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The Ups of Rationalizing License Management in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center

The Ups of Rationalizing License Management in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center
The decision to rationalize license management in the Microsoft 365 admin center wasn't popular but the signs are that it could deliver benefits to customers in the form of new features and functionality. The first updates are a GUI to manage self-service purchases and trials together with notifications to administrators when a user makes a self-service purchase. More needs to happen, but positive indications are there.

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