Talk to a licensing reference, not a sales pitch.
Edition reviews, audit-readiness checks, CSP transitions and bulk licensing reads. We don't sell licenses — we make sure your next quote is the right one.
Sunday – Thursday · 09:00 – 18:00 (UTC+3:30) · async OK
The three best ways to get an answer
Best for detailed licensing questions, attachments, or quote reviews you want a second opinion on.
Compose email →Tell us the product, the user/device count, and the renewal or audit date — we'll come back with a structured read.
Sunday through Thursday. Urgent audit-window work can be expedited — flag it in the subject line.
What to include in your first message
The more of this you send up front, the faster you get a useful answer back.
- Product(s) you are evaluating (e.g. Windows Server 2025 Standard + RDS).
- User and device counts — helps us pick the right channel.
- Existing agreements (Microsoft 365, EA, MPSA, Open Value).
- Hosting model: on-prem, hybrid, Azure, third-party datacenter, air-gapped.
- Renewal or audit date if there is one driving the urgency.
OEM is pre-installed by hardware manufacturers and never sold as a standalone key. If anyone offers you a $5 Windows or Office key, that's not licensing — that's a theft-of-services scheme.
Stick to Retail, Volume Licensing, or CSP and you'll never be the topic of an audit letter.
From first email to written recommendation
No discovery calls, no slide decks. We work asynchronously against the artefacts you already have.
You send the product list, seat/core counts, current agreements and the deadline. We acknowledge within one business day.
We map your scenario against current Product Terms, identify edition mismatches, CAL gaps, channel inefficiencies and SA exposure.
One PDF: the recommended SKU mix, channel, downgrade path, activation method, and any audit-relevant flags. Plain English, no upsells.
When your reseller responds, send us the quote — we'll flag anything that doesn't match the recommendation.
What we cover — and what we don't
- Edition and SKU selection (Windows, Office, M365, Server, SQL, Visio, Project, VS, Dynamics).
- CAL sizing (User vs Device) and RDS / SharePoint / Exchange access licensing.
- Per-core mathematics for Windows Server and SQL Server, including VM density.
- Channel selection across Retail, Open Value, MPSA, EA and CSP.
- Software Assurance value analysis and downgrade rights mapping.
- Audit-readiness reviews ahead of an SAM engagement or true-up.
- Selling licenses directly. We are a reference, not a reseller.
- Sourcing OEM keys, Volume keys outside their entitled organisation, or marketplace keys.
- Cracking, activation bypass, KMS emulators or any non-genuine activation method.
- Pricing guarantees — channel quotes vary by region, partner level and SA bundle.
- Legal representation in an active Microsoft audit. We brief, your counsel responds.
Quick answers to common contact questions
The initial scoping conversation and a high-level read are free. Detailed engagements (multi-product, multi-site, audit response) are scoped and quoted before any work starts.
Yes. Send your standard NDA with the first email and we'll counter-sign before any architecture detail is shared.
Licensing rules are global — our briefs work anywhere Microsoft sells. We have the most depth on MEA, EU and CIS channel pricing patterns.
Yes — we keep a short-list of partners we have personally validated for transparency and Product Terms compliance. We never take referral fees.
For the licensing side (CSP vs EA enrolment, hybrid use benefits, BYOL eligibility) — yes. For workload architecture and FinOps, we refer you to specialists.
Browse the categorised FAQ before composing — the chances are someone has asked the same thing before.
Open the FAQ →Not sure which channel applies to you?
Boxed or ESD keys, transferable, registered to a Microsoft account.
MAK / KMS activation, centralized VLSC, optional Software Assurance.
Monthly / annual seats, managed through partner or admin center.