Twelve short research briefings for enterprises that hold a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement and renew in 2027: what changed, what it costs you, how to optimise before you negotiate, and when to start. Two Redress advisors per session, about five minutes each.
The discount levels are gone, the suites cost more, support multiplies both, and the EA is committed only through 2027.
The level reset, the July 2026 suite rise, the quiet product increases, and the support percentage that compounds them.
Enrolments closed, smaller organisations lost eligibility, and a credible MCA-E path is worth 3 to 7 percent.
Entitlements against assigned against active, from the admin centre rather than the account team deck.
E7 at 99 dollars bundling E5, Copilot, Entra Suite and Agent 365: when the bundle wins and when it does not.
30 dollars a seat on top of the suite, and the adoption reality that decides whether it is value or shelfware.
The metered layer beside the seat: per task pricing, Agent 365, credits, and the protections to negotiate.
Sizing on trailing consumption rather than their forecast, and the protections worth more than the discount.
A percentage of licence spend, escalating on its own, and alternatives that benchmark 20 to 40 percent cheaper.
The money you take out before you discuss discount: mix, tier, duplicates, dormant assignments, and the count.
The 12 to 18 month runway, their 30 June year end, the approval chain, and the last six weeks.
The first three moves you can make this quarter, and where an independent advisor changes the outcome.
Every action item from the series on one printable page: the rebuilt baseline, the stacked increase, the vehicle decision, the estate file, the E7 and Copilot tests, the Azure commit, Unified Support, and the eighteen month countdown.
The presenters in these briefings are AI generated avatars of Redress Compliance advisor personas. The research, figures, and guidance are real, produced by Redress Compliance analysts from our consulting engagements and market network.