Guides

Microsoft AI uses two billing systems: predictable per-user licensing and variable Azure consumption. Hybrid products like Copilot Studio and Security Copilot can charge through both, so costs land in different budgets, require separate monitoring, and complicate forecasting.

Every Entra ID plan, add-on, and bundle mapped: Free vs P1 vs P2, Entra Suite savings, Governance counting traps, Workload ID, External ID, Agent 365, and full M365 inclusion tables.

Microsoft 365 E7 at $99/user/month bundles E5, Copilot, Entra Suite, and Agent 365. The 15% savings look attractive, but consumption costs for building and running AI agents sit outside the per-seat price.

Microsoft previewed Agent 365 at Ignite in late 2025 as a governance and identity layer for AI agents, then quietly withdrew key details. On 9 March 2026, with the M365 E7 announcement, Agent 365 was confirmed at $15/user/month, GA from 1 May 2026, both standalone and as part of E7 at $99/user/month.

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Dragon Copilot is a healthcare AI product with role-specific licensing, unpublished subscription pricing, and consumption-based billing for Physician Flex.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.

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.