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SOFTWARE LICENSING OPTIMIZATION

Negotiation prices what you buy. Licensing optimization checks what you need.

A separate review of what you are licensed for against what the business actually uses, led by specialists in each vendor’s licensing rules. It is your call whether to act on what it finds.

25+ yearsMicrosoft and Oracle licensing experience, starting inside Microsoft and Oracle
MicrosoftLed by our Microsoft licensing specialist
OracleOptimization and audit defense
Your callYou decide what to act on

What we review

Licensing optimization is separate from negotiation. Negotiation lowers the price of what you already buy. Optimization looks at whether the entitlements match how the business works today.

Microsoft

E3 and E5 assignment, overlapping add-ons, Copilot seats and the spend Unified Support is calculated on.

Oracle

Options and packs, virtualization, Java exposure and the support attached to each license set.

Oracle audit defense

When an audit letter arrives, we manage the response and the commercial settlement.

A clear recommendation

Findings come with their value, and you decide what to act on.

How a review runs

  1. Share your entitlements

    Current agreements and license positions.

  2. We compare against deployment

    What is licensed against what is deployed and used.

  3. You decide

    A clear set of findings, valued, for you to act on or not.

DEAL IQ ON LICENSING

Specialists in the rules that set the price.

Our Microsoft licensing specialist and our Oracle licensing practice lead, who has spent 25+ years in Oracle licensing and compliance, starting in Oracle’s own sales organization, lead every review.

Read more on the Microsoft and Oracle hubs.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from negotiation?

Negotiation lowers the price of what you already buy. Licensing optimization reviews whether what you are licensed for matches what the business uses.

Which vendors do you cover?

Microsoft and Oracle, each led by a dedicated specialist.

Can you help with an Oracle audit?

Yes. We manage the audit response and the commercial settlement.

Do we have to act on the findings?

No. It is your call whether to act on what a review finds.

DEAL IQ IN NUMBERS

$20B+contract value negotiated
3,000+negotiations
100Net Promoter Score
4.7/5client rating for delivering savings
$0fee if there are no savings
NPS and rating from independent client research by Plural Strategy Group, 2026.What our clients say →

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LET’S LOOK AT THE DEAL

What’s on the table?

Tell us which vendor you’re negotiating with and where things stand. A short intake call is enough to get started. There’s no cost to find out whether we can help.

Talk to the Deal IQ team

Email usinfo@dealiqinc.comCall us1-877-272-8240