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Microsoft Program Licensing
This document provides an overview of Microsoft licensing options for different organization sizes. For large organizations, it describes Enterprise Agreements which offer discounts for standardizing on Microsoft products across an organization over a 3 year period. It also describes Select Plus Agreements which provide perpetual licenses through a non-expiring agreement. For small and medium organizations, it outlines Open License, Open Value, and Open Value Subscription options which offer flexible licensing through 2 to 3 year agreements.
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- 1. MCP Exam 70-672Preparation Module 2 Program Licensing August 2012
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- 4. Pre-installed Licenses Soldby large hardware manufacturers (buying directly from Microsoft) and System Builders (buying trough distribution) Full versions only (no upgrades) License lives and dies with the hardware Cost effective with restrictive rights Enroll into Software Assurance within 90 days
- 5. OEM and optionalSoftware Assurance Available for OEM versions of • Windows 7 Professional • Server products • Office Professional 2010 -> Office Standard 2010 SA Software Assurance must be acquired within 90 days of the OEM license acquisition
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- 7. Volume Licensing Options OpenLicense Open Value Open Value Company-wide Select Plus Enterprise Agreement Open Value Subscription Enterprise Subscription Agreement More than 5 licenses / devices More than 250 licenses / devices Perpetual licenses (on-premises products) Non-perpetual licenses
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- 9. Contract Structure Program Level OrderableLevel Enterprise Agreement Enterprise Enrollment Enrollment for Core Infrastructure (ECI) Enrollment for Application Platform (EAP) Select Plus Agreement Lead Affiliate Affiliate Affiliate
- 10. Select Plus Non-expiringagreement Perpetual licenses Four price levels based on points and pools Monthly ordering Decentralized purchasing with automatic price savings based on volume across the organization Software Assurance optional Software Assurance Membership offered Spread payments for L&SA and SA
- 11. EA Enterprise Enrollment 3 year enrollment Perpetual licenses Standardization of Qualified Devices and Qualified Users required Enterprise discount on Enterprise Products available Platform discount on Enterprise Products available Flexibility to transition back and forth between Enterprise Products and Enterprise Online Services True-up process with annual payments True-up pricing for predictable budgeting over 3 years Software Assurance included (on-premise licenses)
- 12. EA Enterprise SubscriptionEnrollment 3 year enrollment Non-perpetual licenses Standardization of Qualified Devices and Qualified Users required Enterprise discount on Enterprise Products available Platform discount on Enterprise Products available Flexibility to transition back and forth between Enterprise Products and Enterprise Online Services Flexibility to adjust volume annually Lowest initial cost Annual ordering Software Assurance included (on-premise licenses)
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- 14. Enterprise Products andEnterprise Online Services Enterprise Products Volume discount Enterprise discount Enterprise Online Services Volume discount Transition
- 15. EA Enrollment forCore Infrastructure (ECI) 3 year enrollment Perpetual licenses or subscription option Core Infrastructure Server (CIS) Suites • CIS Suite Standard (includes Windows Server Standard and SC Standard) • CIS Suite Datacenter (includes Windows Server Datacenter and SC Datacenter) Minimum purchase of 25 licenses (each license covers up to 2 processors) Software Assurance included Helps building a secure and well-managed data center Reduced costs compared to standalone license purchase
- 16. EA Enrollment forApplication Platform (EAP) 3 year enrollment Perpetual Licenses SQL Server, SharePoint Server, BizTalk Server, and/or Visual Studio Getting current: Upgrade chosen product(s) to the most recent version at the lowest cost, by deferring cost of license on existing non-SA units Lower cost for new licenses Higher discount on Premium Editions Software Assurance included Helps building, managing and maintaining applications
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- 18. Open License Any5 licenses to begin agreement Perpetual licenses Software Assurance optional 2 year agreement Upfront payment
- 19. Open Value Non-Company-wide Any 5 licenses to begin agreement Perpetual licenses Software Assurance included 3 year agreement Upfront payment or spread payments (prorated annually)
- 20. Open Value Company-wide 5 or more Qualified Desktops Organization-wide standardization Standardization discount on Platform Products available Platform discount on Platform Products available Perpetual licenses Software Assurance included 3 year agreement Upfront payment or spread payments (prorated annually)
- 21. Open Value Subscription 5 or more Qualified Desktops Organization-wide standardization Standardization discount on Platform Products available Platform discount on Platform Products available Up-to-Date discount available on annual fee for the 1st year for any current or previous version of a Platform Product Non-Perpetual licenses - Flexibility to adjust volume annually Software Assurance included 3 year agreement Annual payments
- 22. Module 1 Product Licensing 1 hour Module2 Program Licensing 1 hour Module 3 Software Assurance 1 hour Module 4 Scenarios 1 hour MCP Exam 3 hours