The cloud is too expensive
Our latest blog series from guest writer, Nick Banks, Business Development Manager, Tech For Social Impact at Microsoft, presents the myths and misconceptions that could prevent your charity or not for profit organisation from adopting the cloud and enjoying the advantages it has to offer. This is his second post out of a series of ten articles which addresses the common misconception that the Cloud is just too costly for charities to consider.
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Charity technology myth 2: The cloud is too expensive
Challenged with limited resources and reliant on fundraising, the cloud is often perceived as an expensive option for many charities and not for profits. However, many of these organisations are not aware that Microsoft offers significant discounts and grants to charities in order to support the cost effective adoption of the Microsoft Cloud.
Charities and not for profit organisations are entitled to a Microsoft grant to access:
- 300 Business Basic licences for free
- 10 Business Premium licences for free
- 10 Power Apps licences for free
- $3500 Microsoft Azure consumption
- Discounted Microsoft hardware
- Up to 75% discount of Microsoft licensing
Interested to learn more?
Hopefully, this article has helped dispel the charity technology myth 2 that the cloud is too expensive. AspiraCloud already works with numerous charities of all sizes across the UK, helping them take advantage of these discounts and move to a secure, serverless environment, completely negating the need for VPNs, dusty old servers and outdated hardware. Are you ready to get cloud ready yet?
If you would like to learn how your charity can access these grants from Microsoft, the AspiraCloud team can help you get started. Simply contact us today to start making savings. And don’t forget to look out for our next blog discussing the next myth!