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Microsoft Licensing Consulting

Understand your Microsoft licensing options to maximize the value of your investment.

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Microsoft is ceasing Enterprise Agreement renewals for customers with less than 2400 users. Is your Microsoft EA expiring soon?

As of 2025, organizations with 500-2399 users currently under Microsoft Enterprise agreements have two license renewal options:

  • Buy licenses directly from Microsoft without support or discounts
  • Purchase from a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) who may be able to offer discounted pricing and dedicated support.

Many organizations struggle with the complexity and confusion of Microsoft licensing, leading to inefficient license management, overspending, and compliance risks. However, most companies have to undergo Microsoft license verifications on average every two years.

Having the support of a professional with decades of expertise in Microsoft licensing consulting and asset management is invaluable when trying to stay compliant and reduce renewal costs. When you partner with Centric Consulting as your Microsoft license provider, we’ll start by giving you an assessment to evaluate your current license mix against your needs and identify cost-saving opportunities.

Maximize the value of your Microsoft Licenses with a Tier-1 Direct Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)

We’re a Tier-1 Direct Cloud Solution Provider (CSP Tier-1) with the expertise and resources to guide you through the intricacies of various agreement types, such as the New Commerce Experience (NCE), Open Value (OV), Enterprise Agreement (EA), Microsoft Customer Agreement for Enterprise (MCA-E), Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA), Select, and Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA) for Microsoft Hosting Partners.

We’re not just another reseller. We’re a full-service partner, equipped to optimize and manage your licensing mix while ensuring compliance with Microsoft’s complex licensing programs and rules. Our goal is to assist you in dialing in and managing the right licensing model for your organization to ensure maximum value and efficiency.

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Streamlining Microsoft Licensing Saves $44K Annually 

A major insurance organization was struggling with fragmented Microsoft licensing management across multiple billing profiles. Different departments were using separate credit cards and billing systems, creating administrative headaches and making it nearly impossible to track their overall licensing spend.

Despite initial hesitancy around resellers, we demonstrated the value of consolidating their licensing under our Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program. We carefully migrated their multiple billing profiles into a unified system while conducting a comprehensive audit that identified duplicate licensing bundles and optimization opportunities.

The consolidation delivered immediate results – $44,000 in annual savings and streamlined administration. We now manage approximately $180,000 in annual CSP licensing for the organization and continue to explore opportunities to provide ongoing managed services support for their complex licensing needs.

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$1.3 Trillion in Enterprise IT at stake from shift to cloud

Our Microsoft Licensing Capabilities

We help organizations evaluate their current state Microsoft 365 licensing and provide cost analysis recommendations to help maximize their ROI with Microsoft. Our main focus is user-profiling and license right-sizing based upon each user group’s requirements, usage, needs and available subscription bundles.

We identify inactive users, Office app installations, online services utilization, and other factors to remove or reassign licenses. We also provide future-state scenarios based on vendor consolidation for things like Microsoft security, compliance, and communication.

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Our Microsoft Partner Solution Designations

 

Contact us to schedule an initial Microsoft licensing discussion that will provide you with valuable information and recommendations.

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Unlock the Power of Microsoft Licensing Expertise Across Our Comprehensive Service Offerings

In addition to Microsoft licensing consultation, we provide Microsoft implementation services around Modern Work, Security, Dynamics, and Azure. Many of these projects require Microsoft licensing consultation. Microsoft licensing is an integral part of these projects, and our seasoned subject matter experts deliver valuable insights, ROI and TCO analyses, that account for your organization’s industry, size and complexity.

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Copilot for Microsoft 365: Fly High with AI

Are you ready to soar to new heights with Microsoft Copilot? With recent changes to Microsoft’s licensing model, Copilot is now more accessible for businesses and individual users who want to take advantage of this AI-powered productivity accelerator.

In this on-demand webinar, our Microsoft AI experts help you learn how to assess and level up your readiness for using the powerful AI tools that Copilot provides.

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