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What's Inside
- Chapter 1: SAM Programme Architecture Discovery → entitlement → reconciliation → optimisation: why integration between components is the actual value
- Chapter 2: Discovery and Inventory Coverage MECM, Intune, Graph API — what each covers, what each misses, and where virtualisation gaps create audit exposure
- Chapter 3: Entitlement Management VLSC, Admin Centre, Azure EA portal, CSP — how to consolidate all channels into a single authoritative entitlement dataset
- Chapter 4: Reconciliation Methodology Monthly reconciliation framework for SQL Server, Windows Server, M365, Dynamics 365, and Azure
- Chapter 5: Microsoft SAM Partner Programme Risks Why Microsoft-funded SAM engagements share findings with Microsoft — and how to sequence independent vs Microsoft-funded work
- Chapter 6: Audit Defence Posture How SAM data reduces settlement time by 40–60% and settlement value by 25–35% in Microsoft audits
- Chapter 7: SAM as Negotiation Intelligence The four SAM documents that shift EA renewal from Microsoft's proposal to your data-driven negotiation
$340K
Avg annual overspend without SAM (2,000 users)
4x
Typical SAM programme ROI
500+
Engagements since 2016
100%
Independent — zero Microsoft revenue