🚀 We're Hiring: Microsoft Solutions Architect – Licensing & CSP Strategy | Bengaluru
Microsoft licensing is getting harder to get right, and most MSPs are still guessing.
Samith Kumar Mahapatra is hiring a Microsoft Solutions Architect in Bengaluru focused specifically on CSP strategy and licensing. That role exists because licensing complexity has crossed a threshold where generalist advice is leaving money on the table and creating compliance gaps.
The gap most MSPs miss: they treat licensing as a renewals task, not a strategic function. NCE pricing changes, CSP indirect vs. direct model shifts, and the E3-to-E5 upgrade conversation all require someone who lives in the licensing layer full time. Without that, clients overpay, miss security feature entitlements, or get caught in the wrong agreement structure when they need to scale.
The right approach is treating licensing architecture the same way you treat network architecture. Document it. Review it quarterly. Tie it to the client's actual security posture and growth roadmap.
This is exactly the kind of conversation the team at C Spire Business navigates with customers across the Southeast, especially as Microsoft keeps moving the goalposts on what each tier actually includes.
If you manage Microsoft licensing for your clients, when did you last audit whether their SKU mix actually matches what they're using and what they need?
According to Gartner's 2023 Magic Quadrant research, organizations that conduct structured software asset management reviews reduce Microsoft licensing overspend by an average of 30 percent. (Source: Gartner, "Market Guide for Software Asset Management Tools," 2023)