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Cut Service Consumption Costs with Pre-Purchase Plans August 7, 2026 There are now four Pre-Purchase Plans that provide savings over PAYG on consumption-based services, such...more Transitioning Microsoft 365 from an EA to an MCA Updated: April 24, 2026 Enterprise Agreement customers transitioning to Microsoft Customer Agreements will have to reassess how they license...more Transitioning Microsoft 365 from an EA to an MCA Updated: April 24, 2026 Enterprise Agreement customers transitioning to Microsoft Customer Agreements will have to reassess how they license...more Who’s Who on a Microsoft Account Team Updated: August 15, 2025 Customers can save time and get better results from sales if they understand their Microsoft...more Trust but Verify Your Data in Microsoft’s AI Services July 10, 2025 The Microsoft Generative AI Services clause explains Microsoft’s terms for customers using its AI services,...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Buying Server Products via Microsoft Customer Agreements Updated: January 9, 2024 (Sections of this report have been superseded by “Transitioning Windows Server Under an EA to...more Transitioning SQL Server Under an EA to an MCA Updated: January 9, 2024 Enterprise Agreement customers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

  Licensing Reference Online Services Terms A legal document (updated monthly) containing licensing and other information specific to online service licenses...more   Licensing Reference OST A now outdated legal document (updated monthly) containing licensing and other information specific to online...more   Licensing Reference Product List Prior to July 2015, one of two main documents (the other being the PUR) that...more   Licensing Reference Product Terms The main repository for rules governing product licenses acquired through volume licensing programs and by...more   Licensing Reference Premium Assurance A support offering designed to provide critical and important security updates and bulletins for versions...more   Licensing Reference Problem resolution support A SA (Software Assurance) benefit phased out as of Feb. 2023 that provided limited break-fix...more   Licensing Reference Perpetual License Transfer Form Form used to permanently move perpetual licenses from one organization to another, usually as part...more   Licensing Reference Current Branch A type of fast cadence servicing model currently offered for Configuration Manager; was also used...more   Licensing Reference Extended hotfix support A now defunct SA (Software Assurance) benefit that waived certain fees associated with nonsecurity hotfixes...more   Licensing Reference Add-on A subscription-based license that layers additional online service-related capabilities or special use rights on top...more   Licensing Reference From-SA A special class of subscription-based licenses that provide EA (Enterprise Agreement) customers a 10-20% discount...more   Licensing Reference License Mobility through SA Partner A third-party service provider authorized by Microsoft to host certain server-based products on multitenant hardware...more   Licensing Reference Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) is a method of purchasing Microsoft cloud services where the customer does not...more   Licensing Reference Azure Plan Azure plan is a billing construct for customers that purchase Azure through Cloud Solution Providers...more   Licensing Reference Azure Savings Plans Azure savings plans allow organizations to specify the amount of VM compute resources that will...more   Licensing Reference Azure Prepayment Azure Prepayment (formerly Azure Monetary Commitment), like Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC), is an agreement...more

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