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Microsoft Licensing Agreement & Products

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Insight, your Trusted Advisor Insight’s vision is to be the Trusted Advisor to our clients, helping them enhance their business performance through innovative technology solutions. Keeping up to date with all the latest news and information you need direct from your reseller.

ContentsSkype for Business Promo 2 u

All You Can Eat Windows Enterprise Promo Cal 2 u

Fast Track Adoption for O365. Helping you with your migration 2 u

Visual Studio Premium 2015 60 day Promotional offer 3 u

Intune Add-on Student & full USL Student Advantage Benefit 3 u

Azure Products, Services Update and offerings 4 u

Enrolment for Windows Azure (EWA) is expiring 4 u

Price Increase Alert. Microsoft User CAL Price Increase 5 u

Windows Server 2003 support is ending 5 u

Select Plus is being retired 6 u

The new Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) 6 u

Enterprise Agreement - Enterprise Cloud Suite & Server Cloud Suite 7 u

Software Assurance Overview 10 u

Product Licensing and Use Rights Search 10 u

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Between April 1st and Dec 31st 2015 Microsoft will offer a 37% discount on Lync Voice Addition to E3. This offer

will be available to customers via Enterprise and Enterprise Subscription programs. Targeted customer segments include Commercial, Government, and Academic.

Skype For Business Promo

Jan says: “Don’t miss out, call your Account Manager today”

All You Can Eat Windows Enterprise Promo Cal

ACT FAST - don’t miss out All our Microsoft Users covered by Windows SA per User can access Windows Enterprise from an unlimited number of devices.

Between February 1st and June 30th 2015 Microsoft will offer a discount on Windows SA per user Add-on.

This offer will be available to customers via Enterprise, Enterprise Subscription, MPSA, and Select programs. This is for Corporate, Government, and Academic customers alike.

Offer 30% discount to Windows SA Per User Add-on

Program(s) EA, EAS, MPSA, SELGeography WorldwidePromo Dates 1 Feb 2015 – 30 June 2015

37% discount

Fast Track Adoption for O365. Helping you with your migration

Criteria - This offer is available through EA/EAS, Open, Open Value, Open Value Subscription, MPSA, AOS and MOSP customers must have a minimum of 150 seat purchase requirement be in any combination of the eligible SKUs within the offer period. Customers that have already deployed Office 365 or that qualified for the FY13 EA Offer, FY14 Deployment Offer or FY14 Deployment Offer Large Customer Tier are not eligible for this offer.

Jan says: “Speak to your Licensing Consultant

now before you miss out”

OFFER EXTENDED!

Office 365 Fast Track planning engagements are designed to help customers understand Office 365 capabilities and determine customer readiness for migration to Office 365 services. These engagements are offered to help you, the Office 365 partner, envision and prepare the customer for a successful on-boarding experience.

What Fast Track will give you.This engagement helps customers envision their Office 365 solution. The benefit to the customer is an opportunity to work with an expert discovering how Office 365’s capabilities can help to achieve their business objectives. The outcome is a recommended approach to deployment with clearly defined next steps.

Please contact your Insight Account Manager for more information

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xxxxxVisual Studio Premium 2015 60 day Promotional offer

Intune Add-on Student Advantage Benefit & Intune full USL Student Advantage Benefit

An offer not to be missed!From the 1st May through to the 30th June 2015, Microsoft will offer a 50% discount on Visual Studio Premium with MSDN step up from Pro and Test Pro.

This offer will be available to customers via Enterprise, Enterprise Subscription, Open Value, Open Value Subscription, Select, and Select Plus programs.

Customers eligible are to include Commercial, Government and Education.

Beginning with the May pricelist, any EES (Campus) or School customer that covers 100% of their organization’s faculty and staff with Intune USL can provide Intune USL to their entire organization’s student body at no additional licensing cost.

To take advantage of the Student Advantage Benefit. If the organization-wide faculty/staff coverage includes only a specific school or department, then only the students enrolled in that school or department are eligible. Paid Intune USL continues for all other scenarios.

Offer 50% off Visual Studio wMSDN Step up from Pro wMSDN and/or Test Pro wMSDN

Eligibility Customers must have Visual Studio Pro wMSDN or Test Pro wMSDN licenses purchased before 1st April 2015

Program(s) EA, SCE, EAS, OV, OVS, SEL, SEL+, CA/EES

Geography Worldwide

Promo Dates May 1, 2015 – June 30, 2015

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xxxxxAzure Products, Services Update and offerings 01May

2015Microsoft have just announced the launch of Azure App Service, plus the general availability of Azure Backup and Azure API Management as well as other additional offerings.

What is Azure you ask? Azure in short, is Microsoft’s cloud platform: a growing collection of integrated services – computer, storage, data, networking and app – that help you move faster, do more and save money. But that’s just scratching the surface. Azure is the only major cloud platform ranked by Gartner as an industry leader for both infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS).

This powerful combination of managed and unmanaged services lets you build, deploy and manage applications any way you like for unmatched productivity.

To find out more about the Azure products and offerings and how it could work in your work place please visit here.

Enrolment for Windows Azure (EWA) is expiringMicrosoft have announced that as of the 1st July 2015, the Enrolment for Windows Azure (EWA) will be retired and rolled into the Server and Cloud Enrolment (SCE).

See here for more details.

EWA will no longer be available for new customer agreements and current customers will be unable to renew into another EWA. Customers can keep their current EWA and buy under it until it reaches its end/expiry date.

Microsoft is retiring EWA to reduce redundant purchasing vehicles, and streamline the licensing experience.

To buy Microsoft Azure through SCE, customers make an installed based-side commitment to a SCE component. Microsoft Azure is automatically available when committing to the Core Infrastructure Platform, Application Platform, or Developer Platform in SCE and can also be licensed standalone through an Azure only SCE.

Enrolment for Windows Azure (EWA) is expiring

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Windows Server 2003 support is ending

What does end of support mean for you? After the 14th July 2015, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates for any version of Windows Server 2003.

If you are still running Windows Server 2003 in your datacentre, you need to take steps now to plan and execute a migration strategy to protect your infrastructure. By migrating to Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Azure or Office 365, you can achieve concrete benefits, including improved performance, reduced maintenance requirements, and increased agility and speed of response to the business.

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Jan says: “Act now. Speak to your Licensing Consultant

now before it’s too late.”

It has been announced that from 1st July 2015 on-premises User CAL pricing will increase by approximately 15%.  Microsoft have stated that they have  continued investments to support multi-device, cross-platform productivity scenarios which has increased the number of ways in which users access on-premises servers that are licensed with CAL Suites currently. Customers will continue to have the option to license CAL Suites with the choice of per-user or per-device and device CALs will see no change in pricing.  Similarly, customers that purchase the Enterprise Cloud Suite, will not be affected by the User CAL price increase, as per-user licensing is already incorporated into cost of the suite. 

How it may affect you If you have licensed the Core CAL or Enterprise CAL suites within an Enterprise Agreement you will not be affected during the agreement term for pricing.

This price increase is across all on-premises CALs when licensed in a per user model.

What Insight can do There are ways in which you can license access to your on-premises server software whilst avoiding some of these price hikes by looking at the Cloud Suits such as Office 365 Enterprise, the Enterprise Mobility Suite and the Enterprise Cloud Suite which all provide access to both online services and on-premises Server software. In many cases this will not only avoid a potential price increases but may also result in the gaining of some additional enterprise functionality whilst making the switch.

Price Increase Alert. Microsoft User CAL Price Increase

Jan says: “Please don’t delay in contacting your

Account Manager for further information on your licensing requirements and needs.”

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To discuss your requirements speak to your Account Manager today.

Public Sector Customers now have access to the new Microsoft Products and Services Agreement

Public Sector Government and Academic customers can take advantage of the new Volume Licensing agreement - Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) launched on March 1, 2015 for standard Government and Academic customer alike.

The new Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA)

I want one simple agreement for software and services.“ ”

There should be an easier way to manage my Microsoft assets.“ ”

The new Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) is a single agreement for your Online Services, software, and Software Assurance purchases across your organisation. It can save time and money by combining purchase points for the best price level and reducing the administrative overhead associated with managing multiple agreements.

The Microsoft Products and Services Agreement gives you more options - for example, the ability to create Purchasing Accounts.

Purchasing Accounts let you define how you want to purchase (by affiliate, division, department, or any other group you define in your organisation). You can then choose and provision the solution that your organisation needs. You are in control.

The new Microsoft Volume Licensing Center has an intuitive, easy-to-use interface that lets you quickly view and generate reports on everything purchased under the Microsoft Products and Services Agreement.

You can manage your portfolio of Microsoft products and services across your entire organisation. The Microsoft Volume Licensing Center also lets you self-provision online services, download software more quickly, access your volume license keys more easily, and efficiently manage and use your Software Assurance benefits.

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Is the MPSA right for your company?The MPSA is currently available in several countries/ regions1, with others being added regularly.

This agreement is recommended for commercial companies purchasing 250 or more licenses for online services or software, and that do not want an Enterprise Agreement.1. Currently the MPSA is available in Australia, Canada, European Union (EU) countries, European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, Japan, and the United States. The MPSA is scheduled for release in Africa, most of Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East in early 2015.

The Microsoft Products and Services Agreement offers online services and software purchasing through a simpler and more flexible agreement compared to Select Plus, and will be available worldwide in July 2015. New Select Plus commercial agreements will no longer be sold starting July 1, 2015.

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Enterprise Agreement

How it works

Maximise your investment in Microsoft technologies with best

pricing and benefits.

Enterprise Enrolment

The Enterprise Enrolment equips devices and users with on-premises or cloud-based

versions of Microsoft desktop products.

Server & Cloud Enrolment

The Server and Cloud Enrolment offers the best pricing and benefits in exchange for standardising on Microsoft server and

cloud technologies.

Benefits

Best value for organisations with 250 or more devices, or users that want to buy

cloud services and software licenses under one agreement.

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Get additional savings and benefits when you buy the following Enrolments:

• Enterprise Enrolment: Get the best pricing; per user, per device, or hybrid licensing options; and simplified license management for end-user technologies from Microsoft.

• Server and Cloud Enrolment: Get the best pricing, cloud-optimised licensing options, and simplified license management when you buy one or more server and cloud technologies from Microsoft.

• The Enrolment agreement structure allows you to easily add new products and services when you need them.

• The Enterprise Enrolment gives you the best value when you buy Microsoft end-user technologies on a per user, per device, or hybrid basis. Get a range of benefits, including best pricing and terms, cloud and user optimised licensing options, and simplified license management.

• The Server and Cloud Enrolment is an Enrolment under the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement that enables you to commit to one or more key server and cloud technologies from Microsoft. In exchange, you get the best pricing and terms, plus other benefits such as cloud-optimised licensing options and simplified license management.

Best value Maximise your investment in Microsoft technologies with best pricing and benefits.

• Get the best savings by deploying a common IT platform across the organisation.

• Get 24x7 technical support, planning services, end-user and technical training, as well as unique technologies with Software Assurance.

• Minimise up-front costs and budget more effectively by locking in pricing and spreading payments over three years.

Flexible Respond to the rapidly changing technological landscape by accessing the latest versions of cloud and on-premises software.

• Meet the unique requirements of your organisation based on its size and technology needs.

• Automatically access the latest software and technologies with Software Assurance.

• Choose from Microsoft cloud services, on-premises software, or a mix of both and migrate on your own terms.

Manageable Streamline license management with a single organisation-wide agreement.

• Simplify purchasing with predictable payments through a single agreement for cloud services and software.

• Manage licensing throughout the life of your agreement with the help of a Microsoft Certified Partner or a Microsoft representative.

• Move to a pure per user licensing model and simplify licensing with no more device counting.

• The Enterprise Agreement is designed for organisations that want to license software and cloud services for a minimum three-year period.

• The Enterprise Agreement offers built-in savings ranging from 15% to 45%. You also have the option to spread your payments by making three annual payments instead of one up-front payment. This helps reduce initial costs and helps you forecast annual software budget requirements up to three years in advance.

• The Enterprise Agreement includes a subscription option that lowers initial licensing costs because you subscribe to the rights to use Microsoft products and services instead of owning them. The subscription option also enables you to increase or decrease subscription counts on an annual basis.

• Enterprise Agreement Enrolments

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Enterprise Platform Per device/hybrid

• Office Professional Plus Enterprise

• CAL Suites Windows Enterprise

Enterprise Cloud Suite Per user

• Office 365 E3 Enterprise Mobility Suite

• Windows Software Assurance per user

Enterprise Cloud Suite (ECS) In the modern workplace, employees are always connected and always moving. They have more devices with more data, and they expect tools to support ubiquitous collaboration.

IT needs a solution to help protect data, manage the growing number of mobile devices, unify environments that span operating systems, and enable seamless collaboration for workers across all their devices.

Now available as part of the Enterprise Enrolment, brings together Office 365 E3, Enterprise Mobility Suite, and Windows Software Assurance per user.

The combination of these three offerings empowers users with best-in-class productivity tools across devices while supporting IT security and control.

With Enterprise Cloud Suite, you can take advantage of:

• Simplified cloud licensing in the Enterprise Enrolment.

• True per user licensing that puts users at the center.• A compelling offer when buying cloud services.

How it worksEnterprise Cloud Suite is available as a User Subscription License (USL) or an Add-on license for the Enterprise Platform in the Enterprise Enrolment.

Enterprise Cloud Suite USL: For users who are not covered by an existing Enterprise Platform or who would like to transition to full user-based licensing at renewal. The USL lowers initial licensing costs because you subscribe to the rights to use Microsoft products and services instead of purchasing a perpetual license

Enterprise Cloud Suite Add-on: For users who are covered by an existing Enterprise Platform. The Add-on is a subscription that supplements your existing Enterprise Platform license position.

Server Cloud Suite How it worksTo enrol, you must make an installed-base commitment to one or more of the following four Server and Cloud Enrolment components:

This means committing to full Software Assurance coverage across the installed base of a Server and Cloud Enrolment component.

For the Core Infrastructure component, however, you commit to full System Center coverage on the Windows Server installed base through the Core Infrastructure Suites (CIS).

Microsoft Azure is automatically available when you are enroling in any of the other three components, and it can also be licensed standalone.

Enterprise Enrolment - Enterprise PlatformWith the Enterprise Enrolment, you get the best pricing when you make an organisation-wide commitment to the Enterprise Platform, which includes Office Professional Plus, CAL Suites, and Windows Enterprise.

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Software Assurance Overview

Software Assurance for Volume Licensing offers a range of tools and resources to help your company deploy, manage, and maximise your Volume Licensing purchases.

The program covers Microsoft technologies and services and includes new product version rights, training, deployment planning, and support. Software Assurance is designed to help improve productivity of IT professionals and end users in your organisation, and to help you extend the value of your technology investment.

Key benefits of Software Assurance include:

• Planning Services to enable efficient deployments

• In-person and online training for IT pros and end users

• Rights to new software releases during the term of your agreement at no additional cost

• Access to unique technologies available only to Software Assurance customers

• Ways to spread payments over time

Check your benefits Your Software Assurance benefits are determined by your Volume Licensing agreement, such as an Enterprise Agreement or Open Value agreement, and qualifying license purchases you have with Software Assurance. Use the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) to get the most accurate statement of your current benefits.

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