Assessments: CIS, Copilot Readiness and Zero Trust for M365

Turn every assessment into an upgrade plan. Softspend scores every tenant against leading security and readiness frameworks, then turns each gap into a costed upgrade recommendation, with the evidence to support it.

Frameworks covered

  • CIS Assessment, CIS Benchmark for Microsoft 365. Benchmark a tenant against CIS hardening guidance, feature by feature, with the licence each one needs and what it costs to close the gap.
  • Copilot Readiness, Microsoft Copilot Blueprint & Zero Trust. Score readiness to deploy Copilot safely across identity, data protection, compliance and AI governance, and price the licences before they are assigned.
  • Zero Trust Assessment, Microsoft Zero Trust framework. Evaluate identity, devices, data, network, security operations, AI and infrastructure against Microsoft's Zero Trust pillars, with the suite that covers each pillar and the cost of the gap.

Sell the outcome. Prove it with evidence.

Clients don't buy a feature list. They need to know what needs to improve, why it matters and what it will take to get there. Softspend scores every tenant against the framework, then turns each gap into a costed licensing upgrade, with the evidence behind it.

  • Higher win rate. Turn security gaps into upgrade opportunities, each one backed by the framework that found it.
  • Faster approvals. A business case with every licensing recommendation.
  • More services revenue. Every identified gap becomes a project or managed service.

Your client gets real, visible progress on their security. You get a documented case for the upgrade and a reason to stay their trusted advisor, quarter after quarter. A win on both sides.

The funding is yours. Nobody has claimed it.

Microsoft pays partners to do assessment and deployment work through Microsoft Commerce Incentives (MCI). Eligibility is assessed per tenant, and a claim needs a documented baseline and a plan. Every Softspend assessment produces both automatically.

~$15K per tenant, typical claim. Amounts vary by programme, workload and tenant size.

The 30-day play

From one click to a repeatable revenue engine.

Day 1 — 1 Click

Tenant connected, assessment running.

  • Connect tenant via Microsoft Graph
  • Identify Microsoft funding
  • Run 1-click security and Copilot readiness assessments

Day 5 — $15K

Microsoft funding identified, per tenant.

  • Unlock ~$15K Microsoft funding
  • Map licensing gaps to upgrade paths
  • Deliver Microsoft ready client reports for MCI funding

Day 30 — $300K

20 tenants × ~$15K. Repeatable revenue.

  • Focus on your top 20 accounts
  • Automate assessments across your client base
  • Secure Microsoft funding at scale