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Stop Overpaying for Microsoft Licenses. BDS Finds the Savings and Manages It From Here.

Black Diamond Solutions is an authorized Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider with 20+ years of IT procurement experience. We manage licensing, billing, and ongoing optimization for organizations that want better pricing, less complexity, and a single point of contact who actually knows their environment — without switching platforms or disrupting operations.

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Use Cases

Where Microsoft Licensing Gets Expensive — and Where BDS Fixes It

How We Help

Microsoft licensing is one of the largest and most consistently mismanaged IT spend categories in any organization. BDS works across four specific problem areas where overspending is most common — and most fixable.

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You Are Overpaying on Price

CSP pricing is not uniform across all partners. Most organizations renew at the same rate year over year without ever benchmarking it. A single pricing review with BDS typically identifies immediate savings with zero changes to your environment.

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You Are Paying for Redundant Features

Microsoft 365 tiers bundle capabilities that overlap with add-ons and third-party tools many organizations already own. E5 alone includes security tooling that frequently duplicates existing vendor spend. The assessment identifies exactly where duplication exists.

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You Have Inactive Seats Draining Budget

Departed employees, role changes, and failed deprovisioning mean many organizations are actively funding licenses nobody uses. BDS conducts a user-level seat audit and eliminates the silent monthly drain.

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You Are Not Using What You Already Paid For

Microsoft has steadily expanded what is bundled into existing license tiers. Most organizations are actively paying for Defender components, Intune, Purview, and Power Automate capabilities that remain unactivated. BDS surfaces what you own and maps it to what you need.

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The Platform

Microsoft Licensing Structures — Available Through BDS.

Microsoft licensing is not one-size-fits-all. BDS helps organizations select the right commitment structure, product tier, and billing model for their actual usage patterns and budget — then manages it from there.

Powerful Add-ons

The Microsoft Licensing Catalog — and Why Most Organizations Get It Wrong

Microsoft's CSP catalog contains over 30,000 unique line items and changes every month. A single product like Microsoft 365 Business Premium can generate a dozen or more part numbers depending on customer segment, commitment term, and billing frequency. The right license for your organization is rarely the default — and the wrong one costs real money over the course of a contract term.

Most Common Starting Point

Microsoft 365 Business Tiers

Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Standard, and Premium serve organizations under 300 seats. Each tier bundles a different combination of productivity, security, and device management tools. BDS maps your actual usage to the right tier and flags where you are paying for capabilities your environment does not use.

  • Apps for Business vs. Apps for Enterprise — often mismatched to actual need
  • Business Premium includes Intune and Defender for Business — frequently unactivated
  • BDS right-sizes tier selection to avoid paying for unused E3/E5-level features
Most Complex — Most Commonly Over-Purchased

Microsoft 365 Enterprise (E3 / E5)

E3 and E5 bundle security, compliance, and advanced analytics tooling that overlaps heavily with common third-party solutions. Organizations on E5 are frequently paying for Defender, Purview, and Entra ID premium capabilities they have not activated

  • E5 security bundle analysis vs. existing third-party security stack
  • Purview and Entra ID activation assessment for compliance environments
  • Tier downgrade opportunities where E3 capabilities fully cover actual requirements
Multi-Variable Pricing

Azure Licensing & Add-Ons

Azure licensing complexity compounds the M365 environment for most enterprise organizations. Reservation pricing, hybrid benefit programs, and consumption-based billing create optimization opportunities that most organizations are not actively managing. BDS covers Azure within the same licensing engagement.

  • Azure Hybrid Benefit evaluation for organizations with existing on-prem licenses
  • Reserved Instance vs. pay-as-you-go analysis for predictable workloads
  • Cross-product licensing alignment between M365 and Azure tenants
Your Environment, Your Control

BDS Self-Service Licensing Portal

BDS provides access to a custom-branded self-service portal where your team can add users, adjust licenses, and manage subscriptions on your own schedule. New licenses deploy in minutes — not days. BDS oversight runs alongside, so you have full control without losing expert backup.

  • License provisioning in minutes — not days — through the BDS portal
  • Self-service seat management without opening a ticket to Microsoft
  • Single consolidated invoice replacing fragmented Microsoft billing
  • BDS account team remains active alongside for optimization and escalations
More Microsoft CPS Solutions

What's Included in Every BDS Microsoft Licensing Engagement

Every BDS Microsoft licensing relationship includes the following from day one — not as add-ons, not as premium tiers.

A Single Point of Contact Who Knows Your Account

Every BDS Microsoft licensing engagement includes a dedicated account manager — not a generic support queue. They know your environment, your contract history, and your renewal windows before you have to ask.

Dedicated Account Manager Proactive Account Management Single Point of Contact
Free Assessment — Then Continuous Optimization

BDS starts with a no-cost, no-obligation review of your current Microsoft environment. After that, regular seat audits and feature overlap analysis keep waste from creeping back in.

Free Licensing Assessment Seat Audit Feature Overlap Analysis Renewal Management
Licenses in Minutes — Not Days

New licenses deploy through the BDS self-service portal in minutes. Your team can add users, adjust seats, and manage subscriptions on your own schedule with BDS oversight running alongside.

License Provisioning Self-Service Portal Consolidated Billing
CSP Pricing Benchmarked to Your Actual Environment

BDS actively monitors pricing changes, flags Microsoft promotional credits and program transitions, and ensures your rates reflect what a well-positioned CSP partner can actually deliver — not what you defaulted into.

Competitive CSP Pricing Microsoft Promotions Cost Optimization No Automatic Roll-Overs

Why Organizations Choose BDS for Microsoft

20 Years of Microsoft Licensing Experience Behind Every Engagement

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20+ Years of IT Procurement Experience

Two decades of IT procurement experience across commercial markets, applied directly to Microsoft licensing management and CSP program navigation.

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30,000+ Microsoft SKUs Managed

The Microsoft CSP catalog contains over 30,000 unique line items and changes monthly. BDS navigates this complexity so your team doesn't have to.

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150+ OEM & Software Partners

Microsoft licensing managed within a broader 150+ partner technology practice — enabling cross-vendor optimization and consolidated account management across your full IT environment.

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MINUTES License Provisioning — Not Days

New licenses deploy through the BDS portal in minutes. No waiting on Microsoft direct purchase channels, no back-and-forth provisioning delays. Account established once — licenses available immediately from that point forward.

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Free Assessment

Get a Free Microsoft Licensing Assessment From a BDS Specialist

Complete the form below and a BDS licensing specialist will follow up within one business day. Have your most recent Microsoft invoice or a tenant snapshot ready — that is all we need to begin identifying savings in your environment.

FAQs

Common Questions About Microsoft Licensing Through BDS

Have questions about Microsoft licensing structures, the free assessment, or what working with BDS actually looks like? Find the most common answers below.

No. A copy of your most recent Microsoft invoice or a snapshot of your tenant is typically sufficient to begin. BDS does not require elevated permissions to identify licensing waste or pricing opportunities. You can start the process without involving your IT team at the initial stage.

BDS can conduct an assessment regardless of where you are in your current contract term. In many cases, we identify savings that apply immediately — not just at renewal. For changes that do require renewal timing, BDS develops a transition plan aligned to your renewal window so there is no disruption or financial penalty.

Yes. BDS provides access to a custom-branded self-service portal where your team can add users, adjust licenses, and manage subscriptions on your own schedule. BDS oversight runs alongside that access — you retain control without losing expert backup. This model is specifically designed for organizations that want platform access without full outsourcing.

CSP program pricing through a well-positioned partner like BDS is typically competitive with or better than direct Microsoft pricing — and includes proactive management, regular audits, and ongoing optimization that direct purchasing does not. The total cost of ownership through BDS is almost always lower when you factor in the avoided waste and time the relationship saves.

The assessment carries no obligation. If you choose to move your licensing to BDS, the relationship is structured around ongoing management: scheduled business reviews, pricing optimization meetings, renewal window monitoring, and proactive account management. There is no set-it-and-forget-it — BDS stays active on your account and flags issues before you have to ask.

Find Out Exactly What You Are Overpaying on Microsoft Licensing

Most organizations are paying more than they need to on Microsoft licensing — and they do not know it because no one has looked. BDS conducts a free, no-obligation assessment that identifies pricing gaps, inactive seats, feature overlap, and bundled capabilities your team is not using. All we need is your most recent invoice.

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licensing management, cost optimization, and ongoing account management — from free assessment through active partnership.

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