What is the role of license management in user accounts?

• A. Ensure users have appropriate licenses; control provisioning/deprovisioning; cost management.
• B. It only tracks licensing for marketing purposes.
• C. It assigns licenses randomly to users.
• D. It has no impact on provisioning.

Answer: (A)

License management focuses on giving each user the right license for the services they need and tracking those licenses as people are onboarded, change roles, or depart. This directly ties into provisioning and deprovisioning: when a new user needs access, a license is assigned so they can use the tools; when a user leaves or no longer requires access, the license is reclaimed and made available for others. This helps prevent both under-licensing (not enough licenses for everyone who needs them) and over-licensing (paying for unused licenses), while also enabling cost management through visibility into utilization, forecasting demand, and optimizing license spend. The other options don’t fit because licensing isn’t meant for marketing tracking, licenses aren’t assigned randomly, and license management does impact provisioning since access hinges on having the appropriate license.