Beat the Microsoft EA 9–18% renewal uplift

What you will take away

• The three license families inside an EA, and which ones Microsoft is actively trying to retire
• The twelve month negotiation calendar that protects against Microsoft's standard 9 to 18 percent uplift
• How M365 E3 and E5 inflate when Copilot is positioned as a renewal addition
• The EA versus MCA-E path, and where each beats the other
• The Azure consumption commitment as a renewal lever, not a cost line