Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Switching from EA to CSP - Intro to the Course

    • What is Microsoft's CSP? A Buyer's Guide

  • 2

    EA vs CSP

    • EA vs CSP a Review

    • EA vs CSP Intro

    • EA vs CSP - An Opportunity Arises

    • EA vs CSP - Knowing the Differences

    • EA vs CSP - User and Device Differences

    • EA vs CSP - The Differences in Licensing Payments

    • EA vs CSP - License Types in an EA

    • EA vs CSP - Products You Can't Put Into a CSP

    • The Cost of Technical Support Contracts

    • EA vs CSP - Migrating to Azure with CSP

    • EA vs CSP - Final Thoughts

    • Summary of EA vs CSP

  • 3

    How to Identify CSP Opportunities

    • Introduction to Finding CSP Opportunities

    • How to Find CSP Opportunities

    • Common Questions About CSP

    • Our Windows and SQL Server Monitoring Tools

  • 4

    Understanding Microsoft's Products and Online Services

    • Introduction to Understanding Microsoft's many Online Services

    • Diving Into Microsoft's Many Products and Services

    • Summary of Microsoft's Product Bundles

  • 5

    Tools of the Trade

    • Intro to Tools of the Trade

    • SAM Compass

    • Azure Tools

    • Active Directory (AD) Tools

    • Tools of the Trade Outro

    • Our Windows and SQL Server Monitoring Tools

    • Office 365 Tools

  • 6

    Azure in CSP

    • What does a CSP Migration with Azure look like?

  • 7

    Overcoming CSP Objections

    • The Psychology Behind Enterprise Agreements

    • Common CSP Objections & How To Overcome Them

  • 8

    Marketing Materials, PDF's, & Useful Links

    • EA vs CSP PDFs

    • Useful Links

  • 9

    One on One's

    • One on One's with Mike Austin

    • Message Board for 1:1 access

  • 10

    Office Hours

    • What are Office Hours?

    • Recorded Call - Azure Migration Strategy Meeting

    • Office Hours Message Board