A parks department buys a handful of Microsoft 365 seats on a credit card directly from Microsoft with no enterprise agreement and no partner bill. Which model is that?
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Short Explanation
Sometimes you just buy seats from Microsoft yourself—card out, no partner, no big EA. That is direct billing in plain language.
Full Explanation
Direct billing describes purchasing Microsoft cloud subscriptions from Microsoft without an enterprise agreement structure or a CSP partner intermediary. Small departmental buys often fit this channel. It should not be confused with EA volume governance or partner-billed CSP relationships.