US CLOUD: Microsoft Premier/Unified Support Alternative

𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 ~𝟲𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀. Whether Unified Support delivery and escalation teams are included hasn’t been disclosed. For Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management, that’s not a reason to panic — it’s a reason to ask. Here are 5 questions to put to Microsoft before your next Unified renewal. 👇 Then benchmark the answers. Measure resolution, not response. #Procurement #VendorManagement #MicrosoftUnified #ITSourcing

𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹. 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. Procurement owns the spend. IT owns the risk. Neither should be stuck with opaque pricing, rigid contracts and slow support. There’s a smarter way to source IT support, and it fits in 30 seconds. 🎥 uscloud.com #Procurement #Sourcing #VendorManagement #ITSupport

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁. Use competitive market bids to drive renewal savings. Procurement would rarely renew a major supplier contract without testing the market. 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 deserves the same discipline. Your current price is a starting point. Last year’s discount is history. Neither tells you what competitive support 𝚜̲𝚑̲𝚘̲𝚞̲𝚕̲𝚍̲ ̲𝚌̲𝚘̲𝚜̲𝚝̲ today. Before renewing 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, put a credible 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 on the table. A meaningful bid should compare: • Coverage across your Microsoft environment • Response commitments and escalation paths • Engineering experience and service performance • Annual cost and three-year economics • Transition requirements and accountability The goal: give Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management a defensible basis for challenging the renewal. “What discount can you offer?” is one conversation. “𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.” is a stronger one. A credible alternative gives your team both 𝚗̲𝚎̲𝚐̲𝚘̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚊̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚗̲𝚐̲ ̲𝚕̲𝚎̲𝚟̲𝚎̲𝚛̲𝚊̲𝚐̲𝚎̲ and a practical 𝚘̲𝚙̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚘̲𝚗̲ ̲𝚝̲𝚘̲ ̲𝚜̲𝚠̲𝚒̲𝚝̲𝚌̲𝚑̲. 𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 provides independent Microsoft enterprise support and competitive proposals your IT and Procurement teams can evaluate together. Before you sign your next Unified renewal, know what the market offers. Message US Cloud with “RENEWAL” to request a confidential competitive support quote. #ITProcurement #StrategicSourcing #VendorManagement #MicrosoftUnifiedSupport

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗘𝗔. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁? Enterprise sourcing teams spend months negotiating Microsoft licensing, cloud commitments and renewal protections. Then 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 rolls into the renewal as if there were no 𝚊̲𝚕̲𝚝̲𝚎̲𝚛̲𝚗̲𝚊̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚟̲𝚎̲. That is how 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴 escape the sourcing process. Unified Support pricing can rise alongside your Microsoft spend—even when ticket volume, service levels and business outcomes do not improve. 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝘀𝗸: • What was our true cost per support ticket? • How did response and resolution performance compare with our SLAs? • Why should support costs increase whenever our Microsoft footprint grows? • Has Unified been competitively benchmarked? • What would the three-year economics look like with an alternative provider? If Unified Support has never been tested against the market, Procurement cannot know whether the enterprise is receiving 𝚌̲𝚘̲𝚖̲𝚙̲𝚎̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚟̲𝚎̲ ̲𝚟̲𝚊̲𝚕̲𝚞̲𝚎̲. 𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 is the Gartner-recognized alternative to Microsoft Unified Support. Enterprises typically save 30–50% while receiving 24/7/365 support, a 15-minute initial-response SLA and direct access to senior, US-based Microsoft engineers. Your Microsoft licenses remain in place. Your technology roadmap continues. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. See your potential savings in 60 seconds—no sales call required: https://lnkd.in/gTjZFrUk #MicrosoftSupport #StrategicSourcing #ITProcurement #VendorManagement

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗜𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻? Every year, procurement teams invest significant time negotiating Microsoft licensing. Yet here's the uncomfortable truth: Most organizations don't have a Microsoft cost problem. They have a Microsoft 𝚕̲𝚎̲𝚟̲𝚎̲𝚛̲𝚊̲𝚐̲𝚎̲ problem. As Microsoft estates expand through Azure, M365, Security, Copilot, and support services, many enterprises discover that a growing share of spend becomes increasingly difficult to influence. At that point, the conversation changes. The question is no longer: "How much are we spending with Microsoft?" The question becomes: "𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹?" The most effective sourcing organizations understand a simple principle: Cost reduction and cost control are not the same thing. Cost reduction is a one-time event. 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. That's why leading procurement and vendor management teams regularly assess: ✅ Supplier concentration risk ✅ Areas of competitive tension ✅ Contractual flexibility ✅ Alternative sourcing options ✅ Renewal leverage Because when market conditions change, inflation rises, budgets tighten, or strategic priorities shift, 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁. Not a procurement exercise. An asset. The organizations creating the greatest financial flexibility heading into 2027 won't necessarily be those spending less. They'll be the ones with the most choices. Question for Procurement, Sourcing, and Vendor Management Leaders: 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆? #Procurement #StrategicSourcing #VendorManagement #ITProcurement #CostOptimization #CommercialStrategy #Microsoft #DigitalTransformation

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝘁. Microsoft’s busiest renewal period is approaching. For 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 leaders, this is the window to create real competitive tension. The mistake is 𝚝̲𝚛̲𝚎̲𝚊̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚗̲𝚐̲ ̲𝚄̲𝚗̲𝚒̲𝚏̲𝚒̲𝚎̲𝚍̲ ̲𝚂̲𝚞̲𝚙̲𝚙̲𝚘̲𝚛̲𝚝̲ ̲𝚊̲𝚜̲ ̲𝚊̲𝚗̲ ̲𝚊̲𝚞̲𝚝̲𝚘̲𝚖̲𝚊̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚌̲ ̲𝚎̲𝚡̲𝚝̲𝚎̲𝚗̲𝚜̲𝚒̲𝚘̲𝚗̲ of the Microsoft relationship. It isn’t. Your organization can continue buying Microsoft software, Azure and cloud services—while replacing the expensive support layer wrapped around them. 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: • What is our true three-year support cost? • What are we paying per support ticket? • Are response and resolution times improving with the price? • Have we obtained a credible replacement proposal? Negotiating a discount with Microsoft may produce a slightly better price. 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺. US Cloud replaces Microsoft Unified Support for Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises with: ✓ 30–50% typical savings ✓ 24/7/365 support ✓ 15-minute initial-response SLA ✓ Senior Microsoft-certified engineers ✓ Microsoft escalations managed on your behalf 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. If your Unified renewal is approaching, message us “UNIFIED” with your renewal month. We’ll provide a confidential cost and service benchmark—without disrupting your Microsoft licensing relationship. Or see your potential savings in 60 seconds: https://lnkd.in/gTjZFrUk #Microsoft #Unified #Renewal #Leverage #Sourcing #Procurement #VendorManagement