Microsoft Program Licensing

1. MCP Exam 70-672 Preparation
Module 2
Program Licensing
August 2012

2. Microsoft Licensing Options

3. OEM

4. 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

5. 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

6. Volume
Licensing

7. 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

8. Large
organizations

9. 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

10. 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

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 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)

13. Qualified Devices and Qualified Users

14. Enterprise Products and Enterprise Online Services
Enterprise Products
 Volume discount
 Enterprise discount
Enterprise Online Services
 Volume discount
Transition

15. 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

16. 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

17. Small and
medium
organizations

18. Open License
 Any 5 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
Module 2
Program
Licensing
1 hour
Module 3
Software
Assurance
1 hour
Module 4
Scenarios
1 hour
MCP Exam
3 hours
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