Solutions / Cut license cost
Get the cost down, and keep it there
Every Microsoft 365 bill carries licenses nobody uses, however well the tenant is run. Where do you want to start?
Licenses nobody uses are still paid for
Wasted licenses
Copilot and other add-ons sit on accounts that went quiet
Wasted licenses
People have bigger licenses than their work needs
Wasted licenses
The whole Microsoft bill lands on IT’s budget
Governance gap
Applications pile up, and nobody knows what they cost or when they renew
Governance gap
Every number opens to the accounts behind it, so you walk into the renewal with a figure and the list.
Wasted licenses
Stop paying for unused licenses
Some seats were never assigned, some have been quiet for 90 days, some sit on disabled accounts.
How it reads in Bsure
Save $3,540 by removing 41 unused accounts
Act now · Remove the licenses or accept the cost
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Wasted licenses
Never pay for unopened add-ons
Copilot, Power BI and Visio often sit on accounts that went quiet long ago.
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Wasted licenses
Move people to the license that fits how they work
Someone who mostly reads email does not need an E5. The recommendation names who could move to a cheaper license.
How it reads in Bsure
34 users on E-tier licenses can move to Frontline (F)
Act now · Review the candidates or accept the cost
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Governance gap
Split the bill by actual usage
Most organizations split the Microsoft bill by headcount or a fixed formula. Split by department, office or manager instead.
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Governance gap
Give every application an owner
Each owner gets a live view of their own tools: usage, unused seats and cost.
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Keep the bill down after the first cleanup
Bsure keeps monitoring and recommends what to remove as the waste starts to come back.
CSP agreement
A removed license is gone from next month’s invoice
Enterprise Agreement
It counts at the next renewal, when you commit to fewer licenses
Bsure, every month
Recommends what to remove as the waste comes back
Aage Husa, Head of Service Development and Collaboration, IKT Nordhordland
