Ryan Clark

As the Modern Workplace Architect at Mr. SharePoint, I help companies of all sizes better leverage Modern Workplace and Digital Process Automation investments. I am also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for SharePoint and Microsoft 365.

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How to Audit Microsoft 365 Licenses to Identify Waste and Reduce Costs

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Most organizations are overpaying for Microsoft 365 and don’t know it. Fifty-six percent of enterprise licenses sit idle, unassigned, undersized, or oversized. It breaks down into four categories: On July 1, 2026, Microsoft’s price increases kick in: E3 licenses jump 8.3%, E5 rises 5.3%, and some frontline plans climb as much as 33%. This gives you a narrow window to right-size your M365 footprint and lock in better terms before renewal. By the way, this isn’t a tool roundup. For tool recommendations, I recommend you check out the best M365 license audit tools article. Why Most Organizations Are Overpaying for

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SharePoint vs Asana: Project Collaboration Tools Compared

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Most teams comparing SharePoint and Asana are already Microsoft 365 subscribers. They’ve got Planner, Teams, and Power Automate sitting in their tenant. Before you add another tool to the mix, here’s what you’re getting in this comparison: For a lot of M365 shops, I’ve found the real answer is already sitting in their tenant. They’re paying for tools they haven’t configured. This comparison cuts through the noise. You’ll see where Asana genuinely earns its cost and where SharePoint covers the same ground for free. Most M365 teams underestimate what’s already there. The goal here is to help you figure out

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Best Copilot Governance Tools and Strategies for Enterprise IT

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Copilot doesn’t create new data access problems. It surfaces the ones you’ve been ignoring. If your SharePoint environment has been oversharing for years, here’s what Copilot exposes: The AI inherits your user permissions and makes them usable in ways they weren’t before. That’s the real governance problem. 70% of Fortune 500 companies have adopted Microsoft 365 Copilot, but only 6% have scaled beyond pilot. The bottleneck is always governance. Nearly half of IT leaders lack confidence managing Copilot’s access risks. I recommend starting with Microsoft’s native stack and extending to third-party tools at scale. Why Copilot Governance Is Different from

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Asana Alternatives for Team Management: An M365 Admin’s Honest Guide

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Your organization is already paying for Microsoft 365, and you likely have a capable project management layer sitting inside your tenant right now. Teams searching for Asana alternatives often miss this entirely, focusing on pricing per seat and feature checklists, when the answer might already be licensed and governable. I wrote this guide for IT managers, SharePoint admins, and operations leads to help you evaluate whether Asana is actually the right move, and whether you’re already paying for something that does the job. Why Teams Start Looking for Asana Alternatives Asana’s pricing has shifted significantly. In late 2023, the Business

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Best Microsoft 365 License Audit Tools for IT Administrators

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Most IT admins don’t know how much M365 budget they’re wasting. 56% of enterprise M365 licenses fall into one of four categories: Native Microsoft tools won’t show you where the problem is. Microsoft is raising M365 prices on July 1, 2026. E3 goes up 8.3%, E5 climbs 5.3%, and some plans jump as much as 33%. If you’re renewing before that date, you can lock in today’s pricing. Why License Waste Is Worse Than Most Admins Realize 38% of enterprise software spend goes to unused or rarely used software on average. Microsoft 365 is no exception. 62% of companies faced

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