Case Study: Leading Automotive Dealership achieves £800,000 Microsoft licensing savings and transforms IT cost control with Certero

Leading Automobile Dealership Partner With Certero to Revolutionize It Cost Control Processes and Reduce Microsoft Costs, Through Intelligent Technology and Services

Leading Automotive Dealership, a UK retailer representing more than 30 manufacturers across 150+ locations with 7,000+ employees and ~£4bn turnover, partnered with Certero to tackle rising, complex IT costs and poor visibility. The dealership needed to discover assets across its estate, reduce Microsoft spend, enable IT cross‑charging, identify security vulnerabilities and improve service desk efficiency; they chose Certero and its solutions (Certero for Enterprise ITAM, Certero for Enterprise SAM and Certero for Cloud — Azure and Office 365) to support a new ITAM/SAM program.

Certero rapidly deployed its platform (inventorying ~8,000 devices in four days) and combined tooling with consultancy to deliver real‑time visibility and licensing expertise. Using Certero, the team completed a Microsoft ELP in six weeks ahead of renewal and cut Microsoft licensing costs by £800,000, enabled enterprise cross‑charging of IT consumption, improved security remediation and sped up support resolution—delivering measurable cost savings and process improvements across the organization.