Guides

Microsoft’s shift to capital-intensive cloud infrastructure has changed how Azure commitments are priced and negotiated. This article analyses Microsoft’s growth-based discount model, MACC contract mechanics, and the commercial risks enterprises face when commitments outpace actual consumption.

GitHub Copilot licensing explained: Business vs Enterprise pricing, premium request billing, model multipliers, seat consolidation, and when Enterprise becomes the cheaper option.

Dragon Copilot is a healthcare AI product with role-specific licensing, unpublished subscription pricing, and consumption-based billing for Physician Flex. This guide covers licence models, billing mechanics, purchase channels, and regional availability.

Security Copilot uses an SCU-based consumption model, provides included capacity for Microsoft 365 E5 tenants, and supports agent-driven security workflows. This guide explains pricing, allocations, requirements, and recent licensing updates.

Microsoft’s sales AI portfolio spans bundled Copilot features and pay-as-you-go agents across two platforms. This guide explains what each product does, where it runs, how it’s billed, and where companies overpay.

Copilot Studio uses a credit-based consumption model where agent actions, autonomous triggers and Dataverse storage drive total cost. This guide explains pricing options, credit rates, governance controls and the factors that shape real-world Copilot spending.

SPLA audits are inevitable, disruptive, and confusing. The results can be shocking if you are not prepared. Here’s how to pass a SPLA audit with flying colours.

SPLA, CSP-Hosting, BYOL, Azure Stack HCI for Hosters: What is the right mix for IaaS that is cost-efficient and compliant at the same time? Available options and actionable advice from independent advisors.

Three ways to licence SQL Server for hosting: SPLA, BYOL, and Azure Arc. Calculation formulas for each model, Enterprise-to-Standard cost ratios, cluster discounts, passive instance rules, and the compliance mistakes auditors look for.

Microsoft’s Copilot portfolio has become increasingly fragmented. This guide cuts through the confusion by explaining what each Copilot does, how they differ, and what enterprises should expect in terms of licensing and cost.

Microsoft 365 Copilot licensing explained: editions, pricing, agent costs, Graph access, and rollout strategy. ROI depends on training, governance, and usage control.

Cloud spending is variable, opaque, and easily mismanaged. FinOps is the practice of making it visible and controllable. The guide explains what FinOps actually is, why it exists (because cloud providers profit from confusion), and how to implement it without buying expensive tools that create more problems than they solve.