Developer Tools component
The Developer Tools component is the last of the three SCE components that all behave in a very similar way. It is, of course, the mechanism for customers to acquire Visual Studio licenses and all of the rules that we’ve…
Core Infrastructure component
The Core Infrastructure component is all about Windows Server and System Center which must be purchased together as the Core Infrastructure Server (CIS) Suites. The rules are very similar to the Application Platform component that we considered in the previous…
Application Platform component
As you can see in the table in the previous section, the Application Platform component centers around SQL Server. If a customer wants to commit to SQL Server with Software Assurance across their estate, then the SCE is a great…
Enterprise-wide commitment
When a customer buys on-premises products through the Enterprise Enrollments they need to make a commitment to the Enterprise Products for a minimum number of desktops and then they can add Additional Products. The Server and Cloud Enrollment is similar:…
Server and Cloud Enrollment
In the Server and Cloud Enrollment a customer can make a commitment to either the server products or to Azure. This section covers the server products, and the commitment to Azure is covered in the Azure part of LicenseVerse.
At the end of an Enterprise Subscription Enrollment
Customers with an Enterprise Subscription Enrollment don’t own any licenses at the end of their 3-year term and thus, if they don’t renew the enrollment, they must deinstall the software that they have been using. Alternatively, they can choose to…
Managing licenses
The Microsoft 365 Admin Center is used by Enterprise Subscription Enrollment 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 Enterprise Subscription…
Software Assurance benefits
All Software Assurance benefits are available through an Enterprise Subscription Enrollment.
Annual Orders
Enterprise Subscription Enrollment customers pay an agreed annual fee at the start of each year for those Enterprise Products and Additional Products which were on their initial order. However, there’s no commitment to keep the numbers the same as the…
Additional Products
Additional Products for an Enterprise Subscription Enrollment are available in the same way as for the Enterprise Enrollment, and Additional Products on the initial order are paid for annually. However, if more licenses for those Additional Products are added then…