Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience
Microsoft has introduced a fundamental change to its Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) programme, called the New Commerce Experience (NCE).
The New Commerce Experience will provide several updated purchasing options for Microsoft products such as Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Windows 365, delivering a consistent, simplified, and flexible purchase experience for customers.
What does New Commerce Experience include?
Microsoft’s goal for the NCE is to reduce licensing complexity and costs but also providing the flexibility and choice to support a range of purchasing scenarios for different organisations and user groups.
| Legacy – CSP today | New Commerce experience – Annual | New Commerce experience – Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 12-month subscription | 12-month subscription | 1 month subscription |
| Flexible seats | Can flex seats up at any time | Can flex seats up at any time |
| Cancellation at any time | Cannot decrease after first 168 hours until annual renewal | Decrease seats at monthly renewal (30 days) |
| Price lock for 12 months | Paid monthly or annually depending on type of plan | 168 hours to cancel but only 1 months’ notice to cancel subscription |
| Pay Monthly/annually | Price locked for 12 months | Prices only locked for 1 month |
| Can cancel/move to another indirect supplier at any time | Can’t cancel or move supplier after 168 hours | Paid monthly |
Using NCE you will have the option to combine monthly, annual, and triennial subscriptions to suit your needs. Microsoft is also introducing mid-term upgrades and add-ons to provide you with more flexibility within your subscriptions.
What are the benefits of New Commerce Experience
Pricing benefits for annual term subscriptions
Multi-year plans for Dynamics 365 and Microsoft 365
Increased offer and subscription availability
Improved subscription management
Easier adoption of new products and add-ons available
Monthly term subscription that allows cancellation or seat cost reduction as needed
Why Trustmarque?
We are a Microsoft accredited partner, with decades of software licensing experience. We are already a CSP Direct partner meaning customers work with us and we work directly with Microsoft and offer licensing expertise across both Public and Private sectors.
All our customers have access to our experienced and dedicated teams who deliver a range of services to meet the demands needed from technology in today’s ever-changing climate.
Regardless of the size of your organisation or sector, we offer you the best advice on Microsoft licensing arrangements to help you reduce costs and improve the performance and take advantage of any licensing discounts and funding programmes.
