Process and trust

How It Works

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A calm, structured defense that sits between you and Microsoft and its appointed auditor. The steps are the same shape for both tracks, with mechanics tuned to whether you are an end customer or a hoster.

Step one: assess in confidence

We start with where you are. For end customers, that means which of the three verification routes you are in, a SAM engagement, a self verification, or a formal audit, and what you have already said. For hosters, it means your monthly SPLA reporting across the 36 month lookback. Nothing goes to Microsoft at this stage.

Step two: rebuild the position your way

For end customers we rebuild the Effective License Position using Microsoft's own counting methodology and the same telemetry sources Microsoft draws on, so the number you present is the number that survives. For hosters we rebuild the SPLA position month by month, applying the SPUR correctly to find both under reporting and over reporting.

Step three: control the response

We respond to the demand from a controlled position. End customers stay on the right side of the 5 percent clause where possible, so licenses are not acquired at 125 percent of price. Hosters concede the non negotiable back fees while fighting the negotiable penalty uplift, which can range from 25 to 125 percent.

Step four: negotiate the outcome

The Effective License Position is not the final sentence. It is negotiated after the report. We carry that negotiation to a signed outcome and leave you with the evidence file and the reporting discipline to stay defended next time.

95 to 100%
Of penalty exposure defended
$500M+
Microsoft exposure defended
300+
Microsoft and SPLA audits
20+
Years combined
How we are paid

Two ways to engage, no downside

Engagement A

Fixed Fee

From $18,000. A scoped price agreed before we start, backed by our guarantee.
  • One agreed number, no surprises
  • Best when the scope is known
  • Reimbursed if we do not reduce your exposure
Engagement B

Gainshare

A share of verified savings or avoided penalty. Zero retainer.
  • You pay only from what we remove
  • No risk to the customer, by design
  • Reduce nothing, owe nothing

Our guarantee: we reduce your exposure or we reimburse our service fee.

Start with a strategy call.

Tell us your track and your timeline. We will map the defense and the likely exposure with you.

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