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14 October 2025

Shadow IT in Microsoft 365 and Azure: How to Detect and Control Hidden Costs

Shadow IT in Microsoft 365 and Azure often hides in dormant licenses, unused workloads, and misaligned add-ons that quietly drive up costs and compliance risks. With LicenseQ Hub, you gain continuous visibility and control, turning shadow IT from a hidden liability into a managed process.

By Floris Klaver

Azure Optimization

07 October 2025

Microsoft Copilot Licensing: Strategy, Costs and Pitfalls to Avoid

Microsoft Copilot is being sold as a must-have AI revolution, but the reality for many enterprises is high costs, confusing prerequisites, and low adoption. In this blog we share licensing tips, common pitfalls, and practical strategies to ensure your Copilot investment delivers real value instead of wasted spend.

By Jeroen Hidding

Product Licensing

02 October 2025

Microsoft Licensing Update October 2025, incl. CSP, Dynamics License Enforcement and more

This month’s Microsoft Licensing Update highlights key changes including Windows 10 End of Support, Microsoft’s new pricing consistency model, and postponed Dynamics 365 enforcement. We also cover updates to ...

By Jeroen Hidding

Monthly Licensing Updates

30 September 2025

A CTO’s Guide to VMware Licensing in 2025

Discover how Broadcom’s changes to VMware licensing impact your IT strategy. This CTO guide explains the shift to subscription models, rising costs, compliance challenges, and real-world user cases. We give p...

By Floris Klaver

Other software vendors

24 September 2025

Microsoft Enforces D365 F&O Licensing: What You Need to Know (Updated: Sept 24, 2025)

Learn what Microsoft’s upcoming Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations license enforcement means for your organization, and how to stay compliant before the November 1, 2025 deadline.

By Lucas Wanders

D365 Optimization

17 September 2025

Microsoft 365 CSP Three-Year Term: What Enterprises Need to Know (Effective since June 2025)

Since June 2025, enterprises can purchase Microsoft 365 E3, E5, and Teams Enterprise with a three-year subscription term through CSP. This shift offers price protection and stability but also raises new risks...

By Jeroen Hidding

Enterprise Agreement

M365 Optimization

08 September 2025

Case Study: Driving Down Azure Costs Through a Group MACC Deal

A UAE-based consulting firm partnered with LicenseQ to consolidate Azure spend across its portfolio companies through a group MACC agreement. The result: improved discounts, $250k in ECIF funding, and a flexi...

By Floris Klaver

Azure Optimization

01 September 2025

Microsoft Licensing Update September 2025

A short Microsoft Licensing Update for September 2025 including several updates to the Product Terms for Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows 365 and the Privacy & Security Terms.