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06/03/2026

What is an Enterprise Agreement "floor"? How much licensing waste is actually common in large environments? What can organizations do today to better prepare for their next Microsoft True-Up?

Read some frequently asked questions we hear from enterprise IT, Procurement, and Finance teams -->

Want more deep expertise on Microsoft True-Ups? Watch our recent session: https://hubs.li/Q04jXJ_00

06/02/2026

The vendor already has a position. The question is whether you have one too.
Most organizations discover gaps in their licensing data at exactly the wrong time. Usually during a renewal. Or an audit.

Use our Audit Risk Checklist to identify the warning signs before they become expensive.
https://hubs.li/Q04jLklf0

06/01/2026

Microsoft's July 1st pricing changes is not simply about licenses costing more.
It is about Microsoft continuing to redefine what counts as standard inside the enterprise technology stack. https://hubs.li/Q04jzzfg0

05/29/2026

When is too early or late to think about your Microsoft EA renewal? Here is what organizations need to be doing not to lose money during renewal time.

Watch full recording here: https://hubs.li/Q04jmfDr0

05/28/2026

Your SAM lead is going on vacation. Nothing to worry about, right? 😳

Mike Austin shares what to consider in his weekly insight:
https://hubs.li/Q04j9CZK0

When your SAM lead goes on vacation, does your software asset management program keep running? Most don't. Here is how to find out before summer.

05/27/2026

Most Adobe agreements carry forward assumptions no one revalidates. That’s how cost becomes commitment.

Our Adobe Exposure Guide for Enterprises shows where that baseline breaks.

See it now: https://hubs.li/Q04h_KPT0

05/26/2026

Microsoft doesn’t need to inflate your numbers if your organization can’t validate them first. That’s the real risk behind many EA True-Ups.

In our recent learning session, Mike Austin explained 3 structural mechanisms quietly driving higher Microsoft renewal costs and none of them are accidental.

Watch the full session on-demand before your next True-Up conversation. Your leverage depends on it.
https://hubs.li/Q04hXVzJ0

05/25/2026

We see this often. Teams “buy the tool” and expect promised outcomes. Three years and millions of dollars later: nothing.

Learn how to build a strong data layer with complete inventory, normalization, attributes, centralized entitlements, and clean contracts. https://hubs.li/Q04hN_3R0

05/22/2026

Most companies don’t overpay Microsoft because they’re careless. Microsoft owns the playbook. By the time renewal hits, the model is already shaped.

Bundles are anchored. Commitments are layered in. “Strategic initiatives” are framed.

And everyone thinks someone else has the full picture. They don’t.

That’s where the 20–30% (or more) increase shows up. Not because of shelfware (although it contributes).
Because of coordination. The companies that win don’t negotiate harder. They align earlier.

If you’re 12–18 months from renewal and don’t have a cross-functional war room in place… Microsoft probably already does.

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05/21/2026

📢 In 1 hour, we’re breaking down where Microsoft True-Up exposure actually forms — and what a defensible position really looks like before negotiation begins. Join us to know how experts approach True-Up as an opportunity.