Microsoft Licensing for Service Providers is a Nightmare

SPLA. CSP-Hosting. BYOL. Self-hosting. DCP.

Service Providers have to deal with every Microsoft licensing scenario.

The need to understand all this complexity can drive some people mad.

And it's no surprise that billing and reporting inaccuracies arise from the lack of knowledge of how all this works together.

Add to that that:
– Microsoft doesn't teach it and doesn't provide licensing support.
– Microsoft puts the burden of compliance on the provider

Nevertheless, the only way is to actually learn it.

If time is not an issue, follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube, where we share hundreds of snippets of licensing advice for SPs, MSPs, and end clients.

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WHO WE ARE

SAMexpert is an international independent business consulting company focused on Microsoft vendor management, including strategy, cost, compliance, and audit defence. Our commercial advice for CFOs, CIOs, procurement, and IT leaders is always unbiased because we do not sell Microsoft licenses or services.

Alexander Golev is a founder and a senior partner in SAMexpert, a serial entrepreneur, an industry thought leader and a public speaker. Alexander has been involved in Microsoft technology since 1994 and Software Asset Management since 2003.

Daryl Ullman is a co-founder, senior partner in SAMexpert, renowned negotiation expert, and public speaker. Daryl is an ex-Microsoft. He helped launch the Enterprise Agreement program in the 2000s. After leaving Microsoft, he founded Emerset, the world's first independent Microsoft licensing consultancy, which he sold in 2018. He joined SAMexpert in 2021 as the Chief Negotiation Officer. Daryl is the author of the book "Negotiating with Microsoft".

This channel is our knowledge-sharing platform.

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