UNCOVERING THE COMPLEXITY OF THE MICROSOFT SPLA PROGRAM
Top 5 Considerations When Signing with Your CSP Provider
Dec 3, 2018
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. [...]
Azure Hosting Options: Purchasing and Licensing Options for SPLA Providers
Nov 11, 2018
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 [...]
Windows and SQL Server Subscriptions via the CSP Program
Aug 6, 2018
Recently, Microsoft announced the availability of traditional on premises Windows Server and SQL Server subscriptions through the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program, paid upfront for either a one-year or three-year [...]
Not Your Parents Reseller
Jun 2, 2018
As the reseller channel tries to rebrand itself from a licensing only business to a solution provider, many industry experts think the time for consolidation has come. Speaking anonymously, one [...]
Azure Reserved Instances and Microsoft’s Love for Software Assurance
May 16, 2018
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 [...]
Licensing Microsoft Exchange: MSP’s and SPLA Providers
May 5, 2018
Microsoft Exchange does not have to be complex. In this document, we will look at licensing Microsoft Exchange, best practices, and compliance concerns.
The QMTH Dilemma for Both Microsoft and CSP Providers
Apr 14, 2018
In this article, we break down what the QMTH is and what you should consider before signing your addendum. How do I grasp QMTH in the simplest terms possible for [...]
SPLA Provider Reacts to the New Microsoft Channel
Apr 8, 2018
Forum
- Reporting a EOL SPLA license asked by mandlisone
- Software services reseller asked by chair2022
- Are SALs required when app runs on customer's hardware? asked by cdexter123
- SPLA – Windows Server and CAL asked by [email protected]
- ISV SQL Runtime Server licensing on a SPLA Provider Root Server? asked by technik_fug