What is CSP (Cloud Services Provider) program for Education?

CSP for Education is Microsoft's Volume Licensing program designed for eligible academic organizations (in regions where available) that meet certain requirements in order to be able to purchase licenses through CSP for Education. A similar program to CSP; however, it offers lower acquisition costs for the included items for qualifying educational organizations. It offers perpetual (non-subscription) licenses and yearly/monthly subscriptions. These specialized licenses are only available through Authorized CSP for Education resellers.  DirectDeals is an authorized education reseller for Microsoft products.