Microsoft 365 price adjustment in 2026: software licensing and cost governance.
Microsoft 365 price adjustments in 2026 could reach 20–25% upon renewal. See the official tables and the software cost governance lens.
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AI and FinOps: How to identify waste and cost-saving opportunities in licensing.
AI applied to FinOps helps companies automatically analyze their software and cloud consumption, detecting waste, excess licenses, and real optimization opportunities — with continuous governance via ServiceNow ITAM.
Software Licensing: How to Manage Your Expenses
Software License Management (SLM): how to reduce costs, ensure legal compliance, and strengthen your company's IT governance.
Microsoft Licensing: Manage your licenses efficiently.
Understand Microsoft's licensing models — Volume, CSP, EA, and subscription — and how to manage licenses with compliance, efficiency, and reduced risk.
Software contract renewal and optimization: Strategy or hidden cost?
Learn how to manage software licenses without waste: SAM, CLM, and ServiceNow to transform contracts into a strategic advantage.
Windows Server 2025: A Complete Guide to Licensing
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Microsoft 365: A complete guide to licenses, services, and strategy.
Microsoft 365: A complete guide to plans, licenses, and services — including E7, Copilot, and Agent 365. Learn how to efficiently manage subscriptions and ensure SAM compliance.
SAP Law and Law 2.0: A solution for optimizing SAP licenses?
SAP Law and Law 2.0 consolidate SAP license audit data—but don't optimize it. See what measurement doesn't cover and where SAM reduces costs.
Oracle Java: How to avoid risks and optimize licensing.
Understand how to reduce risks with Oracle Java, evaluate the use of JDK, JRE, and OpenJDK, and optimize licensing costs with SAM governance.
VMware: New changes to licensing.
From the 32-core rule to the Broadcom subscription: what has changed in VMware licensing and how to plan renewal with asset governance.
Software Governance with SAM: what it is, benefits, and how to implement it.
Software Governance structures policies and frameworks to ensure license compliance, reduce costs, and eliminate audit risks with SAM.
Microsoft Audit: What it is and how to prepare
Understand how a Microsoft audit works, what data to gather, and how SAM and ITAM help reduce licensing risks.