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EA to MCA Legal Terms and Strategy November 24, 2025 Microsoft is gradually phasing out the traditional Enterprise Agreement (EA)  that most customers use for...more Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC) Brings Discounts, Negotiation Leverage Updated: October 23, 2025 Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment is an agreement to spend a specified amount on Azure, typically...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 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

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  Licensing Reference Enterprise Subscription Enrollment An Enterprise Agreement option where all licenses purchased, including those for on-premises products, are subscriptions...more   Licensing Reference Enterprise Online Service A subscription-based online service that an EA customer commits to purchase under an Enterprise Enrollment...more   Licensing Reference Enterprise Product An on-premises product an EA customer commits to purchase under an Enterprise Enrollment or Enterprise...more   Licensing Reference Industry device A highly specialized computing device used solely to run specific industry or task-specific software; definition...more   Licensing Reference Qualified device Term used to describe general purpose PCs and Macs as well as some other personal...more   Licensing Reference Qualified User Term used to describe people who make significant use of Microsoft online services or on-premises...more   Licensing Reference Qualified User Exemption A product SKU attribute relevant to Enterprise Enrollments and Enterprise Subscription Enrollments; if all licenses...more   Licensing Reference MBSA An evergreen document that contains numerous terms and conditions applicable to EA (Enterprise Agreement) and...more   Licensing Reference Enrollment for Application Platform A now defunct EA (Enterprise Agreement) enrollment option that offered discounts on server-side licenses for...more   Licensing Reference Enrollment for Core Infrastructure A now defunct EA (Enterprise Agreement) enrollment option that offered considerable programmatic price discounts on...more   Licensing Reference Affiliate Describes related legal entitles allowed to bind together as a single customer and enter into...more   Licensing Reference Product Selection Form A form listing products a customer bought at the start of an EA enrollment specifically...more   Licensing Reference Price Level Programmatic discount tiers built into EA (Enterprise Agreement), MPSA (Microsoft Products and Services Agreement), and...more   Licensing Reference Product Pool An attribute defined in the Product Terms for most license SKUs that can influence the...more   Licensing Reference Program Signature Form Provides the vehicle by which a customer “signs” legal documents related to most volume licensing...more   Licensing Reference Customer Price Sheet A spreadsheet-style document that records prices an EA (Enterprise Agreement) customer agrees to pay for...more

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