6 Steps to Effective Microsoft 365 Licensing Optimization

Keeping track of Microsoft 365 licensing for your organization can be a painful, time-consuming, and frustrating endeavor. Microsoft does a great job innovating and offering new products, however, keeping up with these licensing changes and managing new license SKU’s can be a full-time job without an automated reporting solution.

Therefore, Microsoft 365 licensing optimization presents two major opportunities for an organization. First, for procurement to optimize costs by purchasing only what is needed; Second, for the IT department to ensure end-users are adopting and utilizing what is purchased through ongoing license management techniques.

Ben Marshall, Global Product Lead for Microsoft Licensing at HP Inc., along with Jay Gundotra, Technical Founder and CEO of ENow Software, outline some tried and true best practices for Licensing Optimization.

Jay and Ben will guide you on how to:

• Achieve major cost savings with licensing optimization techniques, streamlined with leading edge Licensing Optimization Reports.
• Eliminate License Sprawl and prevent over-purchasing from happening again in the future.
• Manage license purchase and usage more efficiently with a reporting tool that provides visibility into utilization, that can recommend Candidates for Licensing Optimization.