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(Sections of this report have been superseded by “Transitioning Windows Server Under an EA to...more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
Premier Support Completes Transition to Unified Support
Updated: May 31, 2023
Customers still using Microsoft Premier Support have a limited time to convert to the Unified...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
Updated: April 24, 2025
Busting Four of the Biggest Microsoft Support Myths
Updated: December 16, 2024
Microsoft's VMware Rapid Migration Plan: Not as shiny as it looks
Updated: July 29, 2024
Microsoft Teams is no longer the favorite child: Why customers should take notice