You already know what you're spending on Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure. The question IT leaders are increasingly asking is: what is that investment actually delivering, and where is there more to unlock?
That's exactly what SoftwareOne's Elliot Robia and Erik Moll explored in our recent webinar, Turning Microsoft Spend into Strategic Momentum. The conversation was a practical guide for IT leaders who are ready to move from managing costs to driving outcomes.
According to industry data, 96% of organizations are overspending on licensing, with the average optimization opportunity hovering around 21%. At SoftwareOne, those numbers hold up consistently across every Momentum engagement, with an average savings of 23% across Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure spend.
This isn't a reflection of poor management. Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure environments are genuinely complex, and they're constantly evolving. Licensing tiers expand as Microsoft introduces new plans and capabilities. Cloud resources get provisioned for projects and aren't always right-sized as workloads change. Renewals move forward based on last year's assumptions. And with IT teams already at capacity just keeping operations running, there's rarely room to step back and conduct a thorough review.
The result is a gradual drift of what you're spending away from what your organization actually needs, and a pool of untapped ROI waiting to be surfaced.
The IT leaders who make the biggest impact aren't the ones with the biggest budgets. They're the ones with the clearest picture of where their investments are going and what those investments are returning.
When you have that clarity across your Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure environments, specifically what you're buying versus what you're actually using, the conversation with leadership changes entirely. Instead of defending estimates, you're presenting facts. Instead of reacting to budget pressure, you're bringing forward a plan. Data-backed proposals move through approvals faster, and innovation projects that have been sitting on the sidelines finally get a green light.
As Elliot put it: that's the practical difference between a reactive IT leader and a proactive one. The guide every IT Legend needs is the right data, in the right context, at the right time.
SoftwareOne's Momentum bundle is designed to give IT leaders exactly that. It includes:
For a 1,200-seat healthcare client, this translated to $146,000 in savings and 10 hours per week returned to the IT team to reinvest in higher-value work.
Want to hear the full conversation?
The Momentum Sneak Peek is a free 30-minute assessment where SoftwareOne's delivery consultants take a snapshot of your Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure environment and show you, in real dollars, where optimization opportunities exist.
No commitment. No cost. No requirement to be an existing SoftwareOne customer.
As Erik summed it up: either you find opportunities you didn't know about, or you walk away with confidence that you're already doing it right. Either way, you don't lose.
In 30 minutes, our experts will show you where optimization opportunities exist across your Microsoft 365 and Azure environment. Commitment and cost free.
In 30 minutes, our experts will show you where optimization opportunities exist across your Microsoft 365 and Azure environment. Commitment and cost free.
