Optimizing your Microsoft software spend

Transition of Microsoft product offering from on-premises perpetual licenses to subscriptions and cloud services had an impact on TCO of solutions used by organizations. This became even more important to organizations, which are now keen to reduce licensing costs and maximize the value from the software investment. However, is it still possible to optimize the spend on Microsoft considering recent changes?

We have the pleasure to invite you to a webinar happening 24th of January 2023 from 14:00 – 15:00 CET, where our and ServiceNow’s experts will answer that question and explain how to approach the optimization of your Microsoft bill by both reducing unnecessary spend as well as increase return from existing investment.

During the webinar Deloitte expert will share our experience from the Microsoft license optimization projects covering the following topics:

Overview of the approach and methodology to define the most-effective license optimization
A walkthrough of key Microsoft licensing areas which represent a high compliance risk
How to manage and optimize subscription licenses
How FinOps can help to optimize Microsoft Azure spend
We have also a pleasure to speak with an ITAM expert from ServiceNow that will share their perspective over Microsoft license optimization including data and processes required. We will discuss how ServiceNow platform can help with:

the cost reduction in a unified way for different types of Microsoft products including on-premises software, SaaS solutions and broader Cloud services,
execution of processes required to keep usage of Microsoft products cost effective.

We look forward to meeting you on 24th of January 2023.

Speakers

Bartosz Rychlewski
Senior Manager | Risk Advisory | Deloitte Poland
Senior Manager in the Extended Enterprise team, responsible for services in the area of IT cost optimization for on-premise and cloud environments. For 9 years, he has been supporting clients in ensuring compliance with license agreements, implementing software management systems as well as verifying internal controls in the IT area. Bartosz specializes in advising on the renewal of agreements with software suppliers, rationalization of the application portfolio and optimization of use. His previous experience allows him to take a holistic view of IT management not only from the perspective of IT costs, but also information security and broadly understood compliance. He is particularly interested in optimizing the use of cloud environments in various models.

Sandra Clemens
Senior Solution Consultant for IT Asset Management | ServiceNow
With over 15 years of experience in Global Software Procurement and Software asset management, Sandra has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in these areas. She worked for partners such as Computacenter, Bechtle/Comsoft, SoftwareONE and also 9 years on the customer side at Allianz. Leading a SAM (software asset management) circle voluntarily in Switzerland - as part of the Swiss Sourcing Group-, demonstrates her commitment for staying up-to-date with the latest best practices and developments in the field. The ability to bring together like-minded professionals and facilitate discussions and learning opportunities within the SAM community is an asset to both the group and the broader industry.