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CSP Services with Ascent

Microsoft licensing, managed by the people who secure it.

Buy through Ascent CSP and get more than licenses: security-first Microsoft practitioners who help you use what you own, consolidate tools, and secure the environment.

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Licensing visibility
72 Hours
Value Assessment
$0
From license to SOC
One Team
Kickoff
Week 1

What sets Ascent apart.

01

Security practitioners, not a reseller

One team from license to SOC, with Managed Security Operations across your Microsoft stack.

02

Know what you own in 72 hours

A free Value Assessment shows every license, real usage, and where you're over- or under-utilized.

03

Fewer vendors, consolidated spend

We map third-party tools to Microsoft capabilities you already own, with a phased retirement roadmap.

04

Funding we pursue on your behalf

We build Microsoft funding requests (MCI, ECIF) and co-invest in tool displacement for managed clients.

What's included.

Self-provisioning with guardrails

Add seats and manage renewals on your schedule. New SKUs route through Ascent so improper licenses are never added.

One support portal

Self-service answers, ticket management, and SOC operations reporting in a single place.

Full licensing visibility

Subscriptions and history in one view, on-demand reporting, and proactive renewal alerts.

Dedicated customer success

Technical account management, escalation, roadmap reviews, and Microsoft program guidance.

Complimentary engagements.

Microsoft Value Assessment

Powered by Onyx. A read-only tenant connection analyzes licensing, usage, and your application landscape, then Ascent walks you through savings and right-sizing options.

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Security Cost-Benefit Analysis

Two working sessions that map your current tools against Microsoft 365 E5 or E7, prioritize by risk and savings, and produce a board-ready business case.

About the Cost-Benefit Analysis

Onboarding: what to expect.

  1. Week 1

    Kickoff

    Contacts, success measures, tenant inventory, transition plan.

  2. Weeks 2–4

    Transition

    Subscription transfer, licensing validation, support and reporting set up.

  3. First 90 days

    Optimize

    Optimization findings, consolidation priorities, renewal cadence.

  4. Ongoing

    Partner

    License and security optimization, reporting, roadmap reviews.

Frequently asked questions.

What is a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)?
CSP is Microsoft's program for buying Microsoft cloud licenses through a partner instead of directly from Microsoft. The partner manages your subscriptions, billing, and support. With Ascent, that partner is also the security team that helps you use what you own.
What happens when we move our licensing to Ascent?
Week 1 is a kickoff covering contacts, success measures, tenant inventory, and a transition plan. In weeks 2–4 we transfer your subscriptions, validate your licensing, and set up support and reporting. Over the first 90 days we deliver optimization findings, consolidation priorities, and a renewal cadence.
Can we still add seats ourselves?
Yes. You add seats and manage renewals on your own schedule. New SKUs route through Ascent so improper licenses are never added.
What does the Microsoft Value Assessment need from us?
A read-only connection to your tenant, powered by Onyx. It analyzes your licensing, usage, and application landscape, and within 72 hours shows every license, real usage, and where you're over- or under-utilized. Ascent then walks you through savings and right-sizing options.
How does CSP relate to Ascent's Managed SOC?
It's the same team from license to SOC. CSP customers get SOC operations reporting in the same support portal, and for managed clients we co-invest in tool displacement and build Microsoft funding requests (MCI, ECIF) on your behalf.

Start by learning what you already own.

Ask Ascent for a complimentary Microsoft Value Assessment.

  • Read-only tenant connection, powered by Onyx
  • Every license, real usage, and where you're over- or under-utilized
  • Results in 72 hours
  • Ascent walks you through savings and right-sizing options

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