Microsoft licensing is changing. Are you ready?
From pricing and packaging to Copilot and new capabilities, the Microsoft landscape continues to evolve. Understand what the changes could mean for your organisation and what you should consider before your next renewal.
Pricing & packaging
What could the changes mean for your costs?
Microsoft licensing and packaging continue to evolve. Understanding the impact early can help you plan ahead and avoid surprises at renewal.
Ask yourself: Do we know how upcoming changes could affect our Microsoft spend?
Are you paying for what you actually use?
As people, roles and requirements change, licences can easily become unused or underutilised. Renewal is the ideal time to review what’s still needed.
Ask yourself: Are we confident our current licences match actual usage?
Is your current agreement still the right fit?
EA, CSP or a combination of both can offer different levels of flexibility and commitment. The right model depends on your organisation and where it’s heading.
Ask yourself: Have we compared our options before simply renewing?
Is your licensing ready for what’s next?
Copilot and other AI capabilities are changing the way organisations think about their Microsoft environment. Future plans should be part of today’s licensing conversation.
Ask yourself: Do we know how our AI plans could affect future licensing requirements?
Don’t just renew. Review.
Microsoft estates rarely stay still. People join and leave, requirements change, new capabilities are introduced and licences that once made sense can become underused.
Before committing to another term, take the opportunity to understand what you’re actually using.
3 Steps to Renewal
What are you currently paying for?
Where is there unused capacity or unnecessary spend?
Want somewhere to start?
Download our 8 Tips for Effective Microsoft Cost Management for practical ways to optimise your Microsoft investment.
Explore Your Licensing Options
There isn’t one answer that works for everyone.
Cisilion can help you model the available options against your estate, requirements, renewal timing and future plans.
Best suited where the organisation values the structure and commitments of an Enterprise Agreement.
Can provide greater flexibility for organisations with evolving licensing requirements.
For some organisations, using different approaches across the estate can provide the right balance.
Book a Microsoft Licensing Review
Cisilion can help you review your current position and compare the options available, whether that’s EA, CSP or a combination of the two.
How ready are you for your next Microsoft renewal?
Use 5 tick-box questions:
Do you know…
☐ How many of your current licences are actively being used?
☐ Which licences or services are underused?
☐ Whether EA, CSP or a blended model is best for your requirements?
☐ How Copilot could affect your future licensing requirements?
☐ What your organisation will need from Microsoft over the next 12-24 months?
Not confident on all five?
A Microsoft licensing review can help you understand where you are today before you make your next commitment.
More than a Licence Transaction
Your Microsoft investment doesn’t stop at licensing.
Understand and optimise your estate.
Identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary spend.
Make sure your Microsoft environment supports the organisation securely.
Plan licensing alongside your future AI requirements.
Get ongoing expertise beyond the transaction.
The Microsoft renewal questions worth asking
Your Microsoft renewal shouldn’t just be about what you’re buying next. It’s an opportunity to understand whether your current licensing still fits your organisation, what you’re actually using, and what may need to change.
- Are we using everything we’re paying for?
- Is our current EA/CSP model still right for us?
- What’s likely to change before our next renewal?
- How will Copilot and AI affect our licensing requirements?
- Are we looking at licensing in isolation, or alongside security, services and our wider Microsoft strategy?
Why Cisilion?
More than a licensing transaction
Your Microsoft licensing should support where your organisation is heading, not just what it needs today.
Cisilion helps you look beyond renewal to understand your current estate, identify opportunities to optimise and make informed decisions about what comes next.
Your Microsoft licencing should support where your organisation is heading, not just what it needs today.
Cisilion helps you look beyond renewal to understand your current estate, identify opportunities to optimise and make informed decisions about what comes next.
Understand what you’re using, identify underused licences and make sure your investment reflects what your organisation actually needs.
Find opportunities to reduce unnecessary spend and get more value from your existing Microsoft investment.
Consider how Copilot, AI and new Microsoft capabilities could influence your future licensing and technology requirements.
Connect licencing decisions with the wider Microsoft environment, from security and cloud to adoption, support and future planning.