Wording added to the June 2014 Product List confirms that organisations with certain Office 365 subscriptions under an OVS agreement may continue to use copies of Office Standard/Professional Plus which were licensed through their OVS for up to 180 days after the agreement has expired.
See the new “Open Value Subscription migration period” section on page 47.
There are several different ways you can buy Azure as a customer. Want to see if your knowledge is up to scratch? We’ve got some more tests – the short one (http://bit.ly/Tly7mp) or the proper roll-up-your-sleeves-and-have-a-go one (http://bit.ly/LS-Azure-Test).
This is a useful presentation detailing the licensing of lots of different hosting scenarios. Partner Hosting is the main focus and there are slides on dedicated hosting, hybrid hosting, and shared hosting.
Everything is scenario-based and you’ll find examples with Licence Mobility through SA, the RDS User CAL Extended Rights, and the more mind-bending multiple-partner SPLA situations.
There’s also a section on some options for Volume Licensing customers who want to license external users for web workloads or self-hosted ISV applications. http://bit.ly/1lrQUYV.
If you’re a customer with Software Assurance and you want to assign licences to a Service Provider’s shared hardware then it’s not just a matter of making a note in your SAM database – there’s a whole process to go through. This is centred around completing the “License Verification Form” and there’s a guide for customers that explains all. This guide is recently updated – while there are no significant changes to the content you’ll know you’ve got the updated one if it’s got a (new) purple cover. http://bit.ly/1o9hNAQ.
Microsoft Volume Licensing blog post on the two key changes in licensing SQL Server 2014: licensing a passive failover server is now an SA benefit, and the multiplexing rules are relaxed for batch processing with the BI edition. This is a good overview and includes some useful FAQs: http://bit.ly/1pc19PY.
We all love a good Microsoft licensing guide but finding them when you want them can be a challenge. No more – we’ve put them all in one place for you, with an easy to remember link: http://bit.ly/MSlicensingguides.
I know – Visio isn’t the trickiest product in the Microsoft stable to license. However, it IS nice to have the licensing for all the different flavours in one place: this Microsoft page includes Visio Standard and Professional, as well as Visio Pro for Office 365, and Visio Services. http://bit.ly/1gIjsgi.
This May 2014 Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Licensing Quick Reference Guide is a single sheet covering the fundamentals of licensing this product. Sections include: the Server/CAL model, types of CALs available, licensing external users, multiplexing requirements, and what additional software may need to be licensed.
Find it here: http://bit.ly/1pruxCT.
Want to give your brain a workout and check that you know everything you should on acquiring Office 365 through the Open programs? Take our short test (10 questions) or settle down with a cup of coffee for the full version (30 questions). If you need a helping hand you can download the handout as you start either test.
Short version: http://bit.ly/S89HMR
Full version: http://bit.ly/1pr3Hds.
This Microsoft blog post on the new MPSA Volume Licensing agreement highlights two case studies where customers and partners have benefitted from the MPSA. The customer one is worth a read if you’re in the same position as Winnebago Industries with multiple Select agreements and no clear view of what licences you’ve got. http://bit.ly/1qbhm8S.