This is a great opportunity in which service providers can really differentiate themselves from other large public cloud providers.  In this article, we will review the new rule, what it [...]

SPLA is not going away.  If you are a traditional hosting provider, you will have the option to host Microsoft software from your own datacenter environment.  That will continue to [...]

If someone were to ask me to sum up 2018 for the hosting community in one word, I would say “choice”.    I could also use the often overplayed words such [...]

Not all CSP Providers are the same, be sure to consider these 5 recommendations before moving forward with your partnership. Price isn’t everything. Don’t base your decision on price alone.  [...]

In this article, we look at how a traditional service provider can leverage Azure to provide SaaS or IaaS to their end users.  We will review purchasing options, licensing, and [...]

Microsoft announced (July 2018) that Server Subscriptions will be available through the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Program (CSP).  According to the July 2018 Product Terms the products available include: SQL [...]

Microsoft is upping the enrollment requirements – along with the costs – for Tier 1 or “Direct” Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs), partners that sell Microsoft cloud solutions to customers directly. [...]

Recently, Microsoft announced Azure RI’s are now available in CSP.  Lots of talk about comparing it to AWS, the cost savings over traditional pricing models, and leveraging existing Windows Server [...]