Enza Zaden, the global vegetable seed company, turned scattered Microsoft license data into a continuous savings program with Datafitters Control Tower.
Enza Zaden is an independent, family-owned company that develops and markets vegetable seeds worldwide. With operations in more than 26 countries and over 3,000 employees, they work every day on innovative breeding solutions to make healthy vegetables accessible to everyone.
As the organisation grew, so did the complexity of its digital workspace, making efficient management and deployment of Microsoft licenses increasingly important.
Enza Zaden wanted to gain real insight into how their Microsoft licenses were being used, with the aim of optimising deployment further. The hunch was there. The data was not.
Enza Zaden suspected efficiency and savings opportunities in their Microsoft estate. But without specific monitoring tools and current usage data, it was difficult to make data-driven choices about optimal license allocation. Every renewal cycle felt like a guess.
Datafitters implemented Control Tower, an advanced monitoring and analytics platform purpose-built for Microsoft 365, Dynamics and Azure. The tool scans the entire license environment, cross-references with per-user activity, and generates concrete recommendations for cost optimisation, refreshed continuously.
Control Tower maakt licentiebeheer voor mij een stuk eenvoudiger en samen werken we aan verbeteringen die snel geïmplementeerd worden.
Translation
Control Tower makes license management a lot easier for me, and together we work on improvements that get implemented quickly.
Control Tower delivered practical insights at the individual user level that Enza Zaden could apply immediately. After a year of working with Datafitters, the team realised a 22% cost reduction on Microsoft licenses with an ROI of over 900%.
The tool also provided crucial intelligence for the True-up process and negotiations on a new Microsoft contract. For the first time, Enza Zaden had clarity on actual license usage and cost distribution per company, department and team.
Control Tower didn't only deliver direct cost savings. It changed how Enza Zaden manages its Microsoft estate day to day.
The license estate is now watched continuously, not assessed once a year at renewal.
Reports that used to take weeks to assemble are produced automatically. The ICT team focuses on action, not data wrangling.
Deviations are flagged before they hit the next invoice, supporting better decisions, compliance and a future-proof Microsoft 365 environment.
In het begin waren we sceptisch, maar Control Tower gaf ons mooi inzicht en heeft ons zoveel licentiekosten bespaard.
Translation
We were sceptical at first, but Control Tower gave us real insight and has saved us so much in license costs.
After the success of the Control Tower implementation, Enza Zaden is expanding the partnership with Datafitters into other optimisation areas.
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