Change in payment conditions for Microsoft Seat-Based licences
Microsoft adjusts payment terms and prices as of 1 April 2025. At the same time, there will be promotions and great opportunities for extended use of existing licences.
For all new or renewed licences from the cut-off date, the terms of 1 / 12 and in some cases 36 (predominantly Dynamics 365) months for the respective subscriptions granted around 3 years ago with the introduction of NCE (New Commerce Engagement) continue to apply.
The conditions are also still fixed for this selected term.
Es gibt neu eine Veränderung bei den Zahlungskonditionen für die 12 und 36 Monate laufenden Subscriptions. - For "annual licences with monthly billing", processing fees of five percent will be charged.
This adjustment is intended to standardise the rental/licence conditions.
This affects seat-based licences / rental licences that are licensed for a single user, such as for Office 365, Microsoft 365, PowerBI, Power Apps, Power Automate and Dynamics 365.
Many companies are switching to the Microsoft 365 E5 licence. With the Power BI licence already integrated, options for using the Power Platform, the extended security functions and the solutions for Teams telephony, this licence offers the best price-performance ratio.
Consulting SCM Finance / ERPConsulting Customer Engagement / CRM
With the introduction of the AI assistant Copilot for Microsoft 365, Microsoft has revolutionised the natively integrated use of AI.
https://www.microsoft.com/de-ch/microsoft-365/copilot/copilot-for-work
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/flexible-billing-for-microsoft-365-copilot-pricing-updates-for-annual-subscripti/4288536
Power BI is the world's leading BI platform. Its functionalities have been comprehensively enhanced in recent years. With the development of Microsoft Fabric, Power BI will take on a central role in the visualisation of data and distribute it across various channels.
Anyone who currently uses or would like to use Power BI licences and is therefore affected by the price increase should consider switching to a Microsoft 365 E5 Suite.
Depending on the situation, the price difference is hardly relevant and you also benefit from additional security functions. We would be happy to calculate the optimum licence variant for you.
We at the Ambit Group, together with our partner Novalytica, have increased our expertise in the areas of data utilisation, data science, machine learning and AI. If you would like to find out more, please contact your account manager.
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/important-update-to-microsoft-power-bi-pricing/
Für bestehende Abonnements gelten die neuen Preise erst bei Verlängerung.
Analyses show that many companies and their users do not yet use and know the functionalities and solutions to this extent in order to achieve an optimum cost/benefit ratio. We are happy to support you in maximising the adaptation of the licensed solutions. To this end, we offer customised workshops and training courses.
Did you know that companies using the Microsoft Power Platform can achieve time savings of 25% for users through digitalisation?
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