Smarter License Intelligence, Stronger Financial Accuracy, and a More Unified Cloud Experience
Cloud optimization is not a one-time exercise. It is a continuous discipline that depends on accurate data, reliable forecasting, and tools that evolve alongside enterprise cloud environments. With Surveil releases v4.3.1 and v4.3.2, we continue strengthening the platform to help organizations operate with greater financial confidence across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and multi-cloud environments.
While v4.3.1 focuses on usability improvements and platform refinements, v4.3.2 introduces deeper financial intelligence, stronger license visibility, and expanded platform capabilities designed to improve forecasting accuracy, operational transparency, and governance at scale.
Surveil for Microsoft 365
Expanded Project License Bundle
More value to Partners from Microsoft 365 Project licensing
Managing Microsoft 365 licensing effectively requires visibility for partners not only into usage but also into the full capabilities included within each subscription. In many environments, organizations deploy only a portion of the modules available within bundled licenses—leaving valuable insights and governance capabilities unused.
With this release, the Microsoft 365 Project License bundle now automatically includes the full suite of relevant Surveil modules.
What’s new:
The Project License bundle now includes:
- M365 Essentials
- Guardian for M365
- Teams (formerly Hybrid Work)
Previously, only Essentials was deployed by default.
Why it matters:
Partner organizations gain immediate access to the full Surveil intelligence stack for Microsoft 365, without needing to configure additional modules manually.
This expansion enables partner teams to:
- Improve license optimization and governance visibility
- Strengthen security and identity insight through Guardian
- Understand collaboration usage patterns through Teams analytics
- Make better-informed decisions around license allocation and adoption
For partners managing thousands of Microsoft 365 licenses, this ensures the platform delivers complete visibility from day one, helping reduce waste and improve governance across every end customer tenant.
Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 Usage Intelligence
Accurate license utilization even when direct telemetry is unavailable
Microsoft Defender licensing visibility can be challenging when usage signals are incomplete or fragmented. Without accurate telemetry, organizations risk making license decisions based on partial data.
Surveil now improves Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 utilization tracking by intelligently deriving activity signals from Microsoft Intune telemetry when direct usage data is unavailable.
What’s new:
When Defender Plan 1 usage data is not directly available:
- Surveil derives timestamp and usage indicators from associated Intune activity
- License utilization reporting remains consistent and complete across the platform
- Data models better reflect actual user and device activity
Why it matters:
License optimization depends on accurate utilization data.
With this enhancement, organizations gain:
- More reliable Defender license utilization insights
- Stronger security and compliance visibility
- Better data for license allocation and renewal planning
For security and IT teams responsible for balancing protection with cost efficiency, this ensures Defender investments are aligned with real operational use.
Surveil for Azure and Multi-Cloud
Unused Reservation Charges Now Visible
Complete financial reconciliation for Azure reservation
Azure reservations are a powerful way to reduce long-term infrastructure costs. However, when reserved capacity goes unused, the associated charges can create discrepancies between expected savings and actual billing.
Surveil now surfaces unused Azure reservation charges directly within the platform, ensuring that Azure financial reporting fully reflects what appears on your invoice.
What’s new:
- Unused reservation charges are now captured directly from Azure cost data
- Charges are visible alongside actual and amortized reservation costs
- Data flows into Chargeback and Showback reports
Why it matters:
Organizations now gain a complete and reconciled picture of Azure spend, including unused commitment costs.
This enables teams to:
- Identify waste within reserved capacity
- Improve commitment planning and utilization
- Deliver more accurate internal cost allocation
For FinOps practitioners and finance teams, this closes an important gap between optimization strategy and financial reporting, strengthening trust in cloud cost data.
OCI Data Available in Demo Environments
Showcase Surveil’s full multi-cloud intelligence
Surveil continues expanding its multi-cloud capabilities to help organizations operate across diverse cloud ecosystems with clarity and control.
With this release, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) data is now included within Surveil demo environments.
What’s new:
Demo tenants now include:
- Sample OCI cost and usage datasets
- Preconfigured multi-cloud dashboards
- Demonstrations of cross-cloud financial visibility
Why it matters:
Partners and enterprise evaluators can now explore how Surveil delivers multi-cloud intelligence across Azure, Microsoft 365, AWS, and Oracle environments.
This makes it easier to demonstrate how organizations can:
- Compare costs across providers
- Apply consistent FinOps governance
- Centralize cloud financial insights
The result is clearer evaluation, stronger demonstrations, and faster time to value.
Platform Enhancements
Group Tenant Support for Home Dashboards
Consistent insights across multi-tenant environments
Large enterprises and service providers often manage multiple tenants grouped under a single organizational structure. In these environments, dashboards must present accurate insights across all associated tenants.
Surveil home dashboards are now fully compatible with group tenant configurations.
What’s new:
- Azure and M365 dashboards now display correctly under group tenant contexts
- Data inconsistencies previously experienced in grouped environments have been resolved
Why it matters:
Organizations managing complex cloud estates gain:
- Consistent visibility across multiple tenants
- Clearer reporting at organizational scale
- Improved confidence in executive dashboards and operational reporting
Copilot and Agent Analytics API Permissions
Preparing the platform for the next generation of AI insight
As organizations expand their use of Microsoft Copilot and emerging AI agents, understanding how these tools are used across the business becomes increasingly important.
To support upcoming capabilities, Surveil now introduces additional Microsoft API permissions required for Copilot analytics and agent insights.
New API permissions include
- AiEnterpriseInteraction.Read.All
Access to Copilot interaction data per user
- AgentInstance.Read.All
Access to agent instance activity data
- AgentCardManifest.Read.All
Access to agent metadata within the organization’s agent registry
Why it matters:
These permissions prepare Surveil for future Copilot analytics and Agent intelligence capabilities, enabling organizations to:
- Understand AI adoption across the workforce
- Monitor Copilot engagement trends
- Govern emerging AI agent ecosystems
Existing customers will simply need their Microsoft 365 administrators to re-consent to these permissions to unlock upcoming AI analytics features.
Platform Usability
Key improvements
Surveil Navigator
- Improved filtering capabilities
- Faster access to reference data
- Stronger role-based access controls
- Simplified navigation menus
Surveil for Microsoft 365
- Technical platform updates
- Minor report template enhancements
Surveil for Azure
- Minor improvements to Power BI reporting templates
Why it matters:
These updates make the platform faster to navigate, easier to use, and better aligned with enterprise governance models.
While subtle, these refinements improve day-to-day workflows for FinOps practitioners, IT leaders, and finance teams who rely on Surveil to monitor and optimize cloud operations continuously.
Stay Informed and Take the Next Step
- Already using Surveil? Log into the platform and click the Help icon in the top-right corner, then select Release Notes to explore all the latest features.
- New to Surveil? Contact us to speak with a Cloud Specialist and discover how Surveil can help your organization unlock savings, strengthen governance, and drive smarter cloud decisions.