About Us

Identify & Mitigate Compliance Risks | Reduce & Optimise Spend

Discover SAM is Software Asset Management (SAM) firm specialising in Microsoft licensing.

Founded: 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.

Key Services: Microsoft Licensing Consulting, Advisory and Training.

Key SAM Achievements:

  • Attained Microsoft’s Gold Software Asset Management Competency in 2015.
  • Appointed to Microsoft’s SAM Partner Advisory Council in 2019.
  • Top-5 short listed for Microsoft’s Worldwide SAM Contributor of the year award in 2019.

We help our clients make informed and strategic Microsoft licensing decisions…

Founded in 2011 in Melbourne, Australia, Discover SAM is a boutique Software Asset Management (SAM) firm specialising in helping organisations of all shapes and sizes navigate the complexities of Microsoft licensing.

Our passion for sharing our knowledge and helping organisations make sense of licence terms led us to create our Masters of Microsoft Licensing training course which has become one of the most recognised and comprehensive Microsoft licensing training courses available anywhere in the world. “The training was phenomenal” and “The best course i have ever done” are reflective of the feedback we continually receive from the hundreds of people who have attended the course.

Since our inception we have been thought leaders in Microsoft licensing. We provide services that equip our clients with the information, data and insights needed to make informed and strategic licensing decisions, ensuring they get full value from their Microsoft licensing investments.

Consulting & Advisory Services

We are specialists in Microsoft licensing and as we do not sell software licences we are uniquely positioned to provide truly independent and impartial advice.

Whilst our core Microsoft licensing services include Software Licence Reconciliation & Optimisation, Enterprise Agreement True-Up Advisory and Enterprise Agreement Renewal Advisory, we can help with any Microsoft licensing requirement no matter how big or small.

Training Courses

Our instructor-led training courses provide you with the knowledge and expertise you need to make informed and strategic licensing decisions, reduce and optimise spend, identify and mitigate compliance risks and maximise return on investments made in Microsoft licences.

Our courses include Masters of Microsoft Licensing and Licensing Microsoft SQL Server.

Some words from our clients...

Microsoft Licensing Consulting Services

"We have used the services of Discover SAM to assist with Microsoft licensing compliance, preparing for new Enterprise Agreements and also Microsoft licensing training. The team at Discover SAM have provided assured and clear licensing support which has improved our compliance maturity over several years. The team at Discover SAM have consistently given sound advice on licensing decisions and compliance exposures. They have always provided clarity with what we would consider the most complex Microsoft licensing queries."

Stephen Mattern: Desktop Systems Administrator​ – City of Greater Dandenong
Masters of Microsoft Licensing Training Course

“Very comprehensive" & “Exceeded my expectations & "The training was phenomenal"

“The best course I have ever done”

"Thanks very much for the course, highly recommended!"

"It really was the best course I have ever attended & I have learnt a lot."

Microsoft Licensing Consulting Services

"Discover SAM’s advice was clear, concise, and most importantly, accurate. They saved us days of research, and provided us with the information we needed to minimize our licensing costs. For anyone navigating the labyrinthine world of Microsoft licensing, we would have no hesitation in recommending their consulting services, which are virtually guaranteed to save you money and maximize the value of your software investments"

Nazeer Gassiep: IT Operations Manager​ – Casey Business Centre
Masters of Microsoft Licensing Training Course

"You know you are in good hands and learning from the best at the business when your trainer spells the word ‘Licence’ accurately every time! I enrolled into this course with much unease since my background is not technical but the course content was so easy to follow. The trainer explained each topic at a level where every student was comfortable with the understanding."

Shanaz Khan: BT Contracts and Procurement Administrator – CSL Limited
Masters of Microsoft Licensing Training Course for Enterprise Agreement Renewal

"The course was very insightful and thought provoking; so much so that the team re-cut the numbers to model the different product licensing options discussed – in short it was exactly what we were looking for to get everyone aligned and focused on task at hand. This is the course that all organisations should be looking at if they want to take control of their Microsoft environment and get the most from their entitlements, while minimising their financial exposure"

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Masters of Microsoft Licensing Training Course

"I would recommend this course for anyone who has "Microsoft" in their daily vocabulary. Knowing how to (and not to) use your investment not only reduces compliance risk, but gives you commercial advantage too!"

Ashley Scott: Technology Asset Manager – ActewAGL
Masters of Microsoft Licensing Training Course

"This was a really great course that I would recommend for anyone who is involved in Microsoft licensing or implementation. There was a good mixture of formal explanation and discussion of issues along with random quizzes to keep everyone entertained. The time flew by."

Sarah Bailey: Manager IT Management Services – Coffey International

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