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Issue 3
2026-06-04
The fiscal year-end cheat sheet — which vendors close when, and what that means for your renewal timing
23 vendors mapped to their fiscal year-end months. The single biggest predictor of renewal-discount depth is whether your contract is up in their Q4.
Issue 2
2026-06-04
The Agentforce trap — when Salesforce throws AI seats in "for free"
How "unlimited" Agentforce licenses bundled into your Salesforce renewal turn into AWU charges 12 months later, and the contract language that prevents it.
Issue 1
2026-06-04
Pricing resets are the new normal — what changed at Salesforce, Microsoft, and Adobe in 30 days
Three list-price moves in the last month, one Microsoft EA discount that quietly disappeared, and one play we ran on a customer renewal this week.