A New Era in CSP Management: Work 365 Power Version (PV) 2.0 is Here

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor years, Microsoft partners have juggled multiple tools, dashboards, and processes to keep their CSP businesses running. The complexity of managing customer permissions, billing, and promotions often feels like a never-ending battle. But what if there was a way to simplify it all? Enter Work 365 PV 2.0 – a transformative update designed to streamline […]

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Renewal Management, Reimagined

Reading Time: 4 minutesA Smarter Way to Stay Ahead Let’s set the scene. It’s crunch time at the office, and your team is wading through spreadsheets, cross-checking emails, and rushing to update contracts before the clock runs out. Someone’s muttering, “Did we renew that account last month?” while another is frantically double-checking invoices. It’s a familiar scene for […]

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Managing CSP Billing with an ERP like Business Central: A Guide for Microsoft CSPs

Reading Time: 3 minutesRecently there has been a lot of activity related to Subscription Billing with Dynamics Business Applications, like Business Central and Finance & Operations. Recurring Revenue and Subscription Billing are important value creators for any organization, especially Microsoft CSP Partners. After all, Business Central has Subscription Billing, so Subscription Billing must be important. Is an accounting […]

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Aligning Billing with Sales for MSPs (Process, Tools and Mindset)

Reading Time: 5 minutesMany, in fact, most MSPs today have less than 100 customers or less than $2 million in cloud revenue, despite the rapid growth of services from modern work, infrastructure, and applications for over a decade. MSPs offer valuable services, including infrastructure management, ensuring productivity, security, and even outsourced IT help desks. So why the modest […]

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The Power of Controlling Your Business Data

Reading Time: 4 minutesRecurring revenue is the most valuable revenue on a company’s income statement. SaaS companies have always known this and include a SaaS billing and subscription management application as part of their core application infrastructure stack. Microsoft has also stipulated requirements for cloud resellers in the CSP Direct Partners program to implement similar systems. Recurring billing […]

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Mastering Billing and Subscription Strategies for Microsoft Partners

Reading Time: 10 minutesBuilding Blocks of Revenue The Three Amigos Billing and Subscription Strategies Billing Methods Customer Requirements Term/Contract-Based Billing (Agreement-Based Billing) Consumption-based or Usage-based Subscription (for Azure) Minimum Commitment Billing Retainer-Based Billing Reconciliation Based Billing Data/System Driven Billing Billing Adjustments in Microsoft CSP Billing and NCE Building Blocks of Revenue There are generally three sources of revenue […]

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Navigating Challenges: Why I Pivoted the Business by Ismail Nalwala

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Fall of Raftar: Lessons Learned The first sale is the easiest one! Through a consulting engagement, which landed in my lap, I had solved a problem around sales inventory tracking using RFID for a large medical device manufacturer. I thought I could convert the solution into a product. I used my consulting income, raised […]

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8 Challenges MSPs Face in Growing Their CSP Business and How to Overcome Them

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile some MSPs worry about shrinking margins in the Microsoft business, particularly as incentives change, the Microsoft cloud services business—especially Azure, Dynamics and CoPilot—is growing at a blistering pace. The recurring revenue model drives significant business value. Just look at the M&A and funding activity in the MSP space. Despite MSPs’ hesitancy towards Self-Service, larger […]

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Direct Billing vs. Indirect Reselling: Which Path Suits Your Business Best?

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