SaaS Vendors’ New Trick: Multiplying Pricing Caps by Term Length October 2, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes SaaS vendors are sliding a nasty detail into SaaS renewal term price protections: taking a “3–5% cap” and multiplying… Read More
How Much Does M365 Copilot Really Cost (or Should Cost)? September 24, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes Most buyers anchor on “$30/user/month” for Microsoft 365 Copilot—but that’s not the real price. The right move is to negotiate… Read More
Renewal Pricing Tied to Real Usage? August 29, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes SaaS vendors often push programmatic renewal price increases—whether you used the product’s features (new or existing) or not. Here’s… Read More
Microsoft Eliminates EA Volume Discounts: What It Means for Enterprise Customers August 28, 2025 John Belden Reading Time: < 1 minutes In this episode of Insights for IT Negotiations, UpperEdge’s Adam Mansfield joins to break down Microsoft’s recent announcement to… Read More
Microsoft Ends EA Volume Discounts – What It Means for You August 13, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes Effective November 1, 2025, Microsoft will eliminate EA volume-based discounts for online services like Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365.… Read More
A Different SaaS Renewal Negotiation Tactic to Consider August 12, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes Adam Mansfield, Practice Leader at UpperEdge, shares a nuanced negotiation approach for SaaS vendors like Salesforce, Microsoft, and SAP.… Read More
Microsoft FY25 Q4 Earnings: Beat Expectations driven by Azure Growth and Copilot Adoption August 4, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes Microsoft closed FY25 with strong revenue growth, fueled by Copilot adoption, E5 momentum, and Azure’s breakout 39% growth. Adam Mansfield,… Read More
The Flexibility Mirage: What SaaS Vendors Don’t Want You to See July 11, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes Many SaaS contracts lack an appropriate degree of flexibility that leads to enterprise customers having to make unplanned and significant… Read More
Is This Company Really Going to Make a 1 Million-Seat Microsoft 365 Copilot Commitment? June 11, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes Microsoft's mega deal is raising big questions. A report suggests Microsoft is working on a 1 million-seat Microsoft 365… Read More
Is Microsoft 365 E7 Coming and Will it Include Microsoft 365 Copilot? June 5, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes There has been speculation that Microsoft is going to one day introduce a Microsoft 365 E7 plan. Adam Mansfield,… Read More