It will affect Bacloud customers using Microsoft products. Bacloud will not change current prices for customers who have paid for services in advance, for example, 3, 6, or 12 months' payments. Prices will only change after the paid period.
Windows virtual server prices remain the same; prices change for additional licenses such as Windows Remote Desktop, additional connections, SQL Server, Exchange, MS Office packs, etc.
Price changes details
From 1 January 2019, certain Infrastructure and Office offerings in the Microsoft Service Provider Licensing Agreement will increase as follows:*
- 15% for Windows Remote Desktop Services SAL
- 10% for Windows Server Standard Core
- 10% for Windows Server Datacenter Core
- 5% for Core Infrastructure Server Suite Standard Core
- 7% for Core Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter Core
- 10% for Cloud Platform Suite and Guest
- 10% for Exchange SALs
- 10% for Office SALs (includes standalone SKUs such as Word, Excel)
- 10% for Project SALs
- 10% for SharePoint SALs
- 10% for Visio SALs
*Note that the Infrastructure increases follow announcements made in October 2017. The Office increases align with the release of Office 2019.
More information
If you have any questions about the Microsoft SPLA price increases , please get in touch with the Bacloud sales team directly in online chat, or contact us by raising a ticket in the client zone.
Official Microsoft announcement: https://blogs.partner.microsoft.com/mpn/announcing-price-adjustments/