Software licensing is no longer just about generating and validating license keys.

For modern ISVs, SaaS vendors, IoT platforms, fintech products, and AI-powered applications, licensing becomes part of the core business infrastructure: monetization, entitlement control, usage tracking, customer access, compliance, and automation.

#NetLicensing #LicensingAsAService #SaaS #SoftwareLicensing #EntitlementManagement #ISV #SoftwareMonetization #Labs64 #AgenticAI

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬

Access packages allow you to dynamically manage group, Teams, application, and SharePoint site membership based on user requests.

It works by creating an access package and then publishing it to users – either all users or a select group of users. Users can then activate the package from the My Access portal after meeting defined conditions.

https://www.cswrld.com/2026/02/how-to-use-access-packages-to-manage-group-memberships/

#cswrld #entraid #entitlementmanagement #identitygovernance #accesspackage

I’ve recently finished an exciting strategic engagement with a well know retailer in the UK. The project focused on delivering a modern #iam strategy and roadmap. Key technologies included #pim #aad #entitlementmanagement #identitygovernance and #passwordless.

I’ve started a #blog that covers the journey. The first one is live on my site, if you fancy a read:

https://paulsanders.co.uk/tales-from-the-field-building-a-modern-iam-strategy/

Tales from the field - Building a modern IAM strategy - Part 1

Part 1 of my recent project from defining a modern Identity and Access management strategy. In this post, I dig into the problem and lay out some principles.

A blog by Paul Sanders