What is your Microsoft Office 365 roadmap?
While your Microsoft EA renewal occurs every three years, reconciliation occurs annually. This means that while the major decisions might be three years out, it’s still crucial for your organization to identify your Microsoft Office 365 roadmap every year.
You’ll need to determine whether you will continue utilizing the same technology you’re already using or if you plan to take your enterprise beyond that.
When it comes to the three-year Microsoft EA renewal, beginning that process at least 12 months in advance is critical. When doing so, you’ll need to decide what the next four years will look like and identify any changes you anticipate making before renewal.
Even if you don’t expect to make dramatic changes, you should still start mapping your long-term goals. Strategic thinking at this point will drive down your costs while optimizing the long-term health of your licensing agreement.
SoftwareOne’s MAS will examine your current agreement line by line and feature by feature to help you clarify what solutions you should be negotiating on your EA. Aligning the right solutions empowers you to get the most value out of the Microsoft EA renewal.
While SoftwareOne’s MAS primarily focuses on Microsoft, the team also examines the competitive landscape. We do this to ensure the alignment of your entire production environment and all vendors with your Microsoft solutions.
The MAS team maps out what you’re using today and what you’ll use in the future to ensure everything supports your Microsoft offerings and bundles. In other words, what to buy, what not to buy, when to buy, and how to negotiate the most favorable agreement.