How to manage Microsoft SPLA properly

Are you a Services Provider? Do you have a Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) with Microsoft? Let's talk about common pitfalls and ways to avoid them. Why should you care? $500,000 reasons. This is about how much we have saved in total in several SPLA Audit Defence exercises. But how and why did those providers get into such a situation in the first place? This, and how not to repeat their mistakes, is what we're talking about. Presented by Alexander Golev of SAMexpert. 🆘 Under Audit? ☎️ Call us now! https://samexpert.com/services/micros... ESSENTIAL READING 🟢 Microsoft SPLA Explained: https://samexpert.com/microsoft-spla/... 🟢 Microsoft SPLA Audit Guide: https://samexpert.com/microsoft-spla-... 🟢 Microsoft Audit Notices: https://samexpert.com/microsoft-licen... SERVICES 🖐 Simplify SPLA operations with ongoing managed support. Learn more: https://samexpert.com/services/micros... ⸻ 🖐 Reduce risk and save money with expert licensing support for providers. Learn more: https://samexpert.com/services/for-pr... +++ WHO WE ARE SAMexpert is an independent management consultancy focused on Microsoft. We help you get a fair deal, reduce costs, stay compliant, and survive audits. Want us to solve your FinOps and licensing headaches? Let's figure out a way to do it with zero nonsense: https://samexpert.com/?utm_source=sam... LET'S CONNECT ► Follow SAMexpert on LinkedIn:   / samexpert   ► Follow or connect to Alexander Golev on LinkedIn:   / golev   ► Follow or connect to Daryl Ullman on LinkedIn:   / darylullman   CHAPTERS 00:00 Hello and welcome 06:40 First audience questions about SPLA 08:32 What are the main frustrations in Microsoft SPLA business 18:13 Know your contractual obligations in SPLA 20:40 How can you indemnify, protect yourselves from non-compliance claims 25:33 The rules of BYOL, or how end-customers may bring their own licenses 32:50 What is the contractual structure to enable BYOL 35:23 Using volume licenses for hosting instead of SPLA 37:10 How one provider may use another provider's data centre 39:00 Your compliance obligations in SPLA (aside from the licenses) 41:41 You must provide auditors access to your servers, but what is a server? 43:34 Rules for end-customers on dedicated (single-tenant) hardware 46:05 Internal use of SPLA licences (by you) 48:26 The importance of knowing what services you provide 53:17 Do you develop solutions for your end customers? Watch this now! 55:10 Reasons why you must know your scope really well (with recommendations) 58:41 Let's talk about inventory and reporting data 1:01:18 What about SPLA reporting tools and solutions? 1:04:10 Forget and re-learn licensing rules! SPLA is different. 1:08:55 Top 5 ways to maximise your SPLA ROI (and margins!) 1:14:16 Answering the audience questions (yours!) #Microsoft #SPLA #MicrosoftLicensing ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Please watch: "March 2025 Microsoft Licensing and Budgets update"    • March 2025 Microsoft Licensing and Budgets...   ~-~~-~~~-~~-~