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Most mid-market companies are overpaying for Microsoft and using a fraction of what they own. Virteva is your Microsoft licensing partner and strategic advisor: we optimize what you already pay for, manage renewals so nothing lapses, and turn on the security and productivity features sitting unused in your tenant.

Typical first review
15 to 25% reclaimed on Microsoft spend
Overview

What you get with Virteva

Most mid-market companies, 50 to 1,000 employees, do not have a dedicated person managing their Microsoft licensing. The result is predictable. You buy the wrong tier. You renew on autopilot. You pay for security, compliance, and productivity features that nobody told you were already included. CSP fixes that.

Through Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider program, Virteva is your authorized Microsoft reseller and licensing partner. We sell Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform licenses directly to you. The difference from a transactional reseller like CDW or buying direct from Microsoft is what wraps around the license: strategic advice on what you actually need, hands-on optimization of what you own, and a Minnesota-based team that picks up the phone when something changes.

Most clients come to us frustrated with one of three situations. Renewals that arrive as a quote, not a conversation. A Microsoft direct relationship that delivered SKUs but no guidance on how to use them. Or a transactional reseller who sold the seats and disappeared until the next renewal. CSP gives you a strategic advisor on Microsoft spend, not an order taker.

This is the starting point for working with Virteva. Many of our clients begin with CSP because licensing complexity is the easiest pain to fix, then expand into managed services, security operations, and Microsoft cloud projects as the relationship grows. For broader managed IT, see the related services below.

The problem we solve

IT challenges that hold growing companies back

The Challenge
  • Nobody on your team owns Microsoft licensing as their full-time job. Renewals happen on autopilot, tiers go unchallenged, and overspend compounds quietly year after year.
  • You are paying for security, compliance, and productivity features in M365 E3 or E5 that nobody told you were already included, while you buy third-party tools to fill the same gap.
  • Microsoft licensing decisions happen fast and the consequences last years. Without someone actively managing your investment, you end up on the wrong tier, missing included features, or scrambling at renewal.
  • Headcount changes faster than your license count does. Seasonal staff, M&A activity, and team restructures leave you paying for seats nobody is using.
  • Renewal arrives as a 90-day fire drill. Internal IT scrambles to compare quotes while the strategic decisions get rushed.
The Virteva Approach
  • Virteva is your licensing partner. We optimize what you already own, model the right tier against actual usage, and stop the autopilot renewal before it costs you again.
  • We turn on what you already pay for. Defender, Intune, Purview, Entra, and Copilot configured against your environment, so the spend you already approved starts delivering value.
  • We are the strategic advisor on Microsoft spend, not an order taker. Quarterly reviews, proactive recommendations, and a named licensing contact who picks up the phone.
  • Monthly true-up under the New Commerce Experience for variable seats, with annual term pricing on the steady-state baseline. Right-size as you grow or shrink, with no penalty for the change.
  • We start renewal planning 90 days out with the data already assembled. You walk into the decision with a usage picture, a tier comparison, and an executive-ready summary.
15 to 25%
of Microsoft spend is what mid-market organizations typically reclaim in the first review, with the savings often funding security and Copilot features they already owned but were not using.
What's included

Everything you need to run IT right

Every engagement includes these core capabilities, configured for your environment and backed by contractual SLAs.

Optimize what you already own
Most mid-market tenants have 15 to 25% reclaimable spend hiding in unused seats, wrong tiers, and overlapping subscriptions. We find it in the first review and fix it before the next renewal.
Manage renewals so nothing lapses
Renewals tracked across M365, Azure, Dynamics, and Power Platform. Notifications 90 days out, recommendations 60 days out, and a clean execution path so nothing falls through the cracks.
Right-size as you grow or shrink
Headcount changes, M&A, and seasonal staff handled through monthly true-up under the New Commerce Experience. Pay for the seats you are using this month, not the forecast from two years ago.
Unlock features you already pay for
Defender, Intune, Purview, Entra, and Copilot configured against your environment. We turn on the security, compliance, and productivity features included in your E3 or E5 license but currently sitting unused.
Strategic advisor on Microsoft spend
Quarterly reviews with a named licensing contact who knows your environment. Recommendations on tier changes, new features worth piloting, and where the next dollar of Microsoft spend should go.
Microsoft authorized reseller
Direct purchasing relationship with Microsoft as a Cloud Solution Provider, paired with Modern Work and Security Solutions Partner specializations. One vendor for licensing, support, and strategic guidance.
How it works

From first call to ongoing partnership

01
Discovery & Assessment
We audit your current Microsoft and ServiceNow environment, document every system, and identify gaps, risks, and quick wins.
02
Custom Proposal
You get a fixed-scope proposal tied to your business goals. Named SLAs by ticket priority. No surprises, no hidden costs.
03
Migration & Onboarding
Our team handles the transition with zero disruption. We migrate, configure, and validate before going live.
04
Ongoing Partnership
24/7 support, proactive monitoring, quarterly reviews, and strategic advisory. We grow with you, not just support you.
Client spotlight

See how it plays out in practice

Medical Device & Life Sciences Manufacturing
Intricon consolidates IT providers, modernizes Microsoft 365, and lifts Secure Score from 57% to 70% in under a year
Challenge
Intricon, a medical device contract manufacturer headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota, was running its IT environment across internal staff and multiple external managed service providers. Microsoft 365 capabilities were underutilized, leaving security gaps and productivity potential untapped, while technical debt across infrastructure, end-user technology, and security slowed the team down.
Solution
Virteva ran an IT maturity assessment to baseline the environment, then consolidated providers and modernized the Microsoft 365 stack. Intune for device management, Purview and Defender for security, and a ServiceNow-based self-service portal were configured against Intricon's existing tenant. Microsoft 365 capabilities the team was already paying for were activated and operationalized, not just licensed.
Read full case study
57% to 70%
Microsoft Secure Score in under a year
Our partnership with Virteva has been a critical success factor to Intricon's modernization. This partnership has transformed not only our IT department, but the way our end users work and approach new technology.
SE
Shawn Enderlin, Intricon
Information Systems Director
Frequently asked

Common questions

Pricing on the licenses themselves is comparable. The difference is what comes with the license. CDW and Microsoft direct are transactional. They sell you the SKU and move on. Virteva is your strategic Microsoft partner. We optimize what you already own, turn on the security and productivity features included in your E3 or E5 license, manage renewals proactively, and right-size as your headcount changes. You get a named licensing contact who knows your environment, not a quote machine.

Yes. That is the most common situation we see. Mid-market organizations between 50 and 1,000 employees rarely have a dedicated licensing person. The result is overspend on the wrong tiers, unused features, and renewals that happen on autopilot. Our first step is a free licensing review that puts a number on what you can reclaim.

Most clients move in stages. New Commerce Experience seats and Azure consumption transition under CSP at any time. Enterprise Agreement commitments move at renewal. We map both timelines during the licensing review so you know exactly what changes when, with no billing disruption.

Minnesota. Your named licensing contact, the engineers who operate your Microsoft environment, and the leadership escalation path all sit in the Upper Midwest. No offshore queue.

No. CSP is the licensing relationship. Many of our clients start with CSP because licensing is the easiest pain to solve, then expand into managed services, security operations, and Microsoft cloud projects over time. That expansion is the client's call, not a contractual requirement.

Related services

Extend your IT capabilities

Schedule a licensing review

We will inventory your current Microsoft licenses, identify where you are overpaying, and show you which security and productivity features you already own but are not using. No commitment, no obligation, just a clear picture of where your Microsoft spend actually stands.
  • Free Microsoft license inventory and utilization review
  • Reclaimable spend identified across overprovisioned seats and wrong tiers
  • Unused features in your existing M365 E3 or E5 licenses, named and prioritized
  • Reference call with a current Virteva CSP client on request