Microsoft Enterprise Agreement: Despite the price increase, Heras achieves significant cost savings

The prices of Microsoft products are continuously rising – in order to save costs for Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, Heras chose the TIMETOACT cost optimization approach for Microsoft. With success: Overall, the experts were able to save 11 percent of Microsoft‘s costs despite the price increase.

For years, Microsoft has been one of the most valuable brands in the world. There is hardly a company left that works completely without Word, Excel or one of the manufacturer‘s numerous other products. Microsoft‘s popularity is reflected in the high prices of software and hardware. In addition, the use is accompanied by extensive, sometimes non-transparent rules, which must first be understood through.

As the end of the three-year Microsoft Agreement approached in 2022, Heras enlisted the support of TIMETOACT‘s licensing experts.

The extensive license analysis paid off: Heras realized cost savings of around 11 percent for Microsoft Azure and M365 – despite Microsoft‘s announced price increases. For example, the manufacturer raised the prices of its products between 10 and 25 percent during the period. With the support of TIMETOACT, Heras adapted its licensing plans to the requirements of the users and removed inactive users from its system.