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Microsoft EA renewal — anyone locked multi-year with better discounts?

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Amit P.

Senior Buyer, Asian Paints

Our EA is up in Q3. Cloud commit + M365 bundle pe Microsoft aggressive push kar raha hai. Kisi ne true-up flexibility ke saath solid discount nikaala? Looking for India-specific playbooks.

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Kavi Nair

Sep 24, 2026·Sep 24, 2026, 4:35 PM

Partner vs direct — for us direct gave better commercial ownership on escalations.

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V. Singh

Sep 23, 2026·Sep 23, 2026, 3:42 PM

India enterprise deals often improve in the last 3 weeks of Microsoft quarter. Time it.

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Anu R.

Sep 22, 2026·Sep 22, 2026, 2:49 PM

Bring a competing quote from Google Workspace even if you will not switch. Changes tone.

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Rajat Mehta

Sep 21, 2026·Sep 21, 2026, 1:56 PM

Do not accept shelfware. Scrub unused licenses before renewal — biggest lever.

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P.S. Hegde

Sep 20, 2026·Sep 20, 2026, 12:03 PM

We locked 3-year EA with true-up flexibility. Discount improved once cloud commit was bundled carefully.