Microsoft 365 (M365) license management is an underestimated, yet crucial role needed to ensure the optimum number of licenses are available to support your business today and into the future. With that being said, effectively managing how M365 licenses are being utilized can be complicated, which makes cost planning challenging and can result in overspending.
Whether we accept it or not, the SaaS subscription model is the new norm for how M365 licensing is consumed. This makes keeping track of your spending, especially when you factor in add-ons, true-up licensing across multiple tenants and multi-year commitments, daunting and potentially budget-crushing.
So, what can you do to avoid license-centered financial disaster?