Costs & Risk Saved for Enterprise clients
MICROSOFT LICENSE ADVISORY
Microsoft License Advisory & Cost Optimization
Microsoft's complex licensing policies, limited usage visibility, and periodic audit threats routinely force renewals at inflated prices. Rizen helps you build a defensible, data-driven license position, mitigate audit & compliance risk, and negotiate favorable Enterprise Agreement terms saving clients millions in costs and risk.
Speak With a Microsoft ExpertTypical cost savings delivered
Licensed Users Assessed — in a single enterprise Microsoft engagement
Surplus Licenses Identified — in a single enterprise SAM assessment
Independent Advisory
Evidence-led software decisions
Advisory Overview
Know what you own, what you use and what you actually need.
Microsoft represents a significant and growing spend in your IT environment. Complex licensing policies, limited visibility into actual usage, and periodic audit threats routinely result in forced renewals at inflated prices across your Microsoft 365, server, and cloud estate.
Without independent expertise, most organizations have no formal Software Asset Management process in place leaving them with no defensible answer if Microsoft comes asking, and no way to catch licensing drift between renewals.
When You Need This
No formal SAM process
in place across your M365 & on-prem estate.
Enterprise Agreement renewal approaching
and want to avoid overpaying.
Suspect surplus or unused licenses
sitting idle across your environment.
Need a defensible position
before Microsoft comes asking.
Independent Microsoft licensing expertise backed by proprietary assessment tools and data-driven analysis.
Customer Outcomes
Turn Microsoft licensing complexity into measurable cost and risk improvement.
Rizen helps enterprises connect Microsoft entitlement, deployment and usage data with commercial requirements to establish a defensible position before renewal, true-up or negotiation.
Save Millions on Renewals
License optimization & negotiation cut your Microsoft spend.
Full License Visibility
Proprietary tools reveal true consumption & BoM, cloud & onprem.
Confident Decision-Making
Deep Microsoft licensing & pricing expertise guides every call.
Mitigate Every Risk
Manage audit & compliance exposure before Microsoft asks
Our Coverage
Comprehensive Coverage Across Your Microsoft Estate
Microsoft 365(E3/F3/EMS/Defender)
Windows Server — All Versions
SQL Server
Power BI, Visio & Teams Rooms
Copilot & Emerging SKUs
Our Framework
Microsoft License Assessment & Optimization Framework
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Important Consideration
Skipping a formal SAM assessment often means paying for shelfware you don’t need & no defensible answer when Microsoft comes asking.
Client Outcomes
Proven outcomes from Microsoft License Advisory engagements.
Explore anonymized examples of how Rizen has helped enterprises identify software risk, reduce unnecessary cost and negotiate from a stronger position.
Client Perspectives
What our clients say.
“Rizen helped us successfully certify our Oracle Middleware ULA & avoid significant future spending on Oracle.”
Leading Private Insurance Company
—CIO
01/04
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