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The Future of Microsoft Licensing and AI Integration

Name: The Future of Microsoft Licensing and AI Integration
Uploaded: 2025-10-20T01:01:00+00:00
Duration: 43 s
Channel: Mike Austin
Description: Microsoft's old licensing model, where companies bulk-buy to chase discounts, is dying. The new approach: understand what you actually use, plan for AI…

20 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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Microsoft's old licensing model, where companies bulk-buy to chase discounts, is dying. The new approach: understand what you actually use, plan for AI, and buy only what you need. It costs less and integrates security and AI better.

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Right. So, like I said, I think the key thing to note here is EA alone is no longer enough. You know, a lot of people were negotiating enterprise agreements based on, you know, we got about, we need 10,000 licenses. We're going to buy 10,000 of this. We'll push Microsoft to get the best discount. Yes. We know they're going to push us up to an E5. We'll push them for a little bit better discount there to justify it. And then maybe we'll, you know, deploy some of the security products and displace some third party product to make it make sense. That is not going to be the game anymore. The game is going to be understanding completely what you're using completely what your roadmap is, and buying what you need so that you can control your cost.