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Microsoft’s latest licensing changes have reshaped how enterprises buy and manage Online Services, and now the spotlight is on Azure strategy.
In this week's featured blog, Trace3 Cloud FinOps experts Jon Oates and Christopher Tilstra break down what the removal of EA waterfall discounts really means for your Microsoft spend, why Microsoft’s “volume to value” approach changes the rules, and how disciplined Azure consumption is now essential for controlling total costs.
They outline how Trace3’s Azure CSP program brings:
🔹 Flexible, month-to-month Azure terms with flat discounts
🔹 Consolidated billing across Azure, M365, and security services
🔹 Unified licensing + FinOps guidance to model future spend, avoid renewal surprises, and align costs to your cloud transformation goals

If your next renewal is on the horizon, reassess your Microsoft strategy and check out this post: https://blog.trace3.com/azure-in-the-era-of-microsofts-licensing-reset

Trace3’s Jay Johnson is joining fellow leaders on stage at Channel Partners Expo for a keynote panel, “The Future of Managed Services: A Leadership Perspective.”

He’ll share how AI is reshaping service delivery and margins, and dive into the security strategies defining the next chapter of managed services.

Add this session to your agenda and hear where managed services leadership is headed next.