News on SPLA and CSP Hosting

SAMexpert launches Pulse, a free results portal for industry surveys. The first survey, State of SPLA 2026, is open now. Anyone who registers can read the public report, and participants who leave an email unlock personalised benchmarking against the market.

For four months, SPLA providers lacked the right to deploy Power BI Report Server under their SQL Server licences, even though on-premises customers already had it. The March 2026 SPUR update closes that gap.

We have a critical update concerning all service providers with SPLA agreements and their customers from January 2025. Plus, an analysis of this situation from our Chief Negotiation Officer, Daryl Ullman.