What We Find, What It's Worth, and When the Right Questions Get Asked
Most deal teams don't evaluate Microsoft licensing until it's too late. We do it before close — or after, when the new owner needs to understand what they bought. These case studies show what we find, what it's worth, and what happens when the right questions get asked at the right time.
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Post-Close Licensing Assessment Finds 838+ Excess Licenses
A post-close Microsoft licensing assessment found hundreds of excess licenses across six product categories. Not every assessment finds risk. This one found recurring annual savings.
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How a $575,000 Finding Became $733,000 in Value
Same environment, same findings, same dollar figure. Discovered before close, it was worth 33,000 to the buyer. Discovered after close, it would have cost them 51,000. That’s a massive swing in the financials. Let me show you exactly how that works. Hey there, I’m Paul Lindberg, president of Altaris Cloud — 17 years in Microsoft…
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The $3M Hosting Problem: When a Compliant Company Is Under-Reporting
We recently worked with a hosting company that believed it was fully compliant. They were reporting and paying every month. They weren’t hiding anything. But they were under-reporting 60% of what they owed. I’m Paul Lindberg, president of Altaris Cloud — 17 years in Microsoft licensing and compliance, more than 600 audits personally. This is…
Every deal has a licensing position.
The question is whether anyone has looked at it.
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