Microsoft Consumption Management
Save While Simplifying Microsoft Subscriptions And Billing
Microsoft Consumption Management
It has never been easier to subscribe and deliver services. While this has it's benefits, it also has created a problem of control.
Organisations can be spending a huge amount of their budgets on unused subscriptions or resources and it can be challenging to work out exactly where to save costs.
With our expertise in Microsoft technology we guide you to effectively optimise your Microsoft consumption and reduce costs.
We help you understand your current consumption and advise ways to reduce or optimise your spend.

Tips To Save On Azure Cost

Reserved Instances
Use Reserved Instances wherever possible (Azure will often recommend). Make sure you are using the correct VM Type for your application.
Licensing
Use Hybrid licensing wherever possible. Checkexisting EA's or License agreements for Hybrid Use Rightsand exclude software on VM's where possible.
Storage
Consider Locally redundant storage (LRS) storage instead of Geo-redundant storage (GRS) storage if data redundancy is already in place elsewhere.
Desktop vs Server
Consider Windows 10/11 editions instead of Windows Server editions wherever possible (especially for multi-session instances)
Shut It Down
Remove services when not in use and set up Run Books to shut down servers when not needed (Eg After work hours).
Tips To Save On Microsoft 365 Cost
Correct Mailbox Allocation
Convert user mailboxes to shared mailboxes after they leave the company. Ensure Resources are not assigned full user mailboxes.
Licensing Saves
Consider Annual NCE licensing instead of Monthly. You can mix annual with monthly licensing on a single Tenant i.e. 80% Annual and 20% Monthly
Check Your Usage
Use the built-in M365 reporting to verify active users and optimise license usage/assignments. or use our free licensing assessment service if you need deeper assistance.
Don't Double Pay
Make sure you aren't paying for Endpoint/AV as well as Mail security solutions when using M365 Enterprise subscriptions
Archiving
Use in-place archiving with auto-archive policies for user mailboxes before upgrading your Exchange Plan
Don't Delay
Many organisations don't know where to start. We can help you start to save in under 30 days!
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Richard Eagleton
CEO at McQueens Flower
Stellarise have developed our technology systems and I.T support over the last few years. They have successfully managed our cloud content migration to SharePoint and our Microsoft Office 365 rollout, whilst providing prompt, flexible and efficient daily I.T support to the whole team. The staff at Stellarise are friendly, knowledgeable and on hand to support us in any way they can.

Jane Beale
The Level-Headed at Saboteur
All the things you want to have the confidence that your partner is looking after, Stellarise have it covered. There’s the knowledge, the expertise, the ability to stay up to date with what is going on in the world. We’ve brought our systems up to date to best practice level. There’s the resource to be able to plan some pretty big stuff like the migration to Microsoft 365 which happened very smoothly, the capacity to help with execution. The backup is superb, we can get them on the phone quickly, there’s a real physical footprint in terms of turning up and doing things.

Richard Tamayo
Director of Finance at UK Chamber of Shipping
We depend on Stellarise completely for all our IT support. That includes lower-level activities with user problems, but also for the strategic development of our infrastructure; really making sure that everything is appropriate to the growing needs of the business.

Simon Norris
Co-Founder at Periscopix
The absolute key attribute is that Stellarise bring a can-do attitude. They always find a solution . The cost savings are very important to us, but the real benefit is much greater than that; it’s the ‘can do’ rather than the ‘can’t do’ attitude. For us, this has been very important – it’s enabled us to be able to scale our platform. We can use technology to manage what we do far more efficiently and reach the goals we want to.

Patty Watson
Director at Industrials Management Limited
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