Is it still possible to optimize the spend on Microsoft considering recent changes?
Microsoft licenses, subscriptions and services became a material position in IT budgets, which continue to grow even faster nowadays.
Transition of Microsoft product offering from on-premises perpetual licenses to subscriptions and cloud services had an impact on TCO of solutions used by organizations. This became even more important to organizations, which are now keen to reduce licensing costs and maximize the value from the software investment. However, is it still possible to optimize the spend on Microsoft considering recent changes?
We have the pleasure to invite you to a webinar happening 24th of January 2023 from 14:00 – 15:00 CET, where our experts will answer that question and explain how to approach the optimization of your Microsoft bill by both reducing unnecessary spend as well as increase return from existing investment.
Our experts will share their experience from the Microsoft license optimisation project delivered to client in EMEA. During this session, we will cover the following topics:
- Overview of the approach and methodology to define the most-effective license optimization
- A walkthrough of key Microsoft licensing areas which represent a high compliance risk
- How to manage and optimize subscription licenses
- How FinOps can help to optimize Microsoft Azure spend
Speaker
- Bartosz Rychlewski - Senior Manager, Risk Advisory, Extended Enterprise
- Sandra Clemens - Senior Solution Consultant for IT Asset Management | ServiceNow
With over 15 years of experience in Global Software Procurement and Software asset management, Sandra has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in these areas. She worked for partners such as Computacenter, Bechtle/Comsoft, SoftwareONE and also 9 years on the customer side at Allianz. Leading a SAM (software asset management) circle voluntarily in Switzerland - as part of the Swiss Sourcing Group-, demonstrates her commitment for staying up-to-date with the latest best practices and developments in the field. The ability to bring together like-minded professionals and facilitate discussions and learning opportunities within the SAM community is an asset to both the group and the broader industry.
We look forward to meeting you on 24th of January 2023.
The event is not intended for advisors and employees of companies engaged in advisory services. Deloitte reserves the right to create the list of participants.