This benefit can also help you lower your operating costs by using an authorized mobility partners shared infrastructure. License mobility through software assurance gives microsoft volume licensing customers the flexibility to deploy eligible server applications with active software assurance on azure. Access all your licensing information in one location. Compare software assurance benefits across microsoft volume licensing programs. Licensing and branches configuration manager microsoft docs. Microsoft made a few changes to the licensing of available versions when it rolled out win dows 10. Yes, but youll get another key if you do this you cant add more to your existing key. 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. Beginning october 1, 2019, onpremises licenses purchased without software assurance and mobility rights cannot be deployed with dedicated hosted cloud services offered by. License mobility through software assurance guide microsoft commercial licensing 1 chapter 1. Introduction to cloud services this guide gives you an overview of microsoft license mobility through software assurance, which is available as a software assurance benefit, and outlines the detailed requirements and steps to use this benefit. Microsoft licenses with license mobility through software assurance can be used on dedicated hosted cloud services from any listed provider who is also an authorized mobility partner. Software assurance often includes an additional set of rights that give you more freedom with the software. Learn about microsoft software assurance tools and resources that can help your company deploy, manage, and maximize your volume licensing purchases.
Software assurance by product microsoft volume licensing. Discounted microsoft products are available with or without software. Your organizations software assurance benefits administrator receives an access id after clicking activate on the 24x7 benefit in the volume licensing service center vlsc. In addition to new product version rights, software assurance can also include other benefits such as. Office standard 2016, office professional plus 2016, or office 2016 for mac standard licenses without software assurance purchased prior to august 1, 2016, will included rights to use createeditsave functionality in the new office online server without restriction through august 1, 2019. Without software assurance use ecs bare metal instance or dedicated host to bypass the software assurance and take full advantage of ecs hardware that is exclusive to you. It is our assertion that software assurance is not automatically a requirement for moving. For instance, without software assurance, you wouldnt be able to use. 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. Should i buy software assurance with my microsoft licenses.
Software assurance spans microsoft s range of software products and services, helping you get the most out of your microsoft investment. Vm license mobility is a software assurance benefit. Software assurance helps keep your business up to date with a unique set of technologies, and services, and rights to maximize your microsoft investment. Licensing microsoft products windows server and microsoft. Sql server licensing mobility without software assurance pica. 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. If you have 200 2012 cals and then upgrade to 2015 say you would have to buy all the cals again without sa. They can be renewed by requesting a standalone software assurance product through techsoup up to 90 days before the end of the twoyear term, but not after the benefits have already expired. This language is found in the enterprise agreement section 5, transferring and assigning licenses. Windows 10 enterprise ltsb and software assurance good evenenig. Do microsoft customers really need software assurance.
Microsoft changed this month how it offers its windows enterprise edition licensing. Software assurance benefits included with microsoft donations. Licensing programs eligibility requirements microsoft. Customers may purchase depending on the program, a license without software assurance, software assurance only but only to be used in combination with an existing license, both a license and software assurance together. If you have purchased software assurance with your microsoft software, you may be able to take advantage of your existing microsoft volume licensing investments and move to the aws cloud without paying additional microsoft licensing fees.
License for vm mobility across private and public clouds. Microsoft software assurance sa is a microsoft maintenance program aimed at business. Microsoft licenses with software assurance can be used with the updated azure hybrid benefit. Key requirement to leverage ahb or license mobility offers is an active software assurance for the server product or an active server product subscription. Software assurance with most volume licensing products it donates through techsoup canada. Understand the latest changes to microsoft licensing. Existing software assurance coverage and benefits from another volume licensing program for example, microsoft select plus, microsoft enterprise agreement, or microsoft open license are. The licence to run windows server in the azure environment is, by default, included in the perminute cost of your windows virtual machine.
One of the major benefits customers have seen from microsoft s software assurance sa is the ability to migrate from a lower to higher edition software without incurring full licensing costs for both editions by using what is called a stepup license. If you also have active software assurance for your office suite license, the primary user of the licensed. Customer owns licenses to microsoft sql server 2017 or previous versions with or without software assurance and want to move to vmware cloud on aws. How to use or renew your software assurance benefits techsoup. Dec 23, 2014 as i have explained before, a software license is a set of rights granted to you by the manufacturer that governs how you use the software. Microsoft adds sql server disaster recovery use rights. Product and licensing faq configuration manager microsoft. The document is frequently asked questions about product licensing. Software assurance benefits expire after two years. Microsoft sql server license date customer options. Microsoft volume licensing frequently asked questions faqs.
Microsoft software assurance is a service offered by microsoft that allows you to receive complimentary upgrades on microsoft software available through the donation program at any time within two years of your initial request from the donation program. For information on using this benefit, visit license mobility through software assurance. Under microsoft s licensing terms, client access licenses cals, external connector licenses ecls, and management licenses mls must be for a version equal to or later than their server software. Rights to use configuration manager current branch can be provided by. Microsoft software assurance has always been a gamble. The microsoft desktop optimization pack mdop became an integral part of the windows enterprise sa benefits and is therefore no longer available as an addon to purchase from this version on. 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. Application server products eligible for license mobility through software assurance, including microsoft exchange server, microsoft sharepoint server, and microsoft sql server, are identified in the microsoft product terms. The software assurance sa is valid per 1 license server for 1 year from the date of product license purchase. Software licensing advisors licensing brief general license assignment rules by default, microsoft assigns licenses to either users or physical devices. The license mobility benefit is available to microsoft customers with eligible server applications covered by active microsoft software assurance. In the windows server 2016 licensing guide for the software assurance disaster recovery rights it states the following. After the initial order, customers can benefit from volume pricing for all licenses for the remainder of the term of their open license authorization number. Mpsa works best for organizations that want to license microsoft onpremises software, cloud services, or both as neededwith no organizationwide commitment and multiyear subscription options under a single, nonexpiring agreement.
On the following pages is a current list of partners who are authorized to assist microsoft volume licensing customers to deploy their dedicated application server workloads using license mobility through software assurance. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. Licensing programs eligibility requirements microsoft azure. Customers can also migrate to payasyougo azure virtual machines. Microsoft s software assurance gives you automatic access to new technology and provides productivity benefits, support, tools, and training to help deploy and use software efficiently. So, if we purchase enterprise upgrades under vl without sa for windows 10 enterprise anniversary update, the license could be perpetual, but it would really be usable for for the support life of anniversary update 12. Sql server licensing mobility without software assurance. With an unshared server, you take control of compliance requirements and, furthermore, save on license fees.
Software assurance purchasing and benefit management is available. Software assurance leistung, open licence, open value, open value. For example, if a new version of windows is released during the term of your agreement, your licenses are automatically upgraded to the new version. Updated licensing terms for dedicated hosted cloud services. Licensing and branches configuration manager microsoft. License mobility through software assurance enhances the value of volume licenses with software assurance by extending their use to the cloud. Windows 10 enterprise with or without software assurance, an. Open value subscription for education solutions is a commitmentbased microsoft volume licensing agreement for academic organizations with five or more ftes or students that want to license organizationwide. Software assurance is a comprehensive volume licensing program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights to help you deploy, manage. Licensing programmes eligibility requirements microsoft azure. For sql server customers with corebased licensing and software assurance coverage, broader benefits are available under azure hybrid benefit rights. A new windows enterprise edition standalone upgrade offering, not requiring software assurance sa coverage.
Why microsoft software assurance customers never win. Microsoft makes significant licensing changes softwareone. Eliminating sa on some products can lead to savings of 20, 30 or 40 percent of your annual maintenance spend. 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. Microsoft officials note that beginning october 1 onpremises licenses purchased without software assurance and mobility rights cannot be deployed with dedicated hosted cloud services offered by. If you had purchased office 2007 without software assurance, you would have to pay the full price of office 2010 to obtain a license. Internal assignment of licenses and software assurance. Microsoft volume licensing product licensing search. Microsoft license mobility and limitations miro consulting. Microsoft differentiates license and software assurance. Microsoft s general advice is that software assurance is now required to move sql server virtual machines vms from one physical host to another more frequently than microsoft s 90day limit on license reassignment permits. Not every microsoft customer needs software assurance on all of the vendors offerings. For instance, without software assurance, you wouldnt be able to use windows server 2016 cals on windows server 2019.
Software assurance benefits help you take full advantage of your investments in it. So, if we purchase enterprise upgrades under vl without sa for windows 10 enterprise anniversary update, the license could be perpetual, but it would really be usable for for the support life of anniversary update 12 years. Frequently asked questions about frequently asked questions. May 23, 20 the real issue to consider is what role does the software play within your organization and how does the software benefit the company.
Microsoft restricts reassigning a license from one server to another or from one device to another more frequently than every 90 days this is often referred to as microsoft s reassignment rule. Additional services, which may be required for updating or upgrading, are not included. Microsoft license mobility through software assurance. What is microsoft software assurance and how do i access it. For customers without software assurance, we recommend customers move to azure sql database managed instance for their sql server 2008 environments. A new license is now available that lets configuration manager customers with software assurance get intune pc management rights without having to purchase an additional intune license for comanagement. Software assurance disaster recovery rights clarification. If you do not have your access id, contact your software assurance benefits administrator or microsoft sales representative. Software assurance spans a broad range of microsoft software and services products, including the windows operating system, microsoft office, exchange. Other than backup instances running on microsoft azure services, a windows server license is not required for the disaster recovery server if the hyperv role within windows server is used to replicate virtual oses from the production server at a primary site to a. Faqs license what is included in the software assurance. Haufig gestellte fragen uber software assurance microsoft. Microsoft restricts reassigning a license from one server to another or from one device to another more frequently than every 90 days this is often referred to as microsofts reassignment rule. Microsoft adds option to buy windows enterprise edition.
The right to install the software on more than one machine. Stepup your microsoft licensing with software assurance. This change makes it easier for you to manage windows devices with microsoft endpoint manager. Microsoft has also announced, effective october 1st 2019, a material update to its longstanding outsourcer licensing terms that will impact customers who have purchased licenses without software assurance sa and mobility rights assigned to dedicated host infrastructure services, provided by a discrete list of named listed providers.
Feb 04, 2020 how can a customer calculate the esu price of the following situation. Microsoft software assurance leistungsubersicht lizenzen. And if we want to, we can add more licenses such as long as its the same version without 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. The status of software assurance on your configuration manager licenses, or equivalent subscription rights, on or after october 1, 2016, determines the branch you can install and use. What microsofts upcoming outsourcing licensing changes.
Software assurance is a collection of benefits included with microsoft. Microsoft collects money in advance for future upgrades during a volumelicensing agreement and then keeps the money if it doesnt deliver. Microsoft hikes cost of licensing its software on rival. Microsofts general advice is that software assurance is now required to move sql server virtual machines vms from one physical host to another more. License mobility through microsoft software assurance. Without software assurance, vm density is limited to one vm per enterprise edition core license. Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it applies to. Microsoft software assurance support incident submission. Discounted microsoft products are available with or without software assurance. The tables below summarize the key difference between ahb and licenses mobility for sql server and windows server. The volume licensing service center vlsc gives you easy access to. Windows server licences are not eligible for licence mobility through software assurance, but customers licensing windows server with software assurance can utilise the azure hybrid benefit for a cheaper perminute cost when running a windows virtual machine.
Windows 10 enterprise with or without software assurance. Solved when is software assurance required with windows. Please check with microsoft azure or these partners to confirm which. With software assurance, you receive access to new versions of licensed software released during the term of your agreement to deploy at your own pace. Microsoft volume licensing microsoft software assurance. You cant add software assurance to a license if 90 days have passed. For more information on bringing licenses without software assurance or license mobility benefits, please visit this section of the faq. Microsoft license mobility through software assurance allows many microsoft software licenses to be brought into the aws cloud for use with amazon ec2.
One of the major benefits customers have seen from microsofts software assurance sa is the ability to migrate from a lower to higher edition software without incurring full licensing costs for both editions by using what is called a stepup license. A new license is now available that lets configuration manager customers with software assurance get intune pc management rights without having to purchase an additional intune license. Microsoft software assurance, do you really need it. Microsoft license and software assurance windows on. Without software assurance, licenses can be moved from one server to another only once every 90 days.
When office 2010 is released you are licensed to use office 2010. Microsoft made a few changes to the licensing of available versions when it rolled out windows 10. Sometimes we box ourselves in by focusing on the price of the sa instead of the value that the software brings to our company and how we use the software. Microsoft open license is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate, government, charity, and academic customers who order as few as five licenses.
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