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Articles on buying Azure and Microsoft 365 through a CSP partner. They cover cost visibility, commitments and the data a chargeback needs.
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Microsoft Currency Mechanism: 2027 Forecast
Microsoft realigns local currency cloud prices with the dollar once a year on 1 January. Our 2027 forecast: CHF +3.1%, EUR +3.2%, NOK −7.0%.
Michael Altenberger 5 Nov 2026 
Microsoft licensing 2027: where costs rise
Copilot Credits, Power Apps prices and the end of reservation exchanges shift Microsoft costs in 2027. One default allows USD 40 per Copilot user a month.
Daniel Georgi 8 Oct 2026 
Amortized costs in CSP: rebuild the view
Amortized cost is missing in CSP: your tenant reports CHF 0 for every covered reservation hour. Eight fields from the cost details rebuild it.
Nicolas Boeglin 8 Sept 2026 
The end of the grace period
Microsoft ends the CSP grace period on 4 May 2026: non‑renewed subscriptions default to the costly Extended Service Term (up to +23%).
Christoffer Andenmatten 18 Mar 2026 
EA vs MCA-E vs CSP
2026 changes everything in Microsoft licensing: EA discounts are gone, MCA adds rigidity. Without optimization, renewals now mean 30 to 45% higher costs.
Daniel Georgi 17 Feb 2026