Software assurance benefits and the point of no return cdw. In anticipation of our upcoming microsoft licensing seminar in new york on 21st october 2015, our analyst david foxen interviewed steven kelley director of software licensing advisors and one of the expert speakers at our new york event his session software assurance placing bets on microsofts future will delve into why he thinks microsoft software assurance customers. Software assurance sa is microsofts discounted offer to prepurchase future upgrades of the software title one carries sa on. May 06, 2014 software assurance coverage ordered under an open license authorization number ends upon expiration of that number. Software assurance often includes an additional set of rights that give you more freedom with the software.
Customers should refer to their agreements for a full understanding of their rights and obligations under microsoft s volume licensing programs. After software assurance expires, you can continue to use cold backup software already installed, but you cannot install any additional cold backups. Customers who allow software assurance or equivalent subscription rights to expire must uninstall the current branch of configuration manager. And even if they do audit op after sa expires, unless op has pirated the new version or is using more licenses than they own, there is nothing to worry about. Ninety days prior to expiration, your vlsc account owner should receive an email from microsoft saying that the benefits are expiring soon. Microsoft software assurance benefits for office can help your organization accelerate deployment and improve enduser productivity. It is included with some agreements and is an optional purchase with others.
Software assurance benefits are not the same as product licenses. If you do not have your access id, contact your software assurance benefits administrator or microsoft sales representative. Normally you have perpetual use of the product if you do not renew sa but i believe there are some subscription based license models which require sa or you have to do a buy out. If you use the timestamping service when signing code, a hash of your code is. Its intended for use by customers that have let their software assurance sa or equivalent subscriptions rights to configuration manager expire. The program covers microsoft technologies and services and includes new product version rights, technical and enduser training, deployment planning, and support. The core premise behind sa is to give users the ability to spread payments over several years, while offering free upgrades to newer versions during that time period. Active software assurance coverage always expires at the end of a month no matter what day within the month your organization originally signed the agreement. Regardless of whether support subscription purchased separately or bundled with software assurance, support subscription is subject to the 30 days grace renewal period after current coverage expires, ensuring continuous coverage for an additional 12 months. First, it gives organizations the rights to use microsoft s newer emerging software if an organization is still covered by sa for that. Hello rob, we could set the software assurance expiration date in the console, administration site configuration sites select site hierarchy settings licensing. We could try to modify the date in the console and check if it changes in the sql. One of the topics i get asked about quite a bit or see being asked about is around the topic of software assurance sa.
Apr 02, 2015 most clients, if pressed, will say that the most valuable software assurance benefits they receive from microsoft are planning services vouchers and training vouchers. Expert offers tips on microsofts software assurance program. Any issues with allowing software assurance to expire. Among other things, new version rights for software assurance can be one of the. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Why microsoft software assurance customers never win the. Developed by microsoft experts, these indepth courses are designed to help your. Office 2016 professional plus comes with the latest versions of word, excel, powerpoint, outlook, onenote, and publisher as well as access to office web apps and.
You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. Customers who have perpetual license rights to configuration manager may then install and use the ltsb build of the configuration manager version thats current at the time of expiration. Type your software assurance access id and email address you use to access the vlsc and click continue. Software assurance by product microsoft volume licensing. Upgrade protection, elearning, home use rights, etc. For example, you purchase a new computer with a microsoft office oem license. All select plus licenses are perpetual, meaning that they never expire whether purchased with or without software assurance. Please note, there is no reinstatement period for support subscription. Steven, i n simple terms, what exactly is software assurance and why is it so important with microsoft licenses sk. Licensing and branches configuration manager microsoft docs. Software assurance microsoft partner 500 equivalent employees. Software assurance can be purchased on retail or oem licensed products if done within 90 days of acquiring the retail or oem license. How to decide which renewal is best for your organization. Mar 24, 2017 go to microsoft software assurance support page and click on submit request.
If youre not an enterprise agreement customer, and these are unfamiliar terms to you, here is a quick rundown. What happens after my microsoft software assurance expires. Software assurance is available to organizations that support as few as five devices. A common question that comes across our desk, especially around new product launches is.
Software assurance coverage ordered under an open license authorization number ends upon expiration of that number. Dec 23, 2014 as i have explained before, a software license is a set of rights granted to you by the manufacturer that governs how you use the software. Software assurance is optional and cloud services are not available. Code signing certificates are valid for 1 or 2 years depending on which life cycle you choose when you purchase the certificate. Nov 07, 2011 microsoft is leveraging the immediacy and urgency of security updates to force customers into paying for software assurance. Specifically, under premium assurance licensing, microsoft will continue to provide critical and important security updates for six years beyond the end of the products extended support phase. You have 90 days from the date of computer purchase to acquire software assurance for this oem license. Even after microsoft software assurance expires, benefits that were accrued in that period are still valid. May 28, 2008 coverage begins at the same time your customer and microsoft both accept the agreement or add new licenses with software assurance to the agreement, and it expires with the volume licensing agreement term. Microsoft is leveraging the immediacy and urgency of security updates to force customers into paying for software assurance. I have active software assurance sa coverage on my licenses and a new version has just been released. For sql server, cold disaster recovery dr rights are a software assurance sa benefit while failover rights do not require sa coverage, but to february 6, 20 9.
Microsoft licensing is the single largest it expense for many. Software assurance renewal planning guide microsoft software assurance helps your business at each stage of software management. What happens when a code signing certificate expires. Expired trusted root certificates on brand new laptop 122014. Licences et branches configuration manager microsoft docs. For example, if a new version of microsoft office is made available during the term of your coverage, your licenses will automatically be upgraded to the new version. Although microsoft office standard edition software assurance is an amazing bunch of software, i do miss the microsoft draw converter since i was used to in on my old laptop which is ruined now. Microsoft software assurance big risk for a small reward.
May 23, 20 regardless of whether support subscription purchased separately or bundled with software assurance, support subscription is subject to the 30 days grace renewal period after current coverage expires, ensuring continuous coverage for an additional 12 months. The right to install the software on more than one machine. Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it. Software assurance is an annuity thats thought to add maybe. Software assurance benefits and the point of no return. Microsoft volume licensing microsoft software assurance. Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it applies. For most microsoft select plus licenses, software assurance is an optional addon. The slick and sharp looking sorftware are there to help you achieve the maximum productivity in no time, similar to other office software but better. Most large companies offer software assurance like a part of the licensing agreement.
To renew that coverage, customers must submit a renewal order for software assurance for all copies of all products for which they wish to renew coverage within 90 days after their authorization number expiration date. First, it gives organizations the rights to use microsofts newer emerging software if an organization is still covered by sa for that. License mobility you can run eligible server application products in a virtual space in a microsoftapproved server. Timestamping ensures that code will not expire when the certificate expires because the browser validates the timestamp. Your organizations software assurance benefits administrator receives an access id after clicking activate on the 24x7. Software assurance benefits included with microsoft donations. Chart data includes descriptions and eligibility summaries for all software assurance benefits including new version rights, 24x7 problem resolution support. Microsoft to offer premium assurance for servers adding 6. To renew your software assurance benefits, request a standalone software assurance product through techsoup up to 90 days before your original benefits expire. Feb 06, 20 in closing, new version rights for software assurance rights are given to the customer when the product is made available for sale on the price list, or when the product is added to the vlsc website whichever comes first. Employees who use the covered licenses at work are eligible to purchase these office applications for use on a personal device during the term of their employment.
If you do not have access to the vlsc to check when a product was added, you can refer to the product list as. Coverage begins at the same time your customer and microsoft both accept the agreement or add new licenses with software assurance to the agreement, and it expires with the volume licensing agreement term. The home use program is a software assurance benefit available to microsoft volume licensing customers with active software assurance coverage on their office applications. Expert offers tips on microsofts software assurance. Should i buy software assurance with my microsoft licenses. Microsoft software assurance is a gamble on whether potential upgrades will be worth the expense. Software assurance benefits microsoft volume licensing. Microsoft office pro plus 2016 and software assurance.
The value and benefit gained under microsoft volume licensing programs and through use of microsoft software and services may vary by customer. If you are using it for vdi, you have to have sa current. What to know about upgrading to windows server 2016 with. Servers self hosted applications office online services and office online server oos. License mobility you can run eligible server application products in a virtual space in a microsoftapproved server farm from microsofts authorized mobility partners list. My sa is about to expire, do i have rights to this new version. Depending on which agreement your organization has. Dec 06, 2015 if you do not have your access id, contact your software assurance benefits administrator or microsoft sales representative.
So your the licences must be volume licence for microsoft office 2010 professional plus office professional plus 2010 customers with active software assurance on the release date of office 20 will have new version rights to office professional plus 20. Why microsoft software assurance customers never win. Go to microsoft software assurance support page and click on submit request. On the create an incident select a payment option page, select use my software assurance agreement. Software assurance by benefit microsoft volume licensing. Click on the license id for which you want to manage 24. Microsoft office 2010 professional comes with only retail version fpp. Microsoft volume licensing frequently asked questions faqs. Apr, 2017 if you have a server with 20 cores running windows server 2012 with software assurance, then microsoft will grant you 20 core licenses for windows server 2016. Software assurance coverage expires, may we still go to the training. New software assurance is only available when purchased with a new license. Adding software assurance to your oem office licenses. Product licenses do not expire and are valid for as long as you own the product.
Time stamp turned offon, appeared that certificates had been replaced hence my unusual interest in certificates and time stamps. Isinc is a microsoft gold training center and is able to help your organization get the most out of your microsoft software assurance sa training vouchers. Expired trusted root certificates on brand new laptop 122014 i was hacked last year remote desktop was accessing my laptop i got rid of that computer. How to use or renew your software assurance benefits techsoup. Get genuine operating systems do not include software assurance benefits. You pay 87% of the license fees over 3 years and receive no. Microsoft will not audit you just because sa expired. For new product version rights, this means that you can still download eligible new products posted to the vlsc during that final month. Failover rights and cold disaster recovery rights serve two different, but similar purposes. Feb 08, 2018 the home use program is a software assurance benefit available to microsoft volume licensing customers with active software assurance coverage on their office applications. Most clients, if pressed, will say that the most valuable software assurance benefits they receive from microsoft are planning services vouchers and training vouchers.
With new product versions, every microsoft product license that is covered by software assurance can be upgraded to the most recent version. Microsoft includes two years of software assurance with most volume licensing products it donates through techsoup canada. Be sure to check out all of the software assurance benefits that are also included when you add software assurance to your oem office licenses within 90 days, such as. Benefits included with microsoft software assurance. Microsoft office standard edition software assurance. Software assurance, announced on may 10, 2001, radically changed the rules. Apr 29, 2009 one of the topics i get asked about quite a bit or see being asked about is around the topic of software assurance sa. October 20, 2011, harri daniel, comments off on benefits of software assurance. Software assurance training benefits help boost productivity by providing technical classroom training for it professionals and developers, and opportunities to enhance enduser readiness, all designed to ensure effective and efficient deployment, management, support and adoption of new microsoft software without impacting your training budget. Software assurance for volume licensing offers a range of tools and resources to help your company deploy, manage, and maximize your volume licensing purchases. Download microsoft software assurance interactive benefits. Chart data includes descriptions and eligibility summaries for all software assurance benefits including new version rights, 24x7 problem resolution support, windows enterprise edition, license mobility, and others.
Scenario 2 no new version is released prior to your software assurance expiring. Software assurance benefits sa provides three benefits. The timestamping service is provided courtesy of verisign. For microsoft authenticode multipurpose, you should also timestamp your signed code to avoid your code expiring when your certificate expires. This will take you to the software assurance benefit details page. Your software assurance benefits are determined by your volume licensing agreement, such as the enterprise agreement, microsoft products and services agreement mpsa, or open value agreement, and the qualifying license purchases you have with software assurance. Software assurance is only available through volume licensing and is purchased when you buy or renew a volume licensing agreement. Expired trusted root certificates on brand new laptop 12. Customers should refer to their agreements for a full understanding of their rights and obligations under microsofts volume licensing programs. Microsoft to offer premium assurance for servers adding.
Sa offers significant benefits to assist people upgrade and also get more from their existing software. Select the product and problem for which you need support. Training vouchers with software assurance training vouchers you get instructorled technical training by a microsoft certified partner for learning solutions cpls. But heres the catch you must provide microsoft with sufficient documentation to receive the extra licenses. Microsoft actually refers to premium assurance as a software assurance addon plan. Microsoft starts selling premium assurance for sql. Software assurance and support renewal reinstatement.
Can i renew a recently expired office 2010 volume license. Recognizing that software security is fundamentally a software engineering issue that must be addressed. Microsoft software assurance sa is a microsoft maintenance program aimed at business users who use microsoft windows, microsoft office, and other server and desktop applications. Microsoft office standard edition software assurance only. Software assurance spans microsoft s range of software products and services, including the windows operating system, microsoft office, exchange, sql server, and many others. If you choose not to renew your license agreement and continue your software assurance coverage, you may proceed with taking the training course as long as the course date begins within 180 days following the expiration of your software assurance coverage. What sa options are available for oem and full packaged product fpp software. This microsoft office 2016 professional plus open license is an essential tool for individuals and small to mediumsized businesses who want organization and simplicity in addition to fullfeatured, uptodate microsoft software. Upgrade software after software assurance has expired. Apr 03, 2020 software assurance for volume licensing offers a range of tools and resources to help your company deploy, manage, and maximize your volume licensing purchases. Effective july 1, 2016, in markets where the mpsa is available, microsoft no longer accepts new orders and software assurance renewals through existing commercial select plus agreements at the customers next agreement anniversary date. Software assurance frequently asked questions sa faq ms.
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