Storing data in clouds has long been ubiquitous - both privately and professionally. But while an individual uploads photos from the last family holiday to their private cloud, clouds have a much deeper significance for companies. A large number of companies of all sizes have long been relying on cloud-based solutions in order to benefit from their flexibility and scalability, among other things.

The Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, or EA for short, is a special volume contract from Microsoft aimed at large companies and organisations. The Enterprise Agreement (EA) is particularly suitable for companies that require a large number of licences and want to benefit from reduced prices and flexible licensing conditions.

Microsoft Office has been the standard for office applications for decades and is used by millions of users every day. In the age of cloud solutions and subscription models, Microsoft also offers an Office subscription model called Microsoft 365. But what is the difference between a permanent licence and the subscription model? And can Microsoft 365 also be purchased without a subscription?

The Microsoft world has changed: Microsoft Teams is no longer automatically part of the Office 365 suite as of October 2023. This is Microsoft's response to the antitrust review initiated by the European Commission in July 2023. The review was prompted by a complaint from competitor Slack. The spin-off of Teams now allows customers to choose more flexibly between their software requirements.