Microsoft Entra ID · M365 & Platform Services

Usage Summary Reports Reader

Read Usage reports and Adoption Score but cannot access user-level details.

Scope: Aggregated usage reporting without personally identifiable information

Permissions

  • Read tenant-level usage reports
  • View Adoption Score
  • Read network performance data
  • View aggregated usage metrics
  • Cannot access user-level data

Common use cases

  • Executive reporting on M365 adoption
  • Adoption Score monitoring
  • License utilization analysis
  • Productivity insights (aggregate)
  • ROI reporting for M365

Best practices

  • Use for executive dashboards
  • Track Adoption Score trends
  • Report on license utilization
  • Identify adoption opportunities
  • Compare to benchmarks

Security considerations

  • Read-only role
  • Cannot see individual user data
  • Aggregate data only - privacy safe
  • Good for broad reporting needs

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