Articles on 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There is quite a bit of biased and outdated advice about the Microsoft Cloud Solution Partner Program.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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?