IT administrators are responsible for managing users' Office 365 licenses including assigning and configuring Office 365 and Azure AD licenses for new employees, cancelling or transferring existing licenses when employees leave the company, and reassigning unassigned licenses to other users. Office 365 license
management is a crucial role that ensures the optimum number of licenses are
available to support your business today and into the future. Equally
important, it ensures that you aren't spending valuable IT budget on more
licenses than you really need. Quest® On Demand License Management provides
visibility into Microsoft Office 365 licenses and the reporting capabilities
needed to help IT administrators achieve optimal license utilization.
On Demand License Management
Gain complete visibility into Office 365 and Azure AD licenses and utilization
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SaaS-based platform
IT administrators can gain greater visibility into Office 365 licensing with this flexible SaaS-based platformOffice 365 license control
Determine how many Office 365 licenses are available and who they are assigned to.End user provisioning
Determine if your end users are utilizing Office 365 services that have been provisioned.Cost control
Understand the cost of un-utilized or underutilized licenses and if a new licensing plan should be considered.Features
Available licenses
Determine how many Office 365 and Azure AD licenses are available and who are they assigned to.
Office 365 services
Determine if your end users are using the Office 365 services that have been provisioned.
Rate customization
Customize rates to your organization to reveal real costs.
Underutilized license cost
Understand what the cost of un-utilized or underutilized licenses are.
Disabled accounts
Identify any Azure AD disabled accounts with an associated Office 365 or other Microsoft license.
Redundant license types
Determine when a user account has a conflicting or redundant license type assigned to it.
Duplicate licenses
Understand which users bought licenses outside normal procurement processes, leading to duplicates.
Self-purchasing option
Be notified if users have ability to self-purchase Microsoft Power Platform license products.
Power BI Pro licenses
Understand if Power BI Pro licenses are being underutilized.
Non-active licenses
Be notified of user-assigned licenses with no activity for 30 days.
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License management dashboard
Manage license assignments proactively and gain insight into license distribution to understand total proportion of license types and related costs.
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Needs attention dashboard
Discern license activity or inactivity swiftly if action is required with the “Needs your attention” report.
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Microsoft self-service alerts
Determine if Microsoft self-service purchases for Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI are enabled – your first step in controlling procurement.
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Office 365 product usage
Gain insight into what products are being utilized or underutilized. The license availability trend ensures cost effective license renewal.
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Cost and loss analysis
Confidently discover the total cost and loss of licenses per year along with a cost\loss breakdown of each license type.
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Power BI Pro license reporting
Make informed decisions with visibility into the Power BI Pro add-on license costs and utilization.
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Conflicting license reporting
Understand details of users with conflicting licenses and easily compare the redundant products included in multiple licenses assigned.
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Inactive licensed user reports
Report on licenses assigned to inactive users proactively, and maximize license usage and cost by reassigning unused licenses.
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Deactivated licensed users
Report on licenses assigned to deactivated accounts proactively, and maximize license usage and cost by reassigning unused licenses.
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One-off license purchases
Identify users that purchased individual licenses outside normal procurement processes, what those licenses are, and if they’re incurring extra costs.
License management dashboard
Needs attention dashboard
Microsoft self-service alerts
Office 365 product usage
Cost and loss analysis
Power BI Pro license reporting
Conflicting license reporting
Inactive licensed user reports
Deactivated licensed users
One-off license purchases
Tech Specs
Available in the following Microsoft Azure regions:
- Australia
- Canada
- North Europe
- United Kingdom
- United States
Resources
Quest On Demand License Management
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