Microsoft licensing, explained by the specialist.

We write about the questions companies ask us most, in plain language and with real numbers: EA versus CSP, what cost + 1% really means for your bill, where unused licenses hide, and why Azure costs keep climbing.

Microsoft 365 E7: when the $99 bundle pays off, and when it doesn't

E7 costs $99 per user per month. Bought separately, its parts run about $117. On E5 without Copilot it's a $39 jump. Do the maths before you buy.

Microsoft 365 Price Increase 2026: What It Actually Costs You

From 1 July 2026: E3 $36 to $39, E5 $57 to $60, Business Standard $12.50 to $14. Full table for every plan, and why many enterprises pay closer to 20% more.

EA or CSP in 2026? Microsoft may decide before you do

Microsoft keeps moving mid-size companies off the Enterprise Agreement. What changes when you move to CSP or MCA-E, and what to settle first.

What cost plus 1% actually means

We sell Microsoft licenses at our distributor purchase price plus 1%. How that works, why the 1% is not profit, and what it changes about our advice.

Your Microsoft renewal starts six months before the quote arrives

Your Microsoft renewal quote is built from your current license counts. Clean up before it arrives, model the scenarios, then negotiate.

Where unused Microsoft licenses hide

Blocked accounts that still carry a license, E5 users who only need E3, tools you pay for twice. Where unused Microsoft licenses hide.

Why your Azure bill keeps growing

Azure costs creep rather than jump: forgotten resources, commitments that drift from real use, and Hybrid Benefit left unused. What a review gives you.

What Europe's most digital market learned the hard way

Denmark went digital early and met the running bill first. Three lessons on Microsoft costs from the market that went first, and what they mean for you.

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