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Licensing Doctor

Get a grip of your digital estate with a free licensing assessment from Node4

Are You In Control of Your Cloud Spend?

Most businesses don’t realise they are overpaying for Microsoft 365 and Azure, not because of usage, but because of a lack of best practice governance, detailed spend visibility, data insights and the recommendations to optimise and keep on top of driving savings.

Our Licensing Doctor Assessment (30‑Day Savings Snapshot) gives you a complete, evidence‑based view of your Microsoft tenant using secure, read‑only access. Receive a tailored optimisation report highlighting real waste, immediate savings, cost‑avoidance opportunities, and available Microsoft funding.

All insights are grounded in Node4’s FinOps expertise and powered by the same optimisation engines that underpin our next‑generation Microsoft CSP service.

Accurate, unbiased and comprehensive report

 If you feel your cloud costs are rising faster than your understanding of them, the Licensing Doctor is built for you.

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Challenges we solve

Microsoft cloud spend grows quickly, often faster than businesses can govern or optimise it. In most environments, low‑value spend goes unnoticed for months because nobody has visibility across licences, subscriptions, reservations, usage or zombie accounts. Over time, this leads to:

  • Paying for licences no one uses
  • Azure workloads running inefficiently
  • Workloads with no ownership, budget or documentation
  • Lack of forecasting and unexpected billing
  • Wasted spend due to misaligned SKUs or the wrong Microsoft plans
  • Difficulty proving ROI or preparing budgets
  • The Licensing Doctor fixes that by revealing the truth about your consumption and where money is being lost.
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How do CSP assessments work?

It couldn't be simpler, Licensing Doctor is a low‑effort, high‑impact diagnostic using read‑only access to analyse real usage, spend patterns and optimisation opportunities across Azure and Microsoft 365.

All insights are delivered in a tailored report powered by the same optimisation engines that underpin our Microsoft CSP service.

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    One‑click Read‑Only Onboarding

    You grant Node4 secure read‑only access to your Microsoft tenant so we can analyse consumption without any operational impact.

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    30‑Day Insight Collection

    Our tooling unifies Azure and M365 usage, billing and consumption data — surfacing waste, inefficiencies and anomalies.

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    Expert Analysis & Benchmarking

    Our cloud and FinOps specialists interpret the data, validate risks, and benchmark your estate against best practice and known cost‑optimisation patterns.

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    Tailored Findings Pack & Roadmap

    At the end of the assessment, you receive a clear savings snapshot, cost‑avoidance opportunities, and eligible Microsoft funding options, all presented in a format ready for leadership decision‑making.

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Who Is It For?

Our Licensing Doctor assessment is designed for businesses using Microsoft 365 or Azure who want greater control over cloud spend, clearer visibility of usage, and immediate opportunities to reduce cost. It’s especially valuable for:

  • Businesses under cost pressure or experiencing unpredictable cloud bills
  • IT, Finance and Procurement teams who need a unified, accurate view of Azure and M365 consumption
  • Businesses with limited internal FinOps capability and no single source of truth for spend
  • Businesses looking to identify waste, zombie licences or duplicate subscriptions
  • Customers preparing for budget cycles, renewal decisions or migration planning
  • Companies wanting to unlock Microsoft funding to support transformation, security or AI adoption
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But, Why Node4?

We deliver Licensing Doctor assessments with the tooling, expertise and Microsoft alignment required to give businesses complete confidence in their cloud spend.

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AI FinOps
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Powered by an AI‑driven FinOps platform, unifying Azure and M365 spend into one intelligent view

The Microsoft CSP Experts
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Deep Microsoft CSP expertise, with optimisation included as standard

Proven Methodology
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Proven methodology uncovering waste, overspend and misconfiguration

Value, Not Discounts
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Governance and backup services baked into the CSP ecosystem, providing broader value than point‑discount CSP resellers

Tailored Recommendations
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Transparent reporting and tailored recommendations, not generic dashboards

Made4More
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A partner trusted by Microsoft with a track record across AI, Modern Workplace and Azure optimisation initiatives

Get 'more' value from your Microsoft licenses

Speak to our team of licensing specialists today, and achieve more with Node4

Simplify the complex

Get consulting‑led diagnostics designed to guide strategic decision‑making, not one‑off audits

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