Tag Archives: MPSA

Updated MVLC Guide

Customers buying through the MPSA need access to the Microsoft Volume Licensing Center (MVLC) and there’s an updated (September 2014) guide.

The previous guide was written at the time of the Windows Azure Active Directory Preview Portal and so all the processes and screenshots are (nicely) updated for the new Azure Management Portal. There’s also a useful new table on MVLC roles and permissions on pages 19/20 and one on AAD admin roles and permissions on page 31.

If your job involves accessing or teaching people how to use MVLC then the instructions in Appendices A and B are worth a read. Get it here: http://bit.ly/1vIzfze.

September 2014 MPSA Licensing Manual

There’s a new (September 2014) MPSA Licensing Manual which has been updated for SA.

Customers buying SA through the MPSA are governed by this document rather than the Product List (page 7) and there are pages of the rules you’d expect on how the benefits are calculated.

Most noteworthy, Planning Services, Training Vouchers, and 24×7 Problem Resolution Support are now ALL calculated on a points-based system and you can find the detail on page 8.

Get this updated guide here: http://bit.ly/1s4V5yE.

Get Licensing Ready exams: MPSA now included

The GLR Elves have been busy… Get Licensing Ready is a popular licensing exam site from Microsoft and it’s just been updated with amendments to exams in both the SMB and LORG tracks.

The “Online Services and SPLA” exam has been retired and there’s no longer a requirement to take SMB exams in the LORG track and vice versa.

Most notable though is the inclusion of an MPSA track which consists of three modules, the first of which has also been added to the MLSS LORG level. If you need a new certificate to hang on your office wall then head over to http://getlicensingready.com as quick as you can.

Microsoft MPSA FAQ Page

The MPSA FAQ page has been updated to include the availability of Software Assurance from 1 September 2014. It’s quite a useful page if you’re getting up to speed with this new agreement and you can find it here: http://bit.ly/1pHzpH6.

SA is now available in the MPSA

Today – 1 September 2014 – Software Assurance is available in Microsoft’s new MPSA agreement.

If you want to get up to speed with the MPSA then invest a mere seven and a half minutes in our mini training video: http://bit.ly/Vx8oZa.

Video: Where does the MPSA fit in?

Introducing our new “Coffee Break” series – some short videos on Microsoft licensing.

Our first one is entitled “Where does the MPSA fit in?” and you can access it here: http://bit.ly/Vx8oZa

MPSA: Some Key Dates

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So, the retirement of Select Plus has been announced (Microsoft post – http://bit.ly/1k5EWp7) and MPSA is set to take over as the licensing program of choice for customers with 250 PCs who need a transactional agreement.

Today (July 2014) Software Assurance isn’t available in the MPSA but that’s all about to change and it WILL be available from 1 September 2014 (Microsoft post – http://bit.ly/1yLT61N).

This slide from WPC shows some other key milestones on the roadmap with Government and Academic offerings arriving in the March 2015 timeframe and Enterprise offerings sometime in Q1 of FY16.

Select Plus Retirement

Select+ Retirement

Update from the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference: Select Plus is to be retired.

Key dates: 1 July 2015 – Select Plus is no longer available for new agreements, and 1 July 2016 – no new purchases can be made on existing Select Plus agreements after the next agreement anniversary

 

Microsoft Blog Post: MPSA

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.

Update on Microsoft Products and Services Agreement

Microsoft give an update on their new Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA). As a reminder, this is the new agreement that allows customers to license both on-premises and Online Services through a single agreement. The update gives details of new countries that the agreement will shortly be available in (France, Poland, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy and Switzerland) as well as some screenshots of the all new Volume Licensing Center. Check out the full post here: http://bit.ly/MKqQt7