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Quick links: What is MSC? · How am I billed? · What can I do before subscribing? · Is Amplify included in my subscription? · Can I reopen a purchased journey in a different browser? · Can I run another scenario in my restored journey? · What happens to my Amplify journey if my subscription ends? · Can I delete a journey and its results? · How does MSC handle evidence I upload? · What are the 4 journey stages? · What is Metaflow intel (and what does “Transcendant” mean)? · What does the Amplify stage actually mean? · Does MSC execute changes for us? · How do I contact support?
What is MSC?

MSC (Modern Support Consult) is a structured, evidence-first way to assess, plan, validate, and scale IT outcomes — without surprise automation. The portal helps you produce clear, customer-safe outputs (reports, decision notes, checklists, exportable artifacts) that your IT team can execute on.

Most scenarios focus on Microsoft infrastructure and cloud operations (security, identity, messaging, integrations, and day-2 operations), where “what to do next” is often less important than proving why.

How am I billed?

This portal is published as a SaaS offer in the Microsoft Commercial Marketplace. Microsoft is the merchant of record: Microsoft handles billing, taxes, invoices, refunds, plan changes, and cancellation under your Microsoft Customer Agreement and the Marketplace terms you accepted at subscribe time.

Manage the subscription from Azure Portal → SaaS subscriptions in the tenant that owns it. MSC support handles product behavior and technical questions, but cannot adjust Microsoft invoices.

What can I do before subscribing?

You can run the E-mail Security Snapshot without a subscription and download its result without a separate Amplify charge. You can also explore a Messaging Assessment Generator configuration before subscribing. Starting an Architect run requires an active subscription and an available journey; Jump Drive is not required for MSC-hosted Messaging results. Supported evidence may include reviewed readings and examples clearly marked as mock. Original-file uploads are not available for Architect runs yet. Check the availability shown for your scenario before submitting information.

You can also prepare configuration for other scenarios before subscribing. The portal shows when a customer workspace, a subscription, or a separately accepted Amplify gain-share is required before your next run.

Is Amplify included in my subscription?

Your Marketplace subscription gives you access to eligible scenario stages. Before an Amplify run, you review and separately accept the gain-share calculated for that scenario and journey. The portal shows the calculation and any permitted adjustment before you accept it.

An accepted Amplify position does not pay for another scenario or a new Messaging Assessment Generator configuration. You can review that new scope and its own gain-share before deciding whether to continue.

Can I reopen a purchased journey in a different browser?

In a new browser, enter the billing email used for your Marketplace subscription and select Verify now. The portal checks the subscription and sends a one-time recovery code to that address. Enter the code in the same panel to reopen your latest purchased journey(s); other recovered journeys remain available in that panel.

Your accepted Messaging configuration stays fixed, while a separate new assessment remains editable. Recovery works after clearing browser data or switching browsers. An older journey that cannot be linked to your purchase still needs its original access link.

Your restored workspace shows your saved planning configuration, but does not replay earlier evidence uploads, extracted readings, or validation notes in the recovery view. Recovery does not delete the evidence or generated assessment files already in your workspace. If a restored assessment needs evidence, you can review it and upload it again; new validations can be recorded without replacing your earlier work.

Can I run another scenario in my restored journey?

Yes. Open your restored journey and select Add scenario to this journey. The new run stays in the same journey, so its saved context can support a follow-up assessment. Select New journey only when you want to start separately.

The E-mail Security Snapshot remains free. Other scenarios check their own subscription and Amplify requirements; an acceptance for one scenario does not unlock another. Runs added under your verified account appear when you restore the journey in another browser. Older free runs without verified account ownership remain separate.

What happens to my Amplify journey if my subscription ends?

After you verify your billing email, a previously accepted Amplify gain-share still gives you access to all four stages in that purchased journey. It does not unlock another scenario or a new gain-share acceptance. Starting a different paid journey or accepting a new Amplify position still requires the applicable subscription.

Can I delete a journey and its results?

Yes. In the portal, confirm deletion of the selected journey to remove its saved assessments, generated files, and workspace. A Messaging assessment can also be deleted individually without removing the other runs in its journey.

From a new browser, verify your billing email first; you can delete a purchased journey when all its runs belong to your account. Deletion does not cancel or refund a settled purchase. Required payment and audit records remain; a deleted journey cannot be restored from its old Amplify acceptance.

How does MSC handle evidence I upload?

When a scenario supports evidence uploads, files are sent directly from your browser to your designated storage workspace. The portal keeps the references and assessment context needed to build your report. Restoring a purchased journey does not copy your uploaded files or extracted readings into the recovered view, and does not delete existing evidence or generated files from your workspace. You can upload evidence again when continuing a restored assessment.

Generated output files created for your request, together with operational metadata such as request identifiers, run status, and timestamps, follow the retention windows in the Data Processing Agreement.

What are the 4 journey stages?
  • Consider: collect signals, constraints, and a baseline.
  • Architect: design the approach and draft the plan (including change candidates).
  • Validate: test the plan, confirm readiness, and validate proposed changes.
  • Amplify: scale and operationalize outcomes with your internal IT team owning RFCs and execution.
What is Metaflow intel (and what does “Transcendant” mean)?

Metaflow intel is MSC’s way of turning messy reality into defensible next steps. It keeps a simple chain of reasoning visible: signals → hypotheses → checks → decisions → next actions.

Transcendant (⑦) is a visual shorthand for coherence: when intent, architecture, validation, and amplification align, you get higher confidence per change and less friction in execution. It’s not “magic”—it’s a label for momentum that comes from aligned evidence.

What does the Amplify stage actually mean?

Amplify is about strengthening your IT team: turning validated recommendations into repeatable execution. This is where change requests (RFCs), rollout waves, communications, runbooks, and operational ownership live.

The portal supports the work with structured evidence, tracking artifacts, and guidance — but it does not automatically perform tenant-wide changes.

Does MSC execute changes for us?

Not automatically. By default, changes/RFCs are driven and executed by your internal IT staff. MSC provides the framework, evidence, and the “why/what/how” so your team can apply changes safely (often with scripts, checklists, and rollback notes).

If you want MSC to perform change execution, that requires a customized assisted consultancy engagement with explicitly agreed scope, access methods, and change windows.

How do I contact support?

Use the Support page for contact details and what to include when you reach out.Open Support.

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Billing & licensing(public summary)
This portal provides structured assessments and actionable guidance. Results depend on what is observable and what changes are implemented in your environment.
Results depend on inputs
  • Online scenarios measure available signals (for example: public DNS records) and report what is observable at the time of the run.
  • Guidance describes recommended steps; applying them may require configuration changes, permissions, vendor behavior, and timing.
  • Outcomes are influenced by multiple moving parts; we focus on measurable improvements, defensible choices, and clear evidence you can act on.
How costs are calculated (customer view)
  • Microsoft Commercial Marketplace: Microsoft is the merchant of record. Microsoft handles billing, taxes, invoicing, refunds, plan changes, and cancellation under your Microsoft Customer Agreement. Manage the subscription from Azure Portal → SaaS subscriptions.
  • Plans & metering: per-plan price and any metered dimensions are visible in the Marketplace offer at checkout. Charges appear on your Microsoft invoice.
  • Customization-supported scenarios: scope and pricing are confirmed with you (in writing) before work begins, and only change if scope assumptions materially change.
  • Taxes are calculated and collected by Microsoft. Marketplace invoices are the source of truth.
Fairness & exceptions
Reconciliation is based on the agreed deliverables and the available inputs. If customer-side deliverables (access, approvals, change windows) are delayed after being identified as blockers, we may pause measurement or re-baseline the delivery window. We prefer fast, transparent review and adjust when the facts support it.
License scope
Some scenarios and deeper artifacts are intentionally restricted in public mode. For customization-supported engagements, licensing/procurement and exact deliverables are confirmed before work begins. If you need enterprise-wide terms or invoicing, use Support.
Why Modern Support Consult
Microsoft-first, on-prem friendly
MSC is built around Microsoft infrastructure and cloud operations, with on-premises realities treated as first-class. Built by an Exchange-focused specialist (~30 years IT; ~20 years Microsoft messaging & integration).
Curated, regulated guidance
Not random tips: curated and cross-compared to reduce noise and keep actions defensible.
Benchmarking + checklist outputs
Scenarios benchmark posture and produce checklist-style remediation aligned with mainstream security/ops methods.
Quadral method (Codex / Metaflow-ready)
Evidence → traceable outcomes: signals, checks, decisions, guidance, exceptions. Designed for consistent benchmarking and audit-friendly reasoning.

Who is behind MSC

MSC is developed and owned by N.v.Luijtelaar, who builds and supports the platform. Background: Microsoft Certified Master | Exchange Server.

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