In the MCA-E there’s a choice of how customers pay for the Azure consumption services. The default option is to receive an invoice at the end of the month for the services that have been consumed that month. Alternatively, customers…
The Azure User plans, purchased as User SLs, are transacted in exactly the same way as the Online Services such as Microsoft 365 which are covered in detail here. All of the following components are available through the MCA-E:
When a customer decides to buy the Azure consumption services from Microsoft in this way, the internal salesperson will typically carry out two tasks: they will initiate the creation of the Microsoft Customer Agreement for the customer to accept in…
Partners pay for Azure Marketplace transactions on their monthly invoices.
Azure Savings Plans are available in CSP and the payment options for partners match those available to customers buying direct through azure.com. The term is either 1 or 3 years, and you can choose to pay upfront of monthly, and…
The full range of Azure Reservations is available in CSP and the payment options for partners match those available to customers buying direct through azure.com. Typically, the term of a Reservation is 1 or 3 years, and you can choose…
When a CSP customer wants to start using the Azure consumption services, their partner transacts the Azure plan for them. This sets up the customer’s first Azure Subscription, which means that Azure resources (like virtual machines) can be created. In…
The Azure User plans, purchased as User SLs, are transacted in exactly the same way as the Online Services such as Microsoft 365, covered in detail here. ISV partners who create solutions for sale in the Azure Marketplace publish to…
In this section we’ll cover what’s available to the partner to sell and how they are invoiced for it, since it’s up to the partner what solutions and payment terms are actually offered to the customer. Customers buying the Azure…