Take control of your Microsoft licensing and optimize spend.

Microsoft licensing transactions are extraordinarily complex whether its on premise or cloud use. There are thousands of licensing and subscription scenarios and they all have significant cost, usage and, compliance implications. That makes it more challenging than ever to purchase Microsoft licenses.

Optimus Group has the expertise being former Microsoft licensing and audit professionals. Our team has completed hundreds of Microsoft Licensing Assessments and in almost every case, our clients struggle with:

  • What licensing entitlements they currently have

  • What they actually need to purchase

  • What an optimized state, from both a cost and compliance perspective, would look like

By leveraging Optimus License Management services, customers benefit from:

  • Identifying best-fit licensing options for your usage and technical requirements

  • Cost-modeling different licensing vehicles that fit your operating model and future state goals

  • Examining cloud migration opportunities and comparison to on-premise costs.

  • Contract/Renewal negotiation support to maximize procurement savings.

Avoid the Confusion of
Licensing Microsoft Products

Optimus License Management Services

 

RISK ASSESSMENTS / BASELINE ANALYSIS

Whether Microsoft approaches your organization for an Audit or other compliance engagement, don’t be caught off guard.  Address any risks before they become audit findings.  The Optimus Compliance Risk Assessment mimics Microsoft’s compliance process.  We use the same tools, methodologies, and deliverables that are used in a Microsoft engagement.

Whether you have already experienced a Microsoft compliance engagement or not yet notified, Optimus Group can help.

  • Go through an audit on YOUR terms using the same process and design you will see with a Microsoft compliance engagement.

  • Make corrections to your environment to remain in compliance and report correctly going forward.

  • We identify both under and over reporting and provide guidance on how to optimize and eliminate over spending.

 
 

LICENSE OPTIMIZATION

Most client environments experience license shortages and surpluses. Our Microsoft license optimization service reduces the risk you face of non-compliance by giving you a comprehensive insight into your software environment and the correct use of your Microsoft licenses.

Don’t wait to address licensing until renewal time or when you run out. Optimizing environments even mid-contract helps manage growth to avoid expansion and when it comes time to renew, you have an accurate handle on what you require now, in the future to save on maintenance.

 
 

CONTRACT ANALYSIS / NEGOTIATION

Managing Enterprise Agreement(s)/ Volume License Agreement(s), and annual trueups can be very challenging and cumbersome for any business. Optimus will work with your team to evaluate and navigate all available software licensing programs, and agreement types to ensure you’re saving money both in the short term and long run. Along the way, Optimus will provide best practices to ensure you’re obtaining the best pricing, terms, and amendments within the agreements themselves

 
 

Cloud Readiness

A cloud readiness assessment is an overarching process that encompasses organizational readiness, application discovery and application assessments.

The primary goal of a cloud readiness assessment is to provide you with a gap-analysis of your organization and a list of applications that can be moved to the cloud smoothly, following a prescriptive cloud application assessment process.