Planning for a Microsoft Renewal in 2021? Two key factors to bear in mind.
Microsoft’s ubiquity means a large number of enterprises and public sector organizations will be gearing up for a contract renewal exercise during 2021. As with all vendors, it is absolutely vital to start planning for renewals as early as possible (have a read of the blog from my colleague Ian Camino to understand why), but Microsoft has its own characteristics and priorities that you should consider from the very outset of the process.
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