Simplify your Microsoft Estate

The increasing complexity of hybrid IT environments also makes IT contracts and licenses complex—and a challenge for executives and ITAM professionals managing IT environments. But with a holistic view of your entire Microsoft estate—available only from Flexera One—you can see your way to making game-changing IT decisions.

Flexera’s data and depth of insight is key to success, as where and how you deploy software matters

Your organization may have several Microsoft applications spanning on-premises (Windows OS, Office Suite, SQL Server) to SaaS (O365) to the cloud (Azure). Identifying spend and usage data across all these different applications and technologies can be daunting. Flexera’s extensive product use rights libraries and templates, with more than two million entries, enable you to report your effective license position and take the complexity out of vendor agreements. You no longer need to be a lawyer or mathematician to have the upper hand.

Organizations under a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) receive price protection and locked-in use rights and terms for at least three years. However, when time for renewal comes, you must review and mitigate the risks associated with three years’ worth of changes. That’s why it’s important to start the preparation process early, with reliable licensing and consumption data. 

Flexera has implemented optimization capabilities to take advantage of rule changes so customers can immediately begin reaping the cost savings available from new benefits.
 

Use Flexera One to understand your contracts, as well as usage and consumption, across cloud, on-premises and SaaS. Evaluate your virtual machine (VM) deployment, leverage Microsoft optimization reports (for example, Windows Server) for optimal license consumption and review licensing agreements, while also considering the alternative options on the market across your assets (such as Linux, IBM, Oracle or other providers) to get the most out of your investments.