Cloud optimisation is no longer just a nice-to-have; it’s becoming essential. Businesses investing in Microsoft 365 and Azure often face challenges like escalating costs, underutilised licences, and security gaps. Without a clear strategy, these issues can result in wasted spending and increased risk. That’s where Node4 CSP Advantage comes in, a service designed to deliver continuous optimisation through advanced technology and expert consultancy.
What is cloud optimisation and why does it matter?
Cloud optimisation is the process of ensuring your cloud environment runs efficiently, securely, and cost-effectively. It means eliminating waste, improving licence utilisation, strengthening security posture, and accelerating adoption of productivity tools. For organisations using Microsoft 365 and Azure, optimisation impacts everything from budgeting and compliance to user experience and AI readiness.
Introducing Node4 CSP Advantage: Your cloud optimisation partner
Node4 CSP Advantage combines the power of the Cloud Optimisation Platform (COP) with hands-on consultancy to give businesses clarity, control, and confidence. Node4 CSP Advantage is designed to address cloud challenges head-on, delivering a comprehensive optimisation service exclusively for Node4 Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) customers.
At its core is the Node4 Cloud Optimisation Platform (COP) for Microsoft 365; a powerful, AI-driven analytics engine that provides deep visibility into license utilisation, renewal readiness, security posture, and adoption trends.
Who is it for?
- Organisations struggling with rising Microsoft 365 costs and underutilised licences.
- IT teams facing renewal decisions without clear usage data or forecasting.
- Security leaders concerned about MFA coverage, privileged role management, and compliance.
- Businesses planning to adopt Microsoft Copilot and other AI-driven tools.
Key Features of Node4 CSP Advantage
- License Utilisation Analytics
Understand exactly how your Microsoft 365 licences are being used. Our analytics provide deep visibility into assigned, unassigned, and inactive licences, helping you right-size subscriptions and eliminate unnecessary costs.
- Renewal & Forecast Intelligence
Make renewal decisions with confidence. By leveraging usage trends and spend forecasts, you can plan ahead and ensure you only pay for what your organisation truly needs.
- Secure Score & Identity Insights
Strengthen your security posture with actionable insights. Monitor MFA adoption, privileged roles, and access sprawl to reduce risk and maintain compliance across your Microsoft 365 environment.
- Adoption & Productivity Dashboards
Drive measurable improvements in user productivity. Track collaboration, usage patterns, and training signals to target enablement and accelerate adoption of modern work tools.
- Persona-Based Alerts & Reporting
Give every stakeholder the insights they need. Tailored dashboards and alerts for IT, security, finance, and leadership ensure decisions are informed and aligned.
- Self-Service License Portal
Manage licences with ease through our CSP Nexus Portal. Add or change subscriptions seamlessly and access detailed billing breakdowns whenever you need them.
- Tenant Configuration Backup
Protect your environment with automated nightly backups of policy configurations and settings across Intune, Entra, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Defender, and more.
What’s Included in Node4 CSP Advantage
Our CSP Advantage service is designed to give you complete visibility, control, and confidence in your Microsoft 365 environment. Here’s what you get:
| Bi-Annual Microsoft 365 Health Checks | Expert reviews by Node4 consultants deliver a prioritised roadmap for cost optimisation, security improvements, and adoption strategies keeping your cloud environment aligned with business goals. |
| Self-Service COP Portal Access | Expert reviews by Node4 consultants deliver a prioritised roadmap for cost optimisation, security improvements, and adoption strategies, keeping your cloud environment aligned with business goals. |
| Licence Optimisation Reports | Enjoy continuous access to dashboards that provide insights into licence utilisation, renewal readiness, security posture, and adoption analytics, all in one easy-to-use platform. |
| Renewal & Budget Forecasts | Plan ahead with usage-based renewal guidance and spend trajectories, helping you make smarter, data-driven decisions for future budgeting. |
| Secure Score & Identity Review | Strengthen your security posture with a comprehensive assessment of MFA coverage, admin role hygiene, and access sprawl complete with policy recommendations to reduce risk. |
Benefits of Node4 CSP Advantage
| Lower Microsoft 365 Costs through actionable recommendations and FinOps dashboards. | Renewals with Confidence using real usage data and forecasting. | Stronger Security Posture with MFA, secure score improvements, and policy hardening. | Accelerated Adoption of modern work tools and AI-driven productivity solutions. | Continuous Optimisation included at no extra cost for Node4 CSP customers. |
Why Node4 for cloud optimisation?
What sets Node4 CSP Advantage apart is its unique blend of technology and expert consultancy. Customers benefit not only from continuous access to the COP self-service portal, but also from bi-annual health checks conducted by Node4’s Modern Work specialists.
Node4 is a trusted Microsoft partner with deep expertise in Modern Work and cloud optimisation. Our dedicated consultants deliver hands-on guidance and actionable insights, helping organisations unlock the full value of Microsoft 365. Our CSP customers benefit from our commitment to continuous improvement, transparent reporting, and a partnership approach that puts your business goals first.
Ready to Optimise Your Cloud?
Whether you’re seeking to reduce unnecessary spend, strengthen your security posture, or accelerate the adoption of new productivity tools like Microsoft Copilot, Node4 CSP Advantage provides the clarity, control, and confidence you need to succeed.
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