Azure Cost Management and Microsoft 365 Licensing Assessment
The Reality Check: Microsoft 365 Licensing & Azure Consumption Assessment is a no-cost assessment that helps organizations uncover opportunities to improve Azure cost management, optimize Microsoft 365 licensing, and maximize the value of their Microsoft investment.
In as little as one week, Finchloom delivers actionable findings, cost-saving opportunities, and a prioritized roadmap for improvement.
Are You Getting the Full Value of Your Microsoft Investment?
The Reality Check helps identify what’s driving these challenges and where improvements can be made.
Rising Azure Costs
Azure resources are easy to deploy, but abandoned virtual machines, forgotten workloads, excess storage, and lingering snapshots can continue driving costs long after they’re needed.
One License Doesn't Fit Everyone
Different employees have different technology requirements. Yet some organizations assign the same Microsoft 365 license to every user, resulting in unnecessary spending.
Uncertain Return on Investment
Many teams already invest in Microsoft technology, but overlapping tools, unused features, and limited visibility into usage can make it difficult to determine if spending aligns with business outcomes.
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A Proven Approach to Azure Cost Management and License Optimization
Finchloom has designed The Reality Check: Microsoft 365 Licensing & Azure Consumption Assessment to minimize the workload placed on your internal IT team.
Align: We learn about your organization, technology environment, cost concerns, and business priorities while coordinating the permissions required to begin the assessment.
Access: Your team provides secure, read-only access to the appropriate Microsoft environment data. Access can be revoked at any time.
Analyze: Microsoft 365 licensing and Azure consumption data are reviewed to identify trends, underused investments, and cost optimization opportunities.
Recommend: Findings are translated into clear, practical recommendations based on potential impact, effort, and your organization’s priorities.
Review: Results are presented to your team along with a roadmap, recommended next steps, and an opportunity to discuss questions and findings.
A Comprehensive Review of Azure Costs and Microsoft 365 Licensing
The goal is to make sure your Azure and Microsoft 365 investment are supporting current business requirements and delivering measurable value.
Azure Consumption and Cost Management
Finchloom maximizes the value of your Azure investment by identifying optimization opportunities, including potential Azure savings plan recommendations.
Identify Hidden Cost Drivers
Pinpoint the resources, storage, and workloads that may be driving unnecessary Azure costs.
Uncover Cost Optimization Opportunities
Highlight ways to reduce Azure costs through optimization, rightsizing, and Azure Savings Plans.
Maximize the Value of Your Azure Investment
Reduce waste while ensuring your Azure environment continues to support business objectives and future growth.
Microsoft 365 License Management
Finchloom helps ensure your Microsoft 365 licenses are aligned with user needs, business priorities, and actual utilization.
Align Licenses with Employee Needs
Ensure employees have access to the tools and capabilities they need based on their work requirements. The right licensing strategy helps balance productivity, security, and cost across the organization.
Eliminate Licensing and Technology Overlap
Identify opportunities to reduce duplicate spending by uncovering Microsoft capabilities that may replace separate third-party applications, subscriptions, or services already being paid for elsewhere.
Build a Sustainable Licensing Strategy
Create a framework for managing licenses as your organization grows, helping ensure new hires, department changes, and evolving business requirements remain aligned with your Microsoft investment.
What You'll Receive from Your Azure Cost Management and Microsoft Licensing Assessment
The assessment is designed to provide both immediate insights and a practical roadmap for future improvements across Microsoft 365 and Azure. At the end, you will receive:
Visibility
A clear understanding of where your Microsoft dollars are going across Microsoft 365 and Azure.
Opportunities
Identified key areas for cost savings, optimization, and improved utilization.
Roadmap
Prioritized recommendations to maximize ROI from your Microsoft investment.
Guidance
A review session with Finchloom to discuss recommendations and next steps.
The Reality Check
Find Out What Your Microsoft Environment Is Really Costing You
Gain a clearer view of your Microsoft spending, uncover opportunities for improvement, and get a practical roadmap for moving forward.
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Supporting Microsoft Customers Across North America
Greater Control. More Flexibility. Lower Costs.
Why Organizations Trust Finchloom for Microsoft License Management
Choosing the right partner for a Microsoft assessment requires more than technical expertise. You need a team that understands your business, respects your security requirements, and delivers recommendations you can actually act on.
100% Microsoft Focused
Work with specialists who focus exclusively on the Microsoft ecosystem.
AI-Powered Insights
Uncover opportunities that may be difficult to identify through manual reviews.
Personal Advisory
Build a relationship with a team that knows your environment and history.
Business-Focused Recommendations
Receive practical recommendations aligned with your business needs, budget, and objectives.
Secure, Controlled
Access
Maintain control of your environment with read-only, time-limited, and revocable access.
Support Beyond the
Assessment
Access ongoing support for challenges, changes, and future technology initiatives.
Azure Cost Management and Microsoft License Management FAQs
How can I reduce Azure costs?
Organizations can reduce Azure costs by identifying unused or underutilized resources, rightsizing virtual machines, removing outdated snapshots, reviewing storage retention, and evaluating pricing options such as an Azure Savings Plan.
The Reality Check: Microsoft 365 Licensing & Azure Consumption Assessment by Finchloom examines your current Azure consumption and recommends relevant actions based on your workloads and usage patterns. This gives your organization a more informed approach to Azure cost management instead of making changes based on assumptions alone.
What is a Microsoft 365 licensing assessment?
A Microsoft 365 licensing assessment reviews your current subscriptions, license assignments, employee requirements, and utilization patterns. It helps identify users who may be over licensed, areas where capabilities are underused, and opportunities to align Microsoft 365 licenses with different job roles.
The goal is to improve Microsoft license management while ensuring employees continue to have the productivity, collaboration, security, and compliance capabilities they require.
How do I determine the right Microsoft 365 license for each employee?
The right Microsoft 365 license depends on the employee’s responsibilities, work location, security needs, device requirements, and use of Microsoft applications.
For example, office employees, frontline workers, field teams, administrators, and executives may each require a different combination of Microsoft capabilities. Finchloom reviews these requirements to help your organization manage licenses based on actual needs rather than assigning the same SKU to everyone.
How long does a Microsoft licensing and Azure assessment take?
The Reality Check: Microsoft 365 Licensing & Azure Consumption Assessment by Finchloom is typically completed within one to two weeks. This includes coordinating access, gathering data, analyzing Microsoft 365 licensing and Azure consumption, refining the findings, and meeting with your team to present the recommendations.
The exact timeline may depend on the size and complexity of your Microsoft environment and how quickly the required access can be arranged.