Outlining 5 critical signs of Microsoft 365 licensing waste to help organizations optimize costs before their next renewal: Identifying ghost accounts, duplicate coverage, unassigned seats, lack of departmental ownership, and reactive renewal management as the primary drivers of unnecessary spending. Jamie Litherland, VP Business Development at VOSS, notes that Microsoft's July 2026 pricing changes, which increased E3 by 8.3% and E5 by 5.3%, make unused licenses even more costly, and to combat these issues, he recommends a 3-step process: conducting an audit of actual usage versus assignment, assigning ownership beyond IT or procurement, and implementing automated, continuous monitoring. To identify specific areas for savings, try a discovery session with VOSS.