Walk into your Microsoft renewal knowing your real position.
We validate your usage, contracts and entitlements so you negotiate your EA, Azure and Copilot decisions from your data, not Microsoft's.
- $5B+in software contracts negotiated
- 1M+Microsoft 365 licenses validated
- Independent:not a Microsoft partner or reseller
Prepare for Your Microsoft EA Renewal
Your Microsoft decision is not one contract. A change in one area creates cost or leverage somewhere else, so enter the renewal with a clear baseline, realistic scenarios and a coordinated plan.
Before your renewal, determine:
- What you actually use
- Which licenses match business requirements
- How Copilot, Azure, Windows and SQL affect the agreement
- What rights and concessions already exist
- Which alternatives create negotiating leverage
Everyone Needs Something Different From This Decision
Finance needs the cost reduced. IT needs the environment to keep running. Procurement needs credible leverage. The publisher's proposal is one view of the decision. Yours must reflect much more.
The publisher's proposal
- What they want to sell
- Their view of your usage
- Their pricing baseline
- Their timeline
Your position
- What the business actually uses
- What it needs
- What it can change
- What it can defend
- What it cannot risk
The publisher understands its side of the decision. We help you understand yours.
There Is Always Another Move
Your SAM data should help you decide, not leave you reconciling conflicting reports when a deadline arrives. We connect usage data, licensing rules, contracts, architecture, finances and timing into one clear position. Then we answer three questions.
Do we need everything in the proposal?
What do our contracts and actual usage support?
Which realistic alternatives could change the outcome?
What Are You Facing?
A Major Software Renewal
Establish requirements, test the agreement structure, model alternatives and build leverage before the deadline takes over.
Renewal support →A Software Audit or Compliance Claim
Validate the scope, evidence, licensing position and calculations before deciding how to respond.
Audit defense →Rising Software, SaaS or Cloud Costs
Separate safe savings from cuts that create operational risk.
Cloud cost optimization →Software Data That Is Not Driving Decisions
Turn SAM and FinOps data into better renewal, audit, governance and cost decisions.
Managed SAM and governance →What Changes When the Customer Sees the Whole Decision
Found by testing the licensing position and renewal options, without creating a larger compliance risk.
More client results →We avoided $2M annually in increased cost and are back to roughly what a 2023 deal would have looked like with Microsoft.
SENIOR IT/PROCUREMENT LEADER
The Publisher Changes. Your Responsibility Does Not.
Whether the decision involves Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Adobe or another provider, you still need to determine what is true, required, negotiable and defensible.
You Need Advice Built Around Your Decision
MetrixData 360 is an independent software licensing and cloud cost advisory firm serving enterprises across the USA and Canada. We work for the buyer, not the software publisher or reseller.
Led by someone who has sat on Microsoft's side of the table
Before founding MetrixData 360 in 2013, Mike Austin was a senior Microsoft enterprise sales executive. He saw how renewals are built from the vendor's side, and how often customers walked in without validated data, relying on the vendor to interpret their own licensing position.
He built MetrixData 360 to change that dynamic: help buyers move away from inflated baselines, avoidable compliance exposure and missed negotiation leverage, and negotiate from their own data.
- Former senior Microsoft enterprise sales executive
- Founder & CEO of MetrixData 360
- Independent: not a Microsoft partner or reseller
Questions About Microsoft Licensing
What does a Microsoft licensing consultant do?
A Microsoft licensing consultant helps you understand what you own, what you use and what you need before you sign with Microsoft. MetrixData 360 validates your license position, models renewal options, and supports the negotiation for EA, Microsoft 365, Copilot and Azure commitments.
Is MetrixData 360 independent from Microsoft?
Yes. We are not a Microsoft partner or reseller, and we are not paid based on what you buy. We work only for the customer.
When should we start preparing for a Microsoft EA renewal?
Earlier than most teams do. Start well before the anniversary date so there is time to validate usage, test alternatives and set the negotiation plan before Microsoft's proposal frames the conversation.
Can you help if we have received a Microsoft audit or SAM engagement letter?
Yes. We validate the scope, evidence and calculations before you respond, so you defend your real position rather than the vendor's estimate.
Do you help with Microsoft 365, Copilot and Azure costs, not just the EA?
Yes. We align Microsoft 365 and Copilot licenses with actual use and help size Azure consumption commitments (MACC) so you do not over-commit.
What is a SAM Health Check?
A fixed-scope Microsoft review that shows where your license position, usage data and renewal risk stand today. It is the fastest way to know whether you are ready for your next renewal or audit. Learn more about the SAM HealthCheck →
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You're Still Responsible for the Decision. You Don't Have to Make It Alone.
We will help you determine what is known, what must be challenged and what other moves may still be available.
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