Microsoft
Microsoft really doesn't need any introduction. Based, in Redmond, Washington (USA); Microsoft's best known products are certainly their Windows line of operating systems (OSs) and their Microsoft 365 suite of productivity applications. They also host the Edge web browser and provide Xbox video game consoles along with their Surface line of PCs.
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Agreements
Microsoft Select Plus (legacy Agreement)
Introduction to CSP Hoster Program
Introduction to CSP (Cloud Solution Provider)
Ways to buy Microsoft Software and Services
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA)
Microsoft Server and Cloud Enrolment (SCE)
Open and Open Value (Non-Org Wide)
Open Value (Organisation wide)
Open Value (Organisation wide)
Azure/Cloud
Introduction to Azure & its licensing
Comparing ways to Buy Azure
Licensing VMs in Azure through CSP
Compliance in the Cloud - Azure
Licensing Servers in the Cloud
Cost Optimization in Microsoft Azure
Licensing SQL in Azure IaaS
Licensing SQL in Azure PaaS
Licensing Visual Studio and Azure DevOps
Licensing Windows Server in Azure
Microsoft 365
Introduction to Microsoft Online Services
Licensing Microsoft 365 in the Modern Workplace
Licensing Microsoft Windows 11
Licensing Microsoft Power Apps
Licensing Microsoft Office 2021
Licensing Power Virtual Agents
Licensing Microsoft Power Automate
Licensing Microsoft Power BI
Licensing Online Services in CSP
Licensing Online Services for Education (CSP)
E5 Security vs E5 Compliance Chart
Licensing Online Services in an EA
Licensing Online Services for Education in CSP
Licensing Online Services in Open and Open Value
Licensing Online Services in the MPSA
On-Premise
Licensing Exchange Server On-Premises
Introduction to Flexible Virtualization Benefit
Licensing On-Premise through CSP
Windows Server 2022 On-Premises
Windows Virtual Machine Licensing
Introduction to Software Assurance
Microsoft On-Premise Product Licensing
Licensing SharePoint Server
Licensing Skype for Business Server
Licensing Microsoft Project Server
SPLA (Service Provider Licensing Agreement)
An Introduction to the SPLA
The Service Provider Licensing Agreement
Licensing Products in the SPLA
Some SPLA Licensing Scenarios
Paths to the Cloud (including SPLA)
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