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FinOps practitioners: Explore how Microsoft Marketplace helps simplify purchasing, centralize billing, and better align software investments to optimize cloud spending.

As organizations scale cloud and AI investments, managing spend across tools and vendors becomes more complex. Tune in to learn practical ways to better understand the ROI of your organization’s cloud and AI investments. You will walk away with actionable insights to use Microsoft Marketplace as part of your FinOps strategy.

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Registration is not required. Add this event to your calendar, then sign in to the Tech Community and select Attend to receive reminders. Post your questions in advance, or any time during the live broadcast.

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Microsoft Marketplace customer office hours are typically held the last Wednesday of every month, at 8:30 AM PT, unless otherwise noted. This event was originally scheduled for 9:30 AM PT, but will now be at 8:30 AM PT.

Pearl-Angeles
Updated Jun 18, 2026

5 Comments

  • Pearl-Angeles's avatar
    Pearl-Angeles
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    Thanks for joining this Microsoft Marketplace customer office hour! Below are the questions panelists answered during live Q&A, along with associated timestamps: 

    Question – How does Marketplace help us navigate the growing overlap between cloud, SaaS, AI, and licensing expenses? - answered at 33:38.

    Question – Is there an API connecting the PO management in Cost Management to any common procurement systems like Ariba or others? - answered at 35:19.

    Question – How are mature FinOps teams using Marketplace differently from newer organizations? We're just starting out, but I'd like to know what the pros are doing. - answered at 35:45.

    Question – Is this available for EA and MCA-E customer agreements? - answered at 36:58.

    Question – What KPIs should we track to demonstrate Marketplace ROI? - answered at 37:15.

    Question – What Azure roles would I need to access? - answered at 37:57.

    Question – How should we account for Marketplace SaaS versus native Azure services? - answered at 39:54.

  • Is there an API connecting the PO management in Cost Management to any common procurement systems like Ariba i.e.?

    • Pearl-Angeles's avatar
      Pearl-Angeles
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      Thanks for your question! The panelists answered this at 35:19 during live Q&A.  

  • Welcome to Microsoft Marketplace customer office hours! If you have questions at any point during today's event, please post them here in the comments.