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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 Executive Focus: SQL Server License Consolidation Provides Tangible Benefits Updated: November 1, 2024 SQL Server license consolidation is a low-risk effort that delivers cost, compliance, and administrative...more Transitioning Windows Server Under an EA to an MCA Updated: June 21, 2024 Enterprise Agreement customers transitioning to Microsoft Customer Agreements will have to reassess how they license...more End of Net-New From-SA Discounts Updated: April 24, 2024 Customers can no longer acquire new From-SA (Software Assurance) Subscription Licenses (SLs), which offers a...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 Buying Server Products via Microsoft Customer Agreements Updated: January 9, 2024 (Sections of this report have been superseded by “Transitioning Windows Server Under an EA to...more Transitioning SQL Server Under an EA to an MCA Updated: January 9, 2024 Enterprise Agreement customers transitioning to Microsoft Customer Agreements will have to reassess how they license...more Microsoft 365 E5: Increasingly All or Nothing Updated: December 27, 2023 Customers should proceed carefully if they are only licensing segments of the E5 security stack,...more Sales, Technical, and Delivery Field Roles at Microsoft Updated: June 2, 2023 Customers interact with several Microsoft field teams over the course of an enterprise contract. Microsoft’s...more Nadella Named CEO Updated: May 31, 2023 In Feb. 2014, Microsoft’s board of directors named Satya Nadella, a Microsoft veteran, as its...more Data Center Designs Shared with Open Compute Project Updated: May 31, 2023 The Open Compute Project, a group that shares hardware and software used in data centers,...more Morfit Joins Microsoft Board Updated: May 31, 2023 In compliance with an agreement announced in Aug. 2013, Microsoft has appointed Mason Morfit to...more Microsoft Joins Open Invention Network Updated: May 31, 2023 Microsoft joins the Open Invention Network (OIN), but the value to the open source community...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 NSA Leak Highlights Cloud Risk Updated: May 31, 2023 Publicity about a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance program is a reminder that a...more

Podcasts

Bootcamp and Build Debrief

May 31, 2024

· Season - 3 · Episode - 9 · Duration - 30m 30s Microsoft EA Negotiation Podcast – Levers

December 8, 2023

· Season - 2 · Episode - 20 · Duration - 21m 32s Microsoft EA Negotiation Podcast Series – Discounts and Concessions

October 13, 2023

· Season - 2 · Episode - 17 · Duration - 26m 13s

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Updated: December 9, 2024 Microsoft to add new monthly billing option, but at a 5% premium

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Mary Jo Foley

Updated: July 29, 2024 Microsoft Teams is no longer the favorite child: Why customers should take notice

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Mary Jo Foley

Updated: July 9, 2024 Want to sign an Azure Consumption agreement? Soon, MCA may be your only option

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Mary Jo Foley

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