Microsoft Program Licensing

MCP Exam 70-672 Preparation

Module 2

Program Licensing August 2012

Microsoft Licensing Options

OEM

Pre-installed Licenses

Sold by 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

OEM and optional Software 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

Volume Licensing

Volume Licensing Options

Open License 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

Large organizations

Contract Structure

Program Level

Orderable Level

Enterprise Agreement

Enterprise Enrollment

Enrollment for Core Infrastructure (ECI)

Enrollment for Application Platform (EAP)

Select Plus Agreement

Lead Affiliate

Affiliate

Affiliate

Select Plus

Non-expiring agreement

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

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)

EA Enterprise Subscription Enrollment 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)

Qualified Devices and Qualified Users

Enterprise Products and Enterprise Online Services

Enterprise Products Volume discount

Enterprise discount

Enterprise Online Services Volume discount

Transition

EA Enrollment for Core 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

EA Enrollment for Application 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

Small and medium organizations

Open License

Any 5 licenses to begin agreement

Perpetual licenses

Software Assurance optional

2 year agreement

Upfront payment

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)

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)

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

Module 1

Product

Licensing

1 hour

Module 2

Program

Licensing

1 hour

Module 3

Software

Assurance

1 hour

Module 4

Scenarios

1 hour

MCP Exam

3 hours