Microsoft is the largest software cost line for most enterprises — and the most commercially aggressive at renewal. Enterprise Agreements, Azure commitments, M365 seat counts, Copilot deployments, SPLA obligations: every one of these is negotiable with the right independent expertise. Redress Compliance delivers that expertise with no Microsoft ties, no reseller conflicts, and a fee model that puts our interests on the same side as yours.
Microsoft's account teams are optimised around Microsoft's revenue targets. Your EA renewal, your True-Up, your Azure commitment review, your Copilot rollout proposal — every interaction is designed to increase Microsoft's share of your IT budget. Most enterprises accept Microsoft's commercial framing because they lack independent benchmark data and the specialist expertise to challenge it. Redress Compliance provides both. We have no Microsoft partnership, no reseller margin to protect, and no interest in Microsoft's growth targets. Every recommendation we make is built around one question: what is the best commercial outcome for your organisation?
Our Microsoft advisory services cover every stage of the commercial relationship — from pre-renewal benchmarking to mid-contract optimisation, audit defence, M&A due diligence, and SPLA compliance for hosting providers. Below is the full service portfolio with links to detailed service pages for each area.
We do not resell Microsoft licences. We have no Microsoft partnership. Every recommendation is built to reduce your Microsoft costs and strengthen your commercial position.
Take full control of your Enterprise Agreement. We analyse every licence, cloud commitment, and usage trend to uncover waste, identify savings opportunities, and ensure your EA reflects your actual consumption needs — not Microsoft's growth ambitions.
When Microsoft or their appointed audit firm initiates a licence review, the data you share and how you respond in the first 30 days determines the outcome. We take control of the audit process — challenging deployment assumptions, disputing licence counts, and negotiating claims down to the genuine liability.
Microsoft wants multi-year growth commitments with maximum flexibility for Microsoft and minimum flexibility for you. We restructure the commercial proposal — challenging bundled SKUs, negotiating price lock and True-Up flexibility, and securing contract terms that protect your budget for the full EA term.
M365 over-assignment, Azure Reserved Instance waste, under-claimed Hybrid Benefit, Copilot seats with no active users — Microsoft's portfolio creates multiple sources of avoidable spend. We identify every one and implement the savings without disrupting operations. Our Microsoft assessment tools give you a preliminary savings estimate before the engagement begins.
Microsoft SPLA audits target hosting providers and ISVs with some of the most aggressive and complex compliance requirements in enterprise software. Claims regularly reach eight figures. We manage the full defence process — controlling data disclosure, challenging inflated findings, and protecting your SPLA agreement through to settlement. Average claim reduction: 85%.
Microsoft licensing is consistently one of the largest undisclosed liabilities in enterprise M&A. Undisclosed True-Up obligations, Azure commitment deficits, EA change-of-control clauses, and SPLA compliance gaps regularly surface post-close as material unexpected costs. We identify every liability pre-close, manage the EA restructure through the transaction, and deliver post-close consolidation savings of 15–25% on the combined Microsoft agreement.
We will benchmark your current Microsoft agreement against comparable enterprises, identify the savings opportunity, and deliver a no-obligation business case with projected ROI — before you commit to anything. Most benchmarking engagements complete within two weeks and identify savings of 15–30% on the current agreement value.
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No commitment until you see a business case with projected savings. Typical onboarding takes less than two weeks.
We sign a mutual NDA before any data is shared. Standard process, typically same-day. Confidentiality is protected from the first conversation.
A confidential call covering your Microsoft estate, EA timeline, Azure commitments, and the specific commercial pressures you are facing. No obligation.
Share your EA, CSP, or MCA agreements and any Microsoft proposals. We review under NDA and identify every optimisation and negotiation opportunity.
We deliver a detailed business case showing projected savings, benchmarked pricing, and our fixed advisory fee — so you see the return before you commit.
Once approved, your Microsoft engagement begins immediately with a dedicated advisory team. Most clients see first measurable savings within 60 days.
No commitment. No cost until you see the business case.
No Microsoft partnership. No reseller margin. No conflict of interest. Every recommendation is built to reduce your Microsoft costs and increase your negotiating leverage — not Microsoft's revenue.
EA, CSP, MCA, Azure MACC, M365 E3/E5, SQL Server, Windows Server, Power Platform, Copilot, SPLA — we know every Microsoft licensing model, every commercial lever, and every account team tactic.
Our benchmark database covers hundreds of comparable Microsoft deals. We know what organisations in your sector, at your spend level, have achieved in EA negotiations. Microsoft's account team does not bring that data to the table. We do.
From pre-renewal benchmarking to mid-contract optimisation, audit defence, M&A due diligence, and SPLA compliance — we cover the entire Microsoft commercial relationship, not just the renewal event.
Fixed-fee retainer or Pay When We Save contingency — you choose the model. Under contingency, we are paid only on verified savings. Our commercial interest and yours are identical from day one.
200-plus Microsoft engagements completed. $100M-plus in verified client savings. Zero clients who engaged us for audit defence have accepted Microsoft's opening position. The outcomes speak for themselves.
Real outcomes from real Microsoft engagements. Every case started with a client facing Microsoft pressure — and ended with measurable savings.
Microsoft's renewal was accepted internally as competitive. Our benchmarking revealed $3.1M in achievable savings across M365, Azure, and SQL Server. The client renegotiated using our data and secured a three-year price lock.
Microsoft's audit firm presented a $2.1M claim for SQL Server and Windows Server under-deployment. We challenged the measurement methodology, applied correct Product Use Rights, and settled at $180K.
Delivered $4.7M in savings on a $22M EA renewal — including a price lock clause, right-to-reduce on M365 seats at the annual True-Up, and the removal of automatic Azure consumption uplifts.
Defended an ISV against a $1.8M SPLA back-billing claim covering Windows Server and SQL Server hosting deployments across 180 customer environments. Settled at $210K with no impact on the SPLA agreement.
Pre-close due diligence identified $1.4M in hidden Microsoft licence exposure — including a pending True-Up and Azure commitment deficit absent from the data room. Both were reflected in the final deal price adjustment.
Identified $620K in annual Azure savings through Reserved Instance restructuring, Hybrid Benefit application across SQL and Windows workloads, and the reclamation of 1,200 over-assigned M365 E5 licences.
Guides, checklists, benchmarks, and intelligence for every Microsoft commercial scenario.
9 free tools to estimate savings across EA, M365, Azure, and Copilot.
Independent market data on what enterprises are actually paying for Microsoft EAs.
Step-by-step EA renewal preparation — benchmarking, commercial strategy, and negotiation.
Immediate actions when Microsoft or their audit firm initiates a licence review.
Compare fixed fee, Pay When We Save, and Vendor Shield advisory structures.