London runs on regulated industries that Microsoft audits hard. We are an independent buyer side advisory that sits between you and Microsoft and its appointed auditor, so the only incentive in the room is protecting you.
Banks, insurers, asset managers, magic circle law firms, and FTSE headquarters cluster here, and every one of them runs large Microsoft estates. High seat counts, complex data center footprints, and frequent mergers make this a target rich region for verification activity.
The City and Canary Wharf carry deep Microsoft 365, Windows Server, and SQL Server deployments. Scale is exactly what draws a formal audit under the MBSA audit clause.
The UK cloud and managed service market reports under SPLA every month. A 36 month lookback turns small reporting gaps into large back fee demands at the price file rate.
Acquisitions move licenses, tenants, and users faster than records keep up. That drift is where an auditor finds unlicensed use and pushes you past the 5 percent line.
We take the same disciplined position whether the contact is a sales led SAM engagement, a contractual self verification you cannot decline, or a formal audit run through a third party accounting firm.
The mechanics differ. We never blur them. A London enterprise faces a license position audit. A UK hoster faces a monthly compliance audit across a rolling lookback.
Microsoft verifies licensing three ways. SAM tool output is not audit defense because Microsoft uses its own counting methodology and its own data from Azure, Microsoft 365, and management tooling. Declining the initial SAM review and running your own internal assessment first is a recognized defensive move. Read more in our Effective License Position explainer.
SPLA is monthly pay as you consume. Compliance is verified for every monthly cycle across a 36 month lookback, conducted by a Big Four firm under the MBSA audit clause. Reporting discipline is the structural defense. See the SPLA Reporting Discipline Playbook.
Pick the model that fits your situation. Either way, we reduce your exposure or we reimburse our service fee.
A defined scope and a defined cost for your London engagement. You know the number before we start.
A share of verified savings or avoided penalty, with zero retainer and no risk to the customer. We earn when you save.
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