Microsoft Cloud Price Increase April 2023

Microsoft has announced a 9-15% price increase for all Cloud services in United Kingdom and Europe starting April 1, 2023. 

Because there is a (maximum) semi-annual price adjustment, this means that during 2023 there can be another update. This could be another price increase, but a decrease is also possible if the US Dollar valuation drops – local currency exchange rates change in the benefit of the local currency.

While this news may be unwelcome to many enterprises and organizations, Microsoft has stated that the change is necessary in order to maintain consistent global pricing for their cloud services. In a statement, the company explained that “periodic adjustments to local currency pricing are necessary to ensure that customers in different regions are paying consistent prices for similar cloud services.”