Perfecting Microsoft Licensing for IaaS Service Providers

Incorrect or mismanaged Microsoft licensing can expose your IaaS business to financial and operational risks. Complex licensing rules and the potential for non-compliance due to BYOL create challenges for IaaS providers. In addition, the core Microsoft licensing for hosting – SPLA – was not designed for IaaS and has serious flaws.

Overspending on licenses, audit anxieties, and the upcoming changes to the Listed Provider program in October 2025 add to the stress.

We will give you a comprehensive yet simple system of managing Microsoft licensing for IaaS providers, offering strategies to optimise costs, ensure compliance, and mitigate risks.

Key Topics:

🟢 Understanding the Microsoft licensing options for IaaS providers (SPLA, CSP, BYOL, etc.)
🟢 Avoiding common pitfalls with BYOL and ensuring compliance
🟢 Safeguarding IaaS for compliance audits
🟢 Preparing for the changes to the Listed Providers program in October 2025
🟢 Cost optimization strategies for IaaS licensing

Who Should Attend:

🟢 IaaS providers and hosting companies
🟢 Cloud architects and engineers
🟢 IT managers and decision-makers responsible for licensing

Meet the Expert:

Alexander Golev: Founder and Senior Partner at SAMexpert, serial entrepreneur, industry thought leader and public speaker. Involved in Microsoft technology since 1994 and Software Asset Management since 2003.

Who We Are:

SAMexpert is an international independent business consulting company focused on Microsoft vendor management, including strategy, cost, compliance, and audit defence.

#Microsoft #IaaS #clouds

00:00 Intro
01:08 What is an IaaS Provider?
02:56 Microsoft Licensing options for IaaS
06:13 Is Microsoft SPLA dead?
08:23 Flexible Virtualisation Benefit & BYOL
11:30 When to become a CSP-Hoster
13:56 Azure Stack HCI for Hosters
14:46 Are you responsible for every Microsoft license?
16:09 Protecting providers from end-clients' non-compliance
20:33 October 2025: a disaster is coming
23:45 Cost optimisation in IaaS
26:28 How to manage Microsoft licensing in IaaS
28:50 Audience Q&A

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Thanks, as always I was on my way from work to home and did not experience it live :D But the knowledge stays even without the live act :D