
Your Microsoft Enterprise Agreement is Not a Procurement Exercise
Treating Microsoft EA renewals as mere procurement risks 30% cost hikes. Success requires 18-month strategic governance to align licensing with usage.

Treating Microsoft EA renewals as mere procurement risks 30% cost hikes. Success requires 18-month strategic governance to align licensing with usage.

Microsoft’s July 2026 price hikes and discount removals create a 16% cost surge. Executives must act now to lock rates.

AI providers use “tokenomics” to mask falling hardware costs, capturing a 30x markup. Executives must shift to outcome-based, cost-reflective pricing.