A global financial institution engaged Appstrato to assess their Microsoft licensing compliance. Our team uncovered a €5 million non-compliance risk, primarily due to the way Windows Server & SQL licenses were allocated across their development environment.
By ringfencing their developer environment and strategically replacing full licenses with MSDN subscriptions, we significantly reduced their compliance exposure. Beyond just cost savings, we ensured the customer fully understood the benefits and restrictions of MSDN, enabling them to maintain compliance moving forward.
Outcome: Compliance exposure reduced from €5M to under €1M, ensuring long-term license optimization and strategic cost savings.
