Customers with an OVS agreement don’t own any licenses at the end of their 3-year term and thus, if they don’t renew the agreement, they must deinstall the software that they have been using. Alternatively, they can choose to buy…
The Microsoft 365 Admin Center is used by Open Value Subscription agreement customers to manage SA benefits, download software, access product keys, activate Online Services, and make License Reservations. The Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) was historically used by Open…
All of the SA benefits are available to customers purchasing through an Open Value Subscription agreement.
There is price protection for both the Enterprise Products and the Additional Products in an Open Value Subscription agreement. If additional licenses for existing products are ordered they will be at the same price as the initial order. If new…
Once the Enterprise Products requirements have been met, OVS customers can choose to license as many, or as few, of the other available on-premises products as Additional Products.
If a customer is already licensed with a perpetual license for one of the Enterprise Products for the current or previous version, then they are entitled to an Up-To-Date discount. This is just available for the first year and is…
An Open Value Subscription agreement requires an organization-wide commitment, and this works in exactly the same way as for the Open Value Organization-Wide agreement. Again, the minimum number of Qualified Devices to start the agreement is 5.
Licenses for on-premises products purchased through the Open Value Subscription agreement are non-perpetual licenses, and Software Assurance is always included. Thus, it’s only a subscription for a combined License & Software Assurance offer that’s available through this agreement, as shown…