Microsoft 365 Government: What’s in the Box?
Updated: May 11, 2025
Microsoft 365 Government offers better regulatory compliance for U.S. governmental organizations than Microsoft 365 commercial...more
Understanding Pricing: Consumption Versus Capacity
April 10, 2025
For customers accustomed to on-premises licensing, aspects of Microsoft’s cloud pricing models can feel unfamiliar....more
Transitioning Microsoft 365 from an EA to an MCA
Updated: March 11, 2025
Enterprise Agreement customers transitioning to Microsoft Customer Agreements will have to reassess how they license...more
Azure: Know Reservations
Updated: February 15, 2025
Azure reservations allow customers to reduce Azure costs in exchange for a one- or three-year...more
New License Rule for Contractor Access
Updated: August 27, 2024
Contractors and other nonemployees who access an organization’s Microsoft systems face new licensing rules in...more
Executive Focus: Negotiating Microsoft Licensing Agreements
Updated: April 15, 2024
Licensing and negotiations favor Microsoft, but adopting the right approach allows customers to negotiate from...more
Executive Focus: Understanding Microsoft Licensing
Updated: January 22, 2024
Microsoft licensing challenges can increase business risk, impacting budgets, cash flow, and daily business activities....more
Time to Walk Away from Some Microsoft Products
Updated: June 2, 2023
Microsoft is dropping development, cutting support, and raising prices for many on-premises products. These dead-end...more
Windows Client OS VDI Licensing Relaxed
Updated: May 31, 2023
Windows 10 and 11 will cost less to license in some virtual desktop infrastructures. The...more
Windows Server Licensing Head-to-Head for Azure Stack HCI
Updated: May 31, 2023
Enterprise Agreement customers have four major options to license the Azure Stack HCI OS...more
Software Assurance Support and Training Benefits Cut
Updated: May 31, 2023
Some accrued Software Assurance benefits will be modified or eliminated starting in 2020. Planning and...more
Additional Azure Reservation Categories Available
Updated: May 31, 2023
Additional types of Azure reservations became available in Nov. 2019.
Azure Licensing: One Phrase, Many Meanings
Updated: May 31, 2023
Azure licensing is a multifaceted, complex process involving multiple roles within an organization. Understanding the...more
Negotiating a Microsoft EA
Updated: May 31, 2023
In this episode, Mary Jo Foley talks to veteran negotiator Dean Bedwell about Microsoft Enterprise...more
Dedicated Host Licensing Favors Azure
Updated: November 23, 2020
New licensing rules for dedicated hosting favor Azure over competing cloud platforms from Amazon, Google,...more
SA Supports Legacy Hardware
Updated: August 4, 2020
A specialized version of Windows XP Embedded is now available for Software Assurance customers, allowing...more
Updated: December 16, 2024
Microsoft's VMware Rapid Migration Plan: Not as shiny as it looks
Updated: December 9, 2024
Microsoft to add new monthly billing option, but at a 5% premium
Updated: July 31, 2024
Still no signs of a Microsoft 365 E7 bundle, but the subscription landscape is shifting