Conclusion
At a macro level, approximately $100 billion is spent each year on Microsoft licenses and the use of these licenses drives an estimated $1.2 trillion in economic output. But for an individual organization, the objective is to clearly achieve a return on their specific investment (ROI) in Microsoft licensing. Given the breadth of Microsoft products, it is difficult to simplify the licensing model, and so a useful methodology focuses on tools and techniques that help assign, track usage, and refine the assignment of licenses over time. A key principle in doing this is to be able to delegate assignment and utilization tracking of licenses to IT Pros close to the end users. While the 9 major and 12 specialized Microsoft portals are continuing to improve in this regard, leveraging third-party, specialized tools can greatly increase overall effectiveness and generate significant ROI.
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