EA to CSP transition
Azure Subscription Migration from CSP to EA.
Moving subscription from CSP to EA
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Hi All,
Can anyone help me out by sharing some of the pros and cons of the Enterprise Agreement / cloud solutions provider subscription methods?
Everything I’ve found online appears to be for the office 365 world rather than Azure IaaS / PaaS.
For context, we are a >£1billion per year organisation looking to put our key customer facing solutions (apps / e-commerce / in store point of sale) into azure using services like service bus, Kubernetes, cosmos / SQL etc.
I know for example Kubernetes isn’t available in CSP but what are the other reasons to choose one over the other such as support, pricing, manageability etc.
Thanks in advance!
An EA (Enterprise Agreement) is always signed with a Microsoft LSP (Licensing Solution Partner). Exceptions exist where a customer transacts an EA directly with Microsoft but these will be VVIP customers well taken care of by Microsoft. In such a case, I am almost 100% certain your customer has a LSP that he transacts his licenses with.
A EA relationship is considered a premium relationship with a customer, and I have never known Microsoft to want to downgrade a EA customer to CSP. They get better pricing on top of additional benefits from Microsoft.
An EA relationship is typically signed at CIO level, with the licensing agreement covering the entire Microsoft solution stack that the enterprise customer has with Microsoft, from desktop licensing to servers to cloud. The EA is not just a licensing agreement, but is the start of a premium relationship an enterprise customer has with Microsoft. If this query is originating at a departmental level, then perhaps also find out if at the top management level they are aware of the discussion of downgrading/dismantling the EA relationship to CSP.
To give some comments from my personal experience (I am not a licensing advisor so take these comments as perhaps 80% correct)
- An E1 license is an E1 license. Whether purchased online with credit card, via CSP or via EA
- A customer with a EA relationship can also have CSP licenses in his tenant mix.
- The additional benefits a customer gets is via his EA entitlements. This can be in terms of discounts, training, support, funding and others.
- The EA entitlements are tied to his EA license commitments he has made to Microsoft. Eg 500 xE1 +1000 xE3 for 3 years
- These EA commitments may or may not require the customer to retain a minimum number of licenses via EA
- Not meeting certain EA license commitments may entail the customer being downgraded in his EA status, losing certain EA benefits including pricing discount, or even breaching agreements signed across products covered by his entire EA agreement.
So in summary, in terms of E1, the customer retains functionality whatever the license provides.
However, the customer may lose benefits and entitlements he may be enjoying in his EA agreement should his license consumption fall below certain levels because he has purchased or renewed his licenses via CSP instead of EA.
Most LSP are also able to transact CSP licenses. The best course of action is for the customer to have this conversation with their LSP. The LSP will know the customer benefit entitlements and what is the impact if he decides to move his licensing scheme to CSP.
Regards
Dear Ankush Gaur,
Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community.
If you transition from an EA to CSP, you will retain access to all the features and advantages of Office 365 E1. However, it is important to note that the billing and management of your subscription will be handled by your CSP partner instead of Microsoft.
To make the transition, you will need to work with your CSP partner to move subscription and migrate your existing data and users to their environment. Your CSP partner will also be responsible for managing your subscription going forward. Moreover, it's always best to confirm with your Direct Partner to ensure a smooth transition.
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