Microsoft EA to CSP: Migration Checklist for Moving Azure Billing & Subscriptions

Microsoft EA to CSP migration checklist

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What’s inside the eBook

Microsoft is encouraging organizations to adopt the CSP model for greater flexibility. With the right guidance, the move from EA to CSP becomes a strategic upgrade. This eBook gives IT and cloud leaders a step-by-step checklist to migrate Azure billing and subscriptions with minimal disruption and maximum benefit.

Complete migration framework

Transform a complex process into manageable steps with our proven 7-phase approach, covering everything from initial assessment to post-migration optimization.

Practical implementation checklists

Stay on track at every stage of your migration with detailed, hands-on checklists built for all the phases and ensure no critical step is missed.

Clear migration strategies

Get step-by-step guidance for both direct subscription transfers and resource-level migrations, helping you choose the right approach and navigate any level of complexity.

Risk mitigation strategies

Anticipate and address common pitfalls before they impact your business continuity, including data loss, cost increases, access control issues, and other challenges.

Cost optimization blueprint

Get expert tips on leveraging CSP benefits to drive immediate and long-term cloud savings, including managing Reserved Instances, optimizing resource utilization, and more.

Governance & support readiness

Establish guardrails and support with RBAC, Azure Policy, tagging, and budget alerts, plus clear SLAs and CSP escalation to keep access least-privileged and issues resolved fast.

3 reasons to read this eBook

This eBook is both a technical guide and a strategic roadmap that turns a risky transition into an advantage. Whether your EA is ending or you want more agile Azure billing, it provides clear guidance, actionable checklists, and best practices for a low-risk move to CSP.

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Governed cost advantage

Leverage CSP pricing, budgets, policies, and RBAC to sustain ongoing savings and reduce compliance exposure.

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Day one assurance

Validate access, quotas, monitoring, and billing so cutover operations are controlled, auditable, and fully predictable.

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Execution certainty

Turn EA-to-CSP migration into a phased, owner-led plan that avoids bottlenecks and hidden risks early.

Choose the right migration path

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