Microsoft. Managed.
Your path to savings
Microsoft licensing isn’t what it used to be.
Cloud-first contracts, shifting rebate models, new tools like Copilot, and less "included" reseller support means your organisation is now bearing more of the license management burden.
Our services give you the daily visibility and strategic insight you need to stay in control, reduce waste, and climb confidently toward better value.
Livingstone services to manage Microsoft every step of the way
Our comprehensive, insight-led suite of Microsoft services is designed to reduce costs, de-risk licensing, and free up internal teams. We help you tackle the Microsoft licensing mountain.
1. Monthly Microsoft optimization managed service
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Using the Prism portal, get daily and weekly self-service insights about your Microsoft 365, Azure and Copilot usage.
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Monthly strategic advice and reporting from Livingstone's Microsoft licensing experts to identify emerging risks and savings opportunities
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Trends, validation, activity recommendations and guided steps to realise cost-saving opportunities
- Immediate savings can be realised to help fund other projects
2. Annual Microsoft True Up Reconciliation
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For your license anniversary, get analysis of license entitlement vs usage and consumption, covering M365, Azure, and on-prem Microsoft
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Validation of licensing compliance and recommended changes
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Analysis of inactive users and potential for license downgrades where actual usage deviates from assigned licenses
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Analysis of recommended cost optimisation savings vs the current position.
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Potential for rightsizing within the customers environment.
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Long-term workload commitments linking to Reserved Instances, Azure Savings Plans and Hybrid use Benefits
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Short-term workload commitments linking to potential for spot instances and discussions around scheduled downtime etc.
3. Microsoft Contract Optimization and Negotiation
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At time of contract renewal – typically every three to four years
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Establish current and future demand with exit contract assessment, current state analysis, business needs analysis, future demand assessment, pricing models and high-water marks.
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Create an optimized Bill of Materials (BOM) including user profiling, Infrastructure spend optimization, contract and contractual benchmarking, global pricing & billing, market benchmarking and expert negotiation
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Negotiate for commercial success, including procurement strategy, escalation planning, negotiation strategy development, and negotiation support
Beyond Microsoft
Full SAM Managed Service coverage
Optimizing Microsoft is a great place to find immediate software savings. But we know that Microsoft is just one of many software vendors you depend on. And getting better value for money across all of them is important. Our SAM Managed Service supports:
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Traditional mega-vendors like Oracle, SAP, IBM
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Dynamic or SaaS vendors like Salesforce or Adobe
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Tail vendors - all the smaller software contracts that are often ignored
Our SAM Managed Service works with your existing tooling, and combined with our subject matter experts, provides accurate and unbiased risk and opportunity insights for your entire software estate.
Register for our webinar
On 9 July 2025, we will be hosting a webinar: Scaling the Microsoft Licensing Mountain. If you haven't yet registered, you still can. Click the button to book your spot.
Confused about Microsoft licensing?
The Microsoft licensing model has evolved. If you're not sure which model is right for you, this blog explains the differences, including how much support you get with each.
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