Software assurance is available exclusively through microsoft volume licensingthe most costeffective, flexible, and manageable way to acquire microsoft software and cloud services. All benefits are generated by a benefits administrator. The software assurance license status should be current to be eligible to use these additional updates. Standard subscription benefits plus 24x7 technical support, access to online training, and to mitel performance analytics monitoring and analytics. Software assurance is available to organizations that support as few as five devices. As a software assurance training vouchers partner, microsoft will compensate you. Many of our clients use microsoft software assurance training vouchers satvs to help in deploying, managing, supporting, and driving the adoption of microsoft software.
It is included with some agreements and is an optional purchase with others. So, if we purchase enterprise upgrades under vl without sa for windows 10 enterprise anniversary update, the license could be perpetual, but it would really be usable for for the support life of anniversary update 12. Software assurance benefits included with microsoft donations. Software assurance training voucher satv program in. Microsoft doesnt validate the expiration date we specify, and doesnt use this date for license validation. What happens after my microsoft software assurance expires. This value is useful when configuration manager periodically checks for new software updates offered online. How to use or renew your software assurance benefits techsoup. Microsoft software assurance ms licensing spiceworks. For paid editions of sql server a passive secondary instance is only.
To renew your software assurance benefits, request a standalone software assurance product through techsoup up to 90 days before your original benefits expire. Software assurance for volume licensing offers a range of tools and resources to help your company deploy, manage, and maximize your volume licensing purchases. Microsoft software assurance benefits changes impacting. Improve operational efficiency through access to unique technologies. Microsoft office for mac offers a suite of programs designed to help you manage your everyday tasks at the office, at home, and at school more productively. Software assurance benefits include new product version rights, support, license mobility rights, and a unique set of technologies and services. Access includes software assurance charity digital. Microsoft software assurance benefits for office can help your organization accelerate.
Premier support software assurance getting the most from software assurance benefits with premier support based on your volume licensing agreement, some of your organizations software assurance benefits can be transferred to a premier support agreement. Microsoft is leveraging the immediacy and urgency of security updates to force customers into paying for software assurance. Having said that, there is a connection between software assurance and support and it comes from the amount of software assurance spend. Now you can create professional documents, useful spreadsheets, compelling presentations, and organize your personal information with ease. This programme combines more than 15 benefits, including the. Software assurance is only available through volume licensing and is purchased when you buy or renew a volume licensing agreement. Kiefer clients with microsoft enterprise agreements can use the satvs by contacting us and scheduling sessions with kiefer subject matter experts smes. The hosted software must fit the definition of a unified solution, and only certain microsoft products are eligible.
Software assurance is a comprehensive volume licensing program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights intended to help you deploy, manage and make use of your microsoft products in a more efficient manner. Adjusted eligibility criteria for software assurance 24x7 problem resolution support with asneeded base support for qualifying customers and credit toward unified support. As of 1 july 2017, extended hotfix support is no longer available through software assurance. Do microsoft customers really need software assurance. To submit an invoice to microsoft through savb, follow the instructions in step 8 of the workflow. You are entitled to support by virtue of purchasing the license. How long does my microsoft software assurance last. This will take you to the software assurance benefit details page. Microsoft volume licensing microsoft software assurance. Microsoft software assurance is a microsoft maintenance program aimed at business users who use microsoft windows, microsoft office, and other server and desktop applications. Software assurance planning services in partner center. Microsoft biztalk server software assurance series sign in to comment.
Microsoft makes big software assurance changes sales. Since august 1, 2018 microsoft premier support customers have seen a significant and steady decline in both the quality and time to resolution when microsoft announced their transition from microsoft premier to the unified model. Participation in software assurance programs, including software assurance training vouchers satv and planning services, provides you an opportunity to grow your business with microsoft enterprise customers. Payments are handled through the software assurance voucher benefit savb online payment tool.
Ninety days prior to expiration, your vlsc account owner should receive an email from microsoft saying that the benefits are expiring soon. What is microsoft software assurance and how do i access it. Enhanced sa rights for sql server enable significant licensing cost savings for sql server both for. How to contact microsoft with my assure plan microsoft. Assure software support is a subscription service that gives you one year of assisted technical software support on up to five personal devices, and oneonone inperson training, as often as you need it. Microsoft will send an email welcoming your organisation to the vlsc. Optimize tco with new sql server software assurance. Software assurance programs partner center microsoft docs. Support is limited to a certain number of hours as it is delivered by highly skilled and experienced engineers. This email will indicate that microsoft has accepted your license agreement. The change means software assurance customers will no longer earn a limited number of support incidents based on spend, agreement type.
Indicates benefits that may also be available to customers licensed for microsoft intune andor windows vda subscription. Microsoft sql server enterprise core edition license. Software assurance by product microsoft volume licensing. Microsoft biztalk server software assurance series specs.
Software assurance helps boost organizational productivity with 24x7 technical support, deployment planning services, enduser and technical training. With software assurance, you get the tools and training you need to do more with the it investments you plan to make as well as those you have already made. Microsoft software assurance to offer fasttrack instead of. You are also entitled to planning services with software assurance. Reduce software and services costs with rights to new software releases and costefficient upgrades. Not every microsoft customer needs software assurance on all of the vendors offerings. You get greater control of the software your employees are using, less downtime, and support that is more streamlined.
My question is about the transistion of software assurance from ws2012 to ws2016. Microsoft software assurance sa is a microsoft maintenance program aimed at business. Assure provides personal support for the below microsoft software and services via online chat, phone or instore where applicable, for one year from the date of activation, subject to the terms at microsoft. After you receive this email, youll be able to follow the steps in the first email you received from charity digital exchange to obtain your donation through the vlsc.
Microsoft recently announced a common endof support date for its microsoft desktop optimization pack tools, which also is a software assurance benefit. Can i renew my microsoft software assurance benefits through the donation program. A base subscription that includes 8x5 access to technical support as well as software patch updates, hot fixes, and entitlement to major software releases. Use consulting services to plan new, onpremises and cloudbased deployments.
Make sure that you choose the correct country youre in to be able to contact the appropriate support for your location. Software assurance sa benefits for sql server are enhanced on november 1st, 2019 with new rights to build a holistic high availability ha and disaster recovery dr plan for sql server workloads. These benefits are called software assurance benefits sab and come with consulting services credit, training vouchers for use with ctecs, elearning subscriptions,etc. Entitlement summary for more details about software assurance entitlements through the mpsa, visit software assurance through mpsa. Reduce costs, improve efficiency, increase productivity. Request payment from microsoft existing partners after redeeming planning services vouchers, you must invoice microsoft for payment. You can get support at a microsoft store, or call microsoft, or contact us online. 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.
Mdop is a suite of technologies that help manage, secure, and monitor your devices, while simplifying and accelerating the deployment of key windows features. What is software assurance and what benefits it provides. Microsoft updates to software assurance sa, beginning. Click on the license id for which you want to manage 24x7 problem resolution support. Provides access to microsoft windows source code for internal development and support. See the table below for a summary of benefits provided by products that include software assurance. Eliminating sa on some products can lead to savings. Software assurance versus premier support miro consulting. The program covers microsoft technologies and services and includes new product version rights, technical and enduser training, deployment planning, and support. Provides unlimited web support for microsoft server and desktop. Software assurance expiration date where is it stored.
Software assurance helps keep your business up to date with a unique set of technologies, and services, and rights to maximize your microsoft investment. Microsoft software assurance support incident submission. For purchase and activation only in the region in which it was acquired. Are my microsoft product licenses still valid after software assurance expires. Vlsc software assurance guide microsoft download center. Software assurance by benefit microsoft volume licensing. Within the software assurance 24x7 support benefit your organization. In general, i think it is best to think of microsoft support as being for handling those big issues that your daily support provider cannot handle.
Support for software that has been legitimately licensed is a licensing right. After ga of windows server 2016, customers are encouraged to inventory their environment using appropriate tools, including software inventory logging sil. Help with effective and efficient deployment, management, support, and. Software assurance is a collection of benefits for microsoft products. What is included in my microsoft software assurance benefits. Your organizations software assurance benefits administrator receives an access id after clicking activate on the 24x7 benefit in the volume. The sa support offering is governed by microsofts current software assurance terms and conditions.
These benefits are specific to the microsoft products offered through techsoup and might be different from software assurance. As of february 1, 2020 many businesses will no longer qualify for microsoft software assurance benefits. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you. Participating in this program can help you attract more customers.
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