This benefit is included with an active software assurance contract. If youre a current software assurance customer, you can check your software assurance benefits through the microsoft volume licensing service center vlsc or the microsoft business center mpsa customers. If your vlk includes software assurance, then at least for enterprise versions you can get a free upgrade though software assurance. Not every microsoft customer needs software assurance on all of the vendors offerings. How will licensing work for windows 7 esu in virtual machine environments. Software assurance provides you with the tools and training you need to do more with your microsoft it investments.
The customer must purchase a user or device cal covered by active software assurance to access this functionality. The home use program is a software assurance benefit available to microsoft volume licensing customers with active software assurance coverage on their office applications. Microsoft business center for mpsa customers microsoft software asset management. Software assurance by benefit microsoft volume licensing.
You can find your volume license product keys at the volume licensing service center vlsc. License mobility through microsoft software assurance. Welcome to microsoft next generation volume licensing. Licensing microsoft office software in commercial licensing as a result, a user can use a usb drive to run office on any licensed work device while on company premises. If you also have active software assurance for your office suite license, the primary user of the licensed. Microsoft software assurance benefits for office can help your organization accelerate.
Haufig gestellte fragen uber software assurance microsoft. For the complete terms and conditions for the products you purchase through microsoft volume licensing programs. Microsoft products and services agreement mpsa customers should use the business center. When a new version of microsoft office is released during the term of your agreement, your licenses are. A product key is required to activate these products. Mpsa customers sign in to the microsoft business center. You can call the activation call center to obtain the setup keys you need. Microsoft software assurance sa is a microsoft maintenance program aimed at business. As a software assurance sa customer of microsoft, your company continues to be eligible for the microsoft home use program hup. Acquire windows xp professional and software assurance or windows vista business upgrade and software assurance for all qualified computers in the installed base. Microsoft volume licensing microsoft software assurance. Eliminating sa on some products can lead to savings. With effect from 1 january 2014, volume licensing customers who have active software assurance on their remote desktop services user cals are entitled to remote desktop services cal extended rights, which allow use of their remote desktop services user cal with software assurance against a windows server running on azure or other service providers shared server environments.
License mobility through microsoft microsoft volume. Microsoft volume licensing is the most costeffective, flexible, and manageable way to acquire microsoft software and cloud services. With new version rights, you can upgrade each microsoft product license that is covered by active software assurance to the most recent version for no additional cost. Are there any plans to release a separate windows 7 esu sku for csp customers who have active software assurance. Microsoft software assurance support incident submission. Find out about the basics of microsoft volume licensing programs, which include software assurance, shared source, open license, select license, select plus, enterprise agreement, enterprise subscription agreement, and product keys. Companies should no longer manage their hup benefit through the volume licensing service. Customers with software assurance can use license mobility to license both the active sql virtual machine and the passive sql virtual machine with the failover rights as described in volume licensing product terms. With this software assurance benefit, there is no need to purchase new licenses and no associated mobility fees so, you can easily deploy existing licenses on the azure cloud platform. Create a byol sql server virtual machine from the azure gallery. Volume license key if applicable windows thin pc multiple activation key mak how do i get my key. Customers should refer to their agreements for a full understanding of their rights and obligations under microsoft s volume licensing programs. The customer must maintain appropriate client access licenses cals with software assurance in their volume licensing agreement for accessing the app servers.
Software assurance by product microsoft volume licensing. Improve productivity with office homeuse licenses and take advantage of enduser group. Licenze e rami configuration manager microsoft docs. Software assurance for volume licensing offers a range of tools and resources to help your company deploy, manage, and maximize your volume licensing purchases. Licensing microsoft products windows server and microsoft. The installed base is the set of qualified computers owned by you and your covered affiliates as of the effective date of the enrollment or agreement. Access all your licensing information in one location.
Youll need software assurance benefits manager privileges or other access permissions to do so. Windows 10 for business is it free microsoft community. The gsm benefit is available to any customer with active software assurance. Microsoft includes product activation technology in some products sold through the volume licensing channel. Software assurance benefits microsoft volume licensing. Licensing and branches configuration manager microsoft. As a volume licensing customer, you can enhance your it investments further with software assurance benefits, which apply across a broad range of licensing agreements. Software assurance through the microsoft products and services agreement. 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.
Learn about microsoft software assurance tools and resources that can help your company deploy, manage, and maximize your volume licensing purchases. Customers must have active sa on configuration manager licenses, or equivalent subscription rights, in order to install and use the current branch option of configuration manager. Microsoft volume licensing product licensing search. This product is available only for software assurance customers. Hup offers discounts to your employees on microsoft products and services. 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. Microsoft differentiates license and software assurance. For products that are available for download from the microsoft volume licensing service center vlsc web site, the setup key is provided on the download screen. 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.
With this software assurance benefit, there is no need to purchase new licenses and no associated mobility fees so, you can easily deploy existing licenses on the. Software assurance benefits insight technology solutions. We understand microsoft to have taken the position that a windows server license purchased by a customer on or after october 1, 2019 under volume licensing agreement has no license mobility and cannot be deployed in vmware cloud on aws, regardless of the product edition or whether the customer purchased software assurance. Software assurance for volume licensing includes a range of benefits that span microsoft software and services. It is included with some agreements and is an optional purchase with others. View your relationship summary and license summary details. Existing customers overview vlsc training and resources microsoft business center training and resources volume. Active software assurance customers in volume licensing have the benefit to upgrade to windows 10 enterprise offerings outside of this offer. During registration, provide the same business or organization email address that was referenced in the access notification email you received. Microsoft training and certification solutions are available to enterprise and select customers through microsoft volume licensing online services.
Microsoft license mobility amazon web services aws. Do microsoft customers really need software assurance. License mobility through microsoft software assurance gives microsoft volume licensing customers the flexibility to deploy certain server applications with active software assurance onpremises or in the cloud, without having to buy additional licenses. To do this, you must enroll in the license mobility through microsoft software assurance benefit. The sa support offering is governed by microsoft s current software assurance terms and conditions. A service provider is an organization that provides software services, such as hosting services, to other organizations. Get answers to frequently asked questions about software assurance. Doesnt include the microsoft windows client operating system, desktop apps for example, microsoft office, nor the microsoft windows server operating system.
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. The value and benefit gained under microsoft volume licensing programs and through use of microsoft software and services may vary by customer. The microsoft license statement mls is an easy to read and ready build to go report, that shows the customer s volume license entitlements for each microsoft product, version, and edition across all active and inactive licensing ids for the organization. Software assurance is only available through volume licensing and is purchased when you buy or renew a volume licensing agreement.
Licensing programs eligibility requirements microsoft. Licensing program guides microsoft volume licensing. Mak keys can be obtained from the vlsc or by calling the activation call center. For more information, see the microsoft product list and product use rights available on the microsoft volume licensing web site.
Is software assurance sa required to take advantage of esu. 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. Youll need software assurance benefits manager privileges. Compare software assurance benefits across microsoft volume licensing programs. The program covers microsoft technologies and services and includes new product version rights, technical and enduser training, deployment planning, and support.
Azure hybrid benefit for sql server is an azurebased benefit that enables customers to use sql server licenses with software assurance or qualifying subscription licenses to pay a reduced rate base rate on sql database vcorebased options, such as managed instance, vcorebased single database and vcorebased elastic pool. Microsoft volume licensing customers can move eligible microsoft server application licenses purchased under a volume licensing agreement to oracle cloud infrastructure. Software assurance helps boost organizational productivity with 24x7 technical support, deployment planning services, enduser and technical training, exclusive technologies and rights, and the latest microsoft software releases and unique technologiesall in one costeffective program. Customers with active software assurance sa on configuration manager licenses or with equivalent subscription rights as of october 1, 2016 have rights to use the october 2016 version 1606 release of configuration manager. Register, assign permissions or access your licenses. License mobility through software assurance gives microsoft volume licensing customers the flexibility to deploy eligible server applications with active software assurance on azure or partnerhosted infrastructure. The volume licensing service center vlsc gives you easy access to. License mobility through software assurance gives microsoft volume licensing customers the flexibility to deploy eligible server applications with active software assurance on azure. Each package is offered as a service subscription license ssl without the need for a user subscription license usl or an addon subscription license asl. Microsoft has more details on enhancements to the mdop suite. Licences et branches configuration manager microsoft docs. This benefit is available to microsoft volume licensing customers with eligible server applications covered by active microsoft software assurance sa contracts. Not only will license mobility make the transition easier for existing sa customers, it provides customers who prefer to purchase perpetual licenses the ability to continue doing so while still taking advantage of the efficiencies of the cloud.
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