# Your customer to CSP. We do the migration. Does one of your customers have an Enterprise Agreement that is ending, and do you want to keep that customer in CSP? Intercept handles the migration from start to finish, administrative or technical, at a fixed price. You keep the customer relationship. Updated: 19 October 2026. Publisher: Intercept BV, the Netherlands. Page: https://azure.intercept.cloud/en/for-partners/ ## Why partners bring us in - **The administrative migration is new to you**: Access goes through a consultation with a Microsoft Partner Technical Consultant. We know what you will be asked and what needs to be in order beforehand. Source: [Microsoft Learn: Transfer Azure subscriptions between subscribers and CSPs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/transfer-subscriptions-subscribers-csp) (version 17 August 2026, accessed 19 October 2026). - **Indirect EA or credit card**: An administrative migration is not possible there, so a technical migration is needed. That takes a plan per resource group and a specialist who has done it before. - **No capacity in your team**: A switch takes a few days of focused work around a fixed date. We schedule that, so your team can carry on. ## What we do 1. **Technical check**: Subscriptions, reservations, savings plans, Marketplace products, tenants and quotas. You get a plan of what we take care of. 2. **Plan and fixed price**: A schedule based on the EA end date and a price fixed in advance. 3. **Administrative or technical migration**: If you hold one of the designations below, you request the transfer from your own Partner Center. If you work through a distributor, the distributor requests it. We prepare everything and guide you through the day itself. In a technical migration, we do all the work. 4. **Aftercare**: We check quotas, reservations and permissions, and hand everything over to you. ## Who can request the transfer? - The transfer can be requested by direct-bill CSP partners that hold a Solutions Partner designation (Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation or Infrastructure) or are an Azure Expert MSP, and by distributors with the Frontier Distributor designation. Source: [Microsoft Learn: Transfer Azure subscriptions between subscribers and CSPs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/transfer-subscriptions-subscribers-csp) (version 17 August 2026, accessed 19 October 2026). If you work as an indirect reseller through a distributor, the request goes through that distributor. We coordinate with both of you. ## What you can expect from us - A fixed price per switch, known in advance. - A schedule based on the EA end date. - A single point of contact at Intercept. - Experience with EA switches since 2020, as an Azure Expert MSP. ## Questions ### I am a Microsoft partner. Can you handle the switch for my customer? Yes. We handle the migration from start to finish, administrative or technical, at a fixed price. You keep the customer relationship. Source: [Microsoft Learn: Transfer Azure subscriptions between subscribers and CSPs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/transfer-subscriptions-subscribers-csp) (version 17 August 2026, accessed 19 October 2026). ### Is there downtime during the switch? Not with a transfer from a direct EA or MCA-E: Microsoft only changes the billing relationship and your services keep running. During a migration, the resource groups are temporarily locked for changes, while the resources themselves keep working. Depending on the resources, a migration can cause downtime. The technical check shows you in advance which resources this applies to. Source: [Microsoft Learn: Transfer Azure product billing ownership to your Microsoft Partner Agreement](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/mpa-request-ownership) (version 21 August 2026, accessed 19 October 2026); [Microsoft Learn: Move Azure resources to a new resource group or subscription](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/move-resource-group-and-subscription) (version 29 July 2025, accessed 19 October 2026). ### Do my quotas stay in place? Your increases do. Previously applied quota increases move to the CSP subscription. If you never had an increase, the default CSP limit applies; we request extra quota in advance. Source: [Microsoft Learn: Transfer Azure subscriptions between subscribers and CSPs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/transfer-subscriptions-subscribers-csp) (version 17 August 2026, accessed 19 October 2026). ### How do I know whether my EA is direct or indirect? Check who invoices your EA. If the invoice comes directly from Microsoft, you have a direct EA. If it comes from a licensing partner (LSP), it is an indirect EA. Source: [Microsoft Learn: Transfer Azure product billing ownership to your Microsoft Partner Agreement](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/mpa-request-ownership) (version 21 August 2026, accessed 19 October 2026). **A customer with an EA that is ending?** Tell us the end date and the usage. We get back to you within one working day with an approach and a price. [Book an intro call](https://azure.intercept.cloud/en/request/?situatie=partner)