TRUE or FALSE: The truth about Microsoft CSP 2025
CSP

TRUE or FALSE: The truth about Microsoft CSP 2025

There is quite a bit of biased and outdated advice about the Microsoft Cloud Solution Partner Program. Let’s cut through the noise and get you up to speed.

March 17, 2025
How to negotiate an excellent Microsoft deal in 2025
Enterprise Agreement

How to negotiate an excellent Microsoft deal in 2025

Microsoft has effectively created a situation where organisations feel almost captive to their offerings. Alternatives are diminishing, and suppliers have little incentive to offer compelling discounts unless there’s a strong business case or a significant alternative presented.

January 30, 2025
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement is Finished. Or is it?
Microsoft Customer Agreement

Microsoft Enterprise Agreement is Finished. Or is it?

Regardless of your organisation’s size or location, now is the time to begin preparations for the end of the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement. It may not happen to your organisation in 2025, but considering current developments, it could happen sooner than expected.

November 16, 2024
CSP Hoster Program explained
SPLA and CSP Hosting

CSP Hoster Program explained

CSP Hoster is a special program for Microsoft partners providing hosting and cloud services from their datacentres. It supplements but does not replace SPLA. It allows pre-building and pre-activating virtual machines with Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 apps on hosting.

May 12, 2024
What is CSP? Microsoft Cloud Solution Program explained
CSP

What is CSP? Microsoft Cloud Solution Program explained

Here’s everything you need to know about Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program if you purchase Microsoft software and cloud. What it is, and how it works.

February 11, 2024
Service Providers: Microsoft Trends in 2023
SPLA and CSP Hosting

Service Providers: Microsoft Trends in 2023

What are the Microsoft trends for hosting providers in 2023? We talk about BYOL, CSP-Hosting, QMTH, SPLA, Windows Server licensing per VM and more.

July 23, 2023
Microsoft Hosting - Revolutionary Changes in October 2022
SPLA and CSP Hosting

Microsoft Hosting - Revolutionary Changes in October 2022

In October 2022, Microsoft dramatically simplified the terms and conditions for “Bring Your Own License”. But not every change was positive for everyone.

July 13, 2023
Switching from EA to CSP? Read this first!
CSP

Switching from EA to CSP? Read this first!

Is it still a good idea to switch some or all of your Microsoft licensing to CSP in 2022? Here’s a story you may relate to.

February 14, 2022
Microsoft Licensing Trends in 2022
Microsoft

Microsoft Licensing Trends in 2022

What is going on right now with Microsoft licensing? How will this affect businesses like yours in 2022? And importantly, what can you do about it?

November 25, 2021