Simply log in to the vlsc and follow the instructions from our quickstart guide for downloading your product. February 10, 2017 admin microsoft has pretty predictably moved to per core licensing for windows server, just like sql server before it. Under the home use program, virginia state university employees may acquire a licensed copy of the corresponding home use program software e. Software assurance benefits are not the same as product licenses. If software assurance coverage lapses and you are vested with perpetual rights, use rights are determined by the latest version of the products that were in effect prior to the lapse in coverage. Microsoft actually refers to premium assurance as a software assurance addon plan. With software assurance, you receive the right to run the current version of the product as well as any new versions released during the term of your coverage. Software assurance purchasing and benefit management is available. This phone support is available for all microsoft servers, windows operating systems, and office system products and editionseven if the specific license requiring support does not have software assurance coverage.
The primary user of a device covered by active software assurance for windows may access a vdi on a corporateowned windows rt companion device. Office enterprise may acquire a licensed copy of the corresponding home use program software. Microsoft software assurance support incident submission. This change aligns very closely with the licensing changes applied to sql server 2012 last year. Windows virtual desktop access rights vda enables users to access virtual instances of windows in a variety of user scenarios.
After purchasing, customers will receive mak keys to activate their windows environments for esu. For specific terms and a complete list of microsoft products that are eligible for license mobility, refer to the appendix b. Microsoft home use program virginia state university. Sep 18, 2014 you may utilize windows thin pc when you have active software assurance coverage for the windows desktop operating system. Microsoft licensing is the single largest it expense for many. Go to microsoft software assurance support page and click on submit request.
Software assurance is an annuity thats thought to add maybe 25 percent to 27 percent on top of the licensing cost. If you have active software assurance on biztalk server branch, standard, or enterprise edition processor licenses, upon. Microsoft software assurance for volume licensing helps boost organizational productivity with 24x7 support, deployment planning services, and technical training, the latest microsoft software releases, unique technologies, plus support for cloud services adoption, all in one costeffective program. A comprehensive program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights to help deploy, manage, and use microsoft products efficiently, software assurance helps keep your business up to date and ready to respond quickly to change and opportunity. Microsoft volume licensing reference guide microsoft download.
Little lake city school district serves students and is located in santa fe springs, ca. Information technology services microsoft office home use. After ga of windows server 2016, customers are encouraged to inventory their environment using appropriate tools, including software inventory logging sil, or thirdparty inventory tools. Allows the primary user of a licensed device to remotely access office, project, andor visio via a you may utilize office roaming use rights when you when you have active software assurance coverage for office, project, andor visio on office roaming use rights virtual environment from a thirdparty device such as a home or contractorowned pc. Some benefits of consolidating software assurance may include. Effective july 1, 2016, in markets where the mpsa is available, microsoft no longer accepts new orders and software assurance renewals through existing commercial select plus agreements at the customers next agreement anniversary date. Microsoft software assurance benefits interactive chart. Among other things, new version rights for software assurance can be one of the more attractive and valuable sa benefits. Software assurance ou dune licence dabonnement active peuvent. Software assurance training benefits help boost productivity by providing indepth, instructorled technical classroom training for it professionals and developers, and opportunities to enhance enduser readiness, all designed to ensure effective and efficient deployment, management, support and adoption of new microsoft software without. All duncanville isd staff can now participate in microsofts software assurance home use program hup. Software upgrades can be obtained online through the vlsc. Software assurance frequently asked questions sa faq ms.
The core premise behind sa is to give users the ability to spread payments over several years, while offering free upgrades to newer versions during that time period. Office enterprise may acquire a licensed copy of the corresponding home use program software e. The licensed capabilities of microsoft teams are dependent on the microsoft 365 suite purchased but are delivered by other integrated office 365 services, which can make management and license compliance a challenge. Continuous software assurance coverage with fewer agreements. Microsoft starts selling premium assurance for sql. Software assurance benefits calculated by this tool are an estimate only, and the results generated do not constitute an offer. Get genuine operating systems do not include software assurance benefits.
Your organizations software assurance benefits administrator receives an access id after clicking activate on the 24x7 benefit in the volume licensing service center vlsc. Lemington consulting can provide you with a quote on renewing an existing open business or open value agreement that is about to expire, or has expired and you are still within the grace period. The new benefits, scheduled to be available to customers in march 2006, demonstrate microsofts commitment to listen to customer feedback and extend the value of sa beyond that of a typical maintenance offering, which includes. The existing active microsoft volume licensing program agreement into which the current software assurance coverage consolidates. Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it. Windows 7 esu explained april 2019 update modern euc blog. To begin using these services, contact your microsoft partner, who can begin the provisioning process required to activate each service. Software assurance coverage expires, may we still go to the training. May 28, 2008 volume licensing customers can consolidate their software assurance coverage from one or more expiring program agreements into another existing active program agreement. Entitlement summary commercial and government offerings new version rights licensed products with software assurance coverage can be upgraded to the latest version of that product made available during the covered period. The hup is part of our microsoft volume licensing program. If a select plus agreement is associated with an active enterprise agreement, enterprise. You may utilize the necessary use rights and product keys when you have active software assurance coverage for the windows desktop or windows embedded industry operating system.
You may utilize office roaming use rights when you have active software assurance coverage for office, project, andor visio on qualified devices. Microsoft adds eight benefits and enhancements to the. Microsoft makes changes to biztalk server licensing model. Being a member of the microsoft office family of products, ms access possesses a convenient interactive interface that is familiar to office users and will make your work absorbing and exciting. Microsoft volume licensing microsoft software assurance. Terms and conditions, including warranty terms, depend on where you purchased your device. Microsoft is leveraging the immediacy and urgency of security updates to force customers into paying for software assurance. My question is about the transistion of software assurance from ws2012 to ws2016. On the create an incident select a payment option page, select use my software assurance agreement. Type your software assurance access id and email address you use to access the vlsc and click continue. The software assurance benefits calculator is an online tool to calculate estimated software assurance benefits that customers may be entitled to.
Information technology services microsoft office home. Take the guesswork out of budgeting for software upgrades, since you receive rights to new versions released during the term of coverage. Product licenses do not expire and are valid for as long as you own the product. In anticipation of our upcoming microsoft licensing seminar in new york on 21st october 2015, our analyst david foxen interviewed steven kelley director of software licensing advisors and one of the expert speakers at our new york event his session software assurance placing bets on microsofts future will delve into why he thinks microsoft software assurance customers. This is more to the trend of denser servers that is, with more and more cores per server and, possibly, in a nod to azure. You may subscribe to mdop when you have active software assurance coverage for the windows desktop operating system. If you do not have your access id, contact your software assurance benefits administrator or microsoft sales representative. Volume licensing customers can consolidate their software assurance coverage from one or more expiring program agreements into another existing active program agreement. This program enables you to get a licensed copy of most recent microsoft office desktop applications to install and use on your home computer. Microsoft volume licensing product use rights worldwide english, april 2012 4 introduction universal terms desktop apps desktop os server os servercal per processor per core mgmt servers specialty servers dev tools online services combined models appendices product index. Software price sheets kentucky department of education. Payment for license and software assurance may be spread across three equal, annual sums. Office 20 professional plus to install and use on a.
Microsoft software assurance and licensing ais network. For licenses with continuous software assurance coverage, software assurance can be. Those rights are extended to users of windows licensed devices under active software assurance coverage. Mar 25, 2020 terms and conditions, including warranty terms, depend on where you purchased your device. First, an organization may use windows in a way that requires software assurance sa coverage. Customers who have active software assurance coverage on applicable microsoft products, including microsoft sharepoint and microsoft exchange, are eligible for license mobility. For example, you purchase a new computer with a microsoft office oem license. Software assurance can be purchased on retail or oem licensed products if done within 90 days of acquiring the retail or oem license. Apr 04, 20 earlier this week, microsoft introduced biztalk server 20 and with it, a new licensing model. En savoir plus sur les outils et ressources microsoft software assurance qui peuvent aider votre entreprise a deployer, a gerer et a optimiser vos acquisitions. Microsoft volume licensing frequently asked questions faqs.
Microsoft to offer premium assurance for servers adding. Microsoft access for windows provides users with necessary information quickly and efficiently. Nov 07, 2011 microsoft is leveraging the immediacy and urgency of security updates to force customers into paying for software assurance. Jan 09, 20 allows the primary user of a licensed device to remotely access office, project, andor visio via a you may utilize office roaming use rights when you when you have active software assurance coverage for office, project, andor visio on office roaming use rights virtual environment from a thirdparty device such as a home or contractorowned pc. Windows 10 enterprise may be only licensing option for orgs. You may continue using hup software while you are under our employment and as long as the corresponding software you use at work has active software assurance coverage. If you are a microsoft volume licensing customer with eligible application server licenses that are covered by active software assurance, you can elect to use. The number of phone incidents available to you depends on your software assurance investment. Microsoft to offer premium assurance for servers adding 6. Microsoft rolls out premium assurance plans for windows.
Planning experts work onsite to help you evaluate how best to deploy an array of. Software assurance frequently asked questions sa faq. Windows 7 goes out of support on january 14th, 2020. The windows 7 esu 2020 sku is a onetime purchase and covers devices from jan 15, 2020 jan 14, 2021, regardless of the purchase date. For every server license you have with software assurance, you can use additional licenses for servers used as offline backups also known as cold backups.
Microsoft software assurance interactive benefits chart. Software assurance is optional and cloud services are not available. Through this program, faculty and staff are able to get 1 copy of office professional plus 2016 and 1 copy of offce home and business for mac 2016. Your organization should already have a disaster recovery plan in place, but you can be extra prepared if you have a server product with active software assurance. As ufshands is a windows software assurance customers we do not need to order a separate vda for sa license in order to run and access windows 7 software in our datacenter. Existing software assurance coverage and benefits from another volume licensing program for example, microsoft select plus, microsoft enterprise agreement, or microsoft open license are not affected by or connected to a new mpsa. How to use or renew your software assurance benefits techsoup. Microsoft sql software assurance 35901025 database. With new version rights, each microsoft product license that is covered by active software assurance can be upgraded to the most recent version for no additional cost. It might be thought that organizations typically buy sa to be assured of getting the next software. It might be thought that organizations typically buy sa to. Microsoft moves to per core licensing for windows server. A license for the enterprise cal suite with active software assurance coverage includes the rights to exchange online archiving for exchange server, data loss prevention, and exchange online protection.
Software assurance is an annuity thats thought to add maybe. You are now eligible to participate in microsofts software assurance home use program hup. Microsoft volume licensing product use rights worldwide english, april 2012 6. Software assurance is only available as long as you have an active agreement with microsoft.
Instead of the perprocessor licensing model customers had grown accustomed to, biztalk server 20 is now being offered in a new corebased licensing model. Using the premium assurance additions requires having software assurance sa coverage, calculating through microsofts tiered pricing and ensuring that the servers were purchased under eligible. Get a legal document about the standard limited warranty, microsoft complete extended service plan, and extended hardware service. Select the product and problem for which you need support. Microsoft starts selling premium assurance for sql server. For every server license you have with software assurance, you can use additional licenses for servers used as. Licensing the core client access license cal suite and. Software assurance planning services understand the value, plan the solution software assurance planning services provide expert guidance to help you plan and manage your next microsoft software deployment.
Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it applies. You can consolidate an expiring program agreements software assurance coverage into an existing active program agreement within 90 days of the expiration date. As outlined in the product list, for any licensed product covered with active sa, youre given the right to upgrade and run the latest version of that product that is made available during the coverage. The caveat is that to take advantage of a stepup order, you must have software assurance coverage in place. Software assurance by product microsoft volume licensing. So, customers with active software assurance coverage on their callicensed products can use their callicensed software with a hosting company, rather than only on their own servers. Office enterprise to install and use on a home computer. Windows 10 enterprise may be only licensing option for. Software assurance is an annuity thats thought to add maybe 25 percent to 27. Why microsoft software assurance customers never win.
Software assurance benefits help you take full advantage of your investments in it. For example, if a new version of a server product is available during the term of your coverage, your licenses are automatically upgraded to the new version. Microsoft includes two years of software assurance with most volume licensing products it donates through techsoup canada. This program enables you to get a licensed copy of most microsoft office desktop pc applications to install and use on your home computer. Microsoft software assurance sa is a microsoft maintenance program aimed at business users who use microsoft windows, microsoft office, and other server and desktop applications. License mobility removes another barrier that companies face while going to the cloud. Additional core grants will be provided to customers with software assurance for the physical cores currently in use on their licensed servers with active.
For uptodate information on the availability of home use program. Under the home use program, you and our other employees who are users of qualifying applications at work e. These agreements cover everyone from smaller organizations with a handful of devicesusers. Every license covered under software assurance may be upgraded to the newest version. If you choose not to renew your license agreement and continue your software assurance coverage, you may proceed with taking the training course as long as the course date begins within 180 days following the expiration of your software assurance coverage.
Technology services little lake city school district. You have 90 days from the date of computer purchase to acquire software assurance for this oem license. Software assurance benefits microsoft volume licensing. Software assurance training benefit product catalog. Apr 08, 2019 windows 7 goes out of support on january 14th, 2020. Software assurance training vouchers satv microsoft. If you purchased your device in a different region or country, select that location from this list of countries or regions. Microsoft volume licensing client access licenses cal and.
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