage their enrollment and billing instead of using the EA portal. For more information about enrollment management in the Azure portal, see [Get started with EA billing in the Azure portal](ea-direct-portal-get-started.md).
+> The Azure Enterprise portal (EA portal) is getting deprecated. We recommend that EA customers and partners use Cost Management + Billing in the Azure portal to manage their enrollment and billing instead of using the EA portal. For more information about enrollment management in the Azure portal or Azure Government portal,  see [Get started with EA billing in the Azure portal](ea-direct-portal-get-started.md).
 >
-> As of February 20, 2023 indirect EA customers won’t be able to manage their billing account in the EA portal. Instead, they must use the Azure portal. 
-> 
-> This change doesn’t affect Azure Government EA enrollments. They continue using the EA portal to manage their enrollment.
+> - The EA portal is retiring on November 15, 2023, for EA enrollments in the Azure commercial cloud.
+> - Starting November 15, 2023, indirect EA customers and partners won’t be able to manage their Azure Government EA enrollment in the EA portal. Instead, they must use the Azure Government portal.
+> - The Azure Government portal is accessed only with Azure Government credentials. For more information, see [Access your EA billing account in the Azure Government portal](../../azure-government/documentation-government-how-to-access-enterprise-agreement-billing-account.md).
 
 We have several videos that walk you through getting started with the Azure portal for Enterprise Agreements. Check out the series at [Enterprise Customer Billing Experience in the Azure portal](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeZrVF6SXmsoHSnAgrDDzL0W5j8KevFIm).
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ You view and track your Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC) in the Azu
 
 ## Now that you're familiar with the basics, here are some more links to help you get onboarded
 
-[Azure EA pricing](./ea-pricing-overview.md) provides details on how usage is calculated and goes over charges for various Azure services in the Enterprise Agreement where the calculations are more complex.
+[Azure EA pricing](./ea-pricing-overview.md) provides details about how usage is calculated. It also explains how charges for various Azure services in the Enterprise Agreement, where the calculations are more complex.
 
 If you'd like to know about how Azure reservations for VM reserved instances can help you save money with your enterprise enrollment, see [Azure EA VM reserved instances](ea-portal-vm-reservations.md).