Microsoft Office 365 Cost Avoidance planning and Profiling

Instead of paying for a one-size-fits-all single SKU like M365 E5 for every user in your organisation (E5 is Microsoft's ultimate sales target now!), you can mix-and-match, pick-and-choose and ultimately reduce multi-year Microsoft Enterprise Agreement cost. Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 365 provide much better flexibility for Microsoft licensing and Cloud cost management than traditional on-premises licences, even in a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement. Alexander Golev and Daryl Ullman share their knowledge and experience. Daryl Ullman: https://samexpert.com/team/darylullman/?utm_source=samexperttv&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=microsoft-office-365-cost-avoidance-planning-and-profiling&utm_content=video_description ESSENTIAL READING Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Guide: https://samexpert.com/what-is-a-microsoft-enterprise-agreement/?utm_source=samexperttv&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=microsoft-office-365-cost-avoidance-planning-and-profiling&utm_content=video_description Microsoft Licensing Intro: https://samexpert.com/microsoft-licensing/?utm_source=samexperttv&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=microsoft-office-365-cost-avoidance-planning-and-profiling&utm_content=video_description +++ WHO WE ARE SAMexpert is an independent management consultancy focused on Microsoft. We help you get a fair deal, reduce costs, stay compliant, and survive audits. 🖐 Maximise the value of your Microsoft 365 investment. Learn more: https://samexpert.com/services/microsoft-365-optimization/?utm_source=samexperttv&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=microsoft-office-365-cost-avoidance-planning-and-profiling&utm_content=video_description Want us to solve your FinOps and licensing headaches? Let's figure out a way to do it with zero nonsense: https://samexpert.com/?utm_source=samexperttv&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=microsoft-office-365-cost-avoidance-planning-and-profiling&utm_content=video_description LET'S CONNECT ► Follow SAMexpert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/samexpert ► Follow or connect to Alexander Golev on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/golev/ ► Follow or connect to Daryl Ullman on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/darylullman/ CHAPTERS 00:00 Countdown 02:25 Who is Alexander Golev 03:30 Who is Daryl Ullman 04:53 Free Microsoft License Management training announcement 06:00 Do you have to subscribe to the same M365 package for all users? 07:46 What are the M365 options that you have through the Enterprise Agreement? 10:45 Microsoft 365 Frontline packages F1 and F3 have limitations and conditions 12:32 A benefit of Microsoft Enterprise Agreement versus CSP 13:35 Bundles aren't always better and cheaper - you can cherry-pick components 19:00 When is it better to start preparations and why? 20:15 How Microsoft can kill all your efforts by going over your head 20:55 Microsoft's negotiation power and tactics 25:15 How you must brief your C-level: CEO, CIO, CFO 27:05 What are the key steps to define your "personas",, i.e. M365 packages 29:12 What are the caveats when you consider Frontline packages (F1/F3) 33:50 Why you should assess current usage to save more 42:29 Assess your shared use for non-compliance risk and/or waste of money 45:59 How to be in charge of your Microsoft negotiation 49:15 Why you should lock in the price for alternative components and bundles 50:36 What is your best alternative to the ideal bundles and discounts? 53:22 What are your current or future alternatives for security products? 57:35 Should ERP be a benchmark for discount calculations? 59:47 What to look for when you switch from EA to CSP 1:01:30 Wide E5 adoption is a global cyber security risk 1:03:00 Wrap-up #Microsoft #ITProcurement #MicrosoftLicensing -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "The proper way to control Microsoft costs in 2025" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vm8Skp2s3c -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-