Microsoft charitable status and Vodafone relationship update
We are seeing a trend that more and more public sector organisations including some Housing Associations have been notified by Microsoft that they are now losing their charitable status.
Current state of Microsoft licensing market
This obviously can have a significant impact on MS licensing expenditure to these affected organisations. Due to Vodafone’s unique partnership with Microsoft, it can offer discounted licensing pricing on certain licences which may help organisations keep their licensing costs as low as possible. Vodafone can also support with Azure, Dynamics and Cloud back up licensing.
SFHA members benefitting from relationship with Vodafone
Vodaphone has supported 10 Housing Associations so far, as well as SFHA throughout Scotland with Microsoft licensing and are in discussions with many more housing associations about moving their Microsoft licensing to Vodafone.
The organisations supported include:
- SFHA
- Elderpark
- Melville
- Clydesdale
- Ardenglen
- Maryhill
- Grampian
- Cassiltoun
- Whiteinch & Scotstoun
- Paisley
- Spire View
Vodafone supported these housing associations to maximise efficiency, optimise and help secure, while supporting best costs to help in this time over increased rates on energy and interest rates.
Case study transition, implementation and FAQs i.e. “Managed IT provision management”
After completion of a one-page order form the Vodafone 365 onboarding team will manage the migration in full. This involves building your new Microsoft instance and adding all your licences within the order form on as and when required. You will have the same access you have just now to your Microsoft portal and Vodafone can include your external IT team in the onboarding if they manage your Microsoft portal currently so they will have full visibility and can make any necessary changes. This is simply a billing change with no downtime will be experienced by the end users. Contract is fixed for 12 months meaning pricing is protected against Microsoft price increases.
If you would like to find out more about the work that has been done with SFHA members already please contact Gary Dickson, Digital and Design Manager for more information: gdickson@sfha.co.uk
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