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Mid-Contract NCE Licensing Transfers

Written by Ben Minkin | Jul 17, 2024 6:25:02 PM

Ensuring that your organization selects the appropriate Microsoft partner for your specific needs is vital for optimizing support and security, as well as reducing licensing expenses.

Effective on June 13, 2024, Microsoft announced the introduction of mid-contract partner-to-partner subscription transfers for the new commerce experience (NCE) subscriptions. This grants your organization the freedom to choose the partner that best suits your needs, regardless of your current subscription contract.


What This Means for Your organization? 

With this new policy in place, your organization now has the flexibility to switch partners at any point during the subscription term. This means that you no longer have to wait until the end of the contract to make a change, avoiding months of potentially subpar service and unnecessary expenses.

By allowing transfers to happen earlier, you can access cost savings and enhanced support sooner, maximizing the value of your Microsoft partnership. This increased freedom empowers your organization to make strategic decisions that align with your specific needs and goals, ultimately leading to a more efficient and effective use of resources.

Learn how we can optimize your Microsoft 365 storage and save costs with our partner, AvePoint. 

Why Switch Partners?

There can be a variety of factors that go into a partner switch, but the two most common are pricing and support. Pricing can vary massively from partner to partner, as well as quality of support such as response times and expertise.

In regard to the previously mentioned pricing and support reasons, Datalink Networks is top of the line in both of these categories. Our gold partnership with Microsoft allows us the ability to price licensing much lower than other partners, but more importantly allows us to have high quality support options. 



Available Support at Datalink Networks

- Quick response times

Datalink Networks has direct access to high-tier support at Microsoft, and tickets created by Datalink Networks clients have high-priority and quick turnaround times.

-Internal expertise

Datalink Networks sports a variety of engineers on our bench with a strong prowess in Microsoft-related issues, and a knack for coming to solutions to problems quickly.

-Strong commitment to support on the sales side

At Datalink Networks, our sales representatives are committed to providing the highest quality of attention and service as possible.

-Complimentary assessments

We are committed to always looking for ways to optimize your experience. This includes locating unused licenses to cancel for extra savings, pinpointing potential security vulnerabilities via our Microsoft 365 Health Check, detecting security risks for Microsoft Copilot with our AvePoint security assessment, or finding methods to optimize storage usage through our Microsoft 365 Storage Assessment

-Your One-Stop-Shop for everything IT related

In addition to our Microsoft expertise and support, Datalink Networks can also act as your hardware vendor, managed services provider, security consultant, and partner in whatever IT-related projects and initiatives you may be looking at. 

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Start Saving & Increase your Support Today

If optimizing your Microsoft licensing spending and having top-tier support is a priority for you, contact us today to schedule a complimentary consultation. We will access your current licensing usage, find significant savings, and develop a gameplan to improve your environment, and help you accomplish your goals.