Auditing Microsoft 365 licensing to cut $2,000 a month in waste
A client's Microsoft 365 environment had accumulated licensing costs well beyond what their active workforce required.
The challenge
No one had a clear picture of how many paid licenses were tied to current employees versus accounts left behind after departures.
The approach
- Audited the full license inventory against the current employee list
- Identified accounts that were blocked, inactive, or belonged to former employees but still consuming paid licenses
- Confirmed each flagged account with the client before removing or downgrading it
- Cleaned up the licensing structure going forward
The outcome
Roughly 80 unused or inactive licenses were removed, saving the client approximately $2,000 per month — with no impact on active users.
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