Free upgrades are only one component of software assurance benefits included with microsoft products requested through techsoup. The software assurance expiration date is an optional value as a convenient reminder. Software assurance through the microsoft products and services agreement. Licensing and branches configuration manager microsoft. Software assurance renewal planning guide microsoft software assurance helps your business at each stage of software management. What sa options are available for oem and full packaged product fpp software. The software assurance coverage has expired and no further action is.
There are a couple of things to note about this last date. As you can see, in 2009, your software assurance benefits would expire 3 year term, so you would now have the option to renew your software assurance benefits or not. It is included with some agreements and is an optional purchase with others. 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. License mobility you can run eligible server application products in a virtual space in a microsoftapproved server farm from microsofts authorized mobility partners list. Mar 24, 2016 second, if you purchased software assurance sa, then this is the date your sa will expire.
For example, if microsoft releases a new version of office in october, and your software assurance for the old version expires in january, you. How to use or renew your software assurance benefits. An sa training voucher is only valid for 180 days after it is assigned. Volume licensing service center software assurance benefits. Upgrade protection, elearning courses, office home use rights for office licenses purchased through open value, and all other software assurance benefits you are eligible for.
Software assurance frequently asked questions sa faq. Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it applies. The ability to access your training vouchers expires with your software assurance coverage. Organisations such as businesses that purchase software through microsoft volume licensing must normally purchase software assurance as a separate option. Microsoft partner network software licensing benefits faq. If you create a training voucher before the expiration of your software assurance coverage, the voucher remains valid for 180 days after the date it was created. Beginning with the october 2016 release of the version 1606 baseline media for configuration manager, you can specify the expiration date of your software assurance agreement. New horizons is the top microsoft technical training partner, capable of redeeming your software assurance training vouchers and delivering worldclass training solutions. Any issues with allowing software assurance to expire.
Your software assurance benefits administrator assigns training days and associated training vouchers to designated individuals on the microsoft volume license services mvls web site. Customers who allow software assurance or equivalent subscription rights to expire must uninstall the current branch of configuration manager. Software assurance by benefit microsoft volume licensing. Software assurance frequently asked questions sa faq ms. Get genuine operating systems do not include software assurance benefits. When sa is discontinued, customers are only entitled to use windows 10 enterprise ltsb.
When the organizations agreement expires, any unreserved sa training vouchers andor days left in the. Activate and use your microsoft software assurance. How to decide which renewal is best for your organization. Azure hybrid benefit for sql server is available to all vcorebased options. License mobility you can run eligible server application products in a virtual space in a microsoftapproved server farm from microsofts authorised mobility partners list. 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. We entered into an open value agreement with microsoft three years ago which came with three years of software assurance sa. To apply these usage licenses to computers within your environment, each of the computers must have a preexisting, qualifying operating system license that is, a license for windows xp professional, windows vista business, windows 7 professional, or windows 8 pro. Apr 03, 2007 by renewing your software assurance benefits, you would now be receiving an additional three years of. Sql database managed instance, single database and elastic pool. Ninety days prior to expiration, your vlsc account owner should receive an email from microsoft saying that the benefits are expiring soon. Redeem your microsoft software assurance sa training. After software assurance expires, you can continue to use cold backup software already installed, but you cannot install any additional cold backups. As a volume licensing customer, you can enhance your it investments further with software assurance benefits, which apply across a broad range of licensing agreements.
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 access training vouchers expires with your software assurance coverage. Upgrade protection, elearning courses, office home use rights for office licenses purchased through open value, and. Microsoft includes two years of software assurance with most volume licensing products it donates through techsoup canada. For products that come with microsoft software assurance, your organisation will receive benefits for two years from the time of your original donation request. Aug 19, 2010 microsoft has three primary ways for an organization to acquire licensing rights subscription licensing microsoft desktop optimization pack aka mdop is an example, perpetual licensing their traditional model where once you buy it you own the rights forever, or perpetual with maintenance microsoft software assurance aka sa. How long does my microsoft software assurance last. Software assurance provides you with the tools you need to do more with your microsoft it investments. Satv can be used towards a range of combined knowledge courses. 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. Expert offers tips on microsofts software assurance. Understanding your microsoft open licensing agreement.
Software assurance coverage expires, may we still go to the training. Access to vlsc downloads and product keys after sa expires. Should i buy software assurance with my microsoft licenses. Software assurance benefits microsoft volume licensing. Microsoft offers software assurance only with its volume licensing programs.
Sa training vouchers reserved with a learning solutions partner. Product and licensing faq configuration manager microsoft. Beginning with the october 2016 release of the version 1606 baseline media for configuration manager, you. Software assurance benefits are not the same as product licenses. To use the azure hybrid benefit for sql server, you need to have active software assurance. In support of the nonprofit community, microsoft has generously included software assurance with virtually all of its product donations through the donation program. Product and licensing faq configuration manager microsoft docs. The right to install the software on more than one machine. You have 90 days from the date of computer purchase to acquire software assurance for this oem license. Activate and use your microsoft software assurance training.
Expert offers tips on microsofts software assurance program. Select the product and problem for which you need support. Software assurance often includes an additional set of rights that give you more freedom with the software. We have 10 copies of office 2007 that we purchased about 2 years ago on a microsoft open license no software assurance. Now that the sa is about to expire, were not planning to renew. The list of reserved vouchers can then be sorted to help you locate the vouchers to be redeemed. First, one of the nice things about microsoft license agreements is that they always push the expiration date to the end of the month to help keep things simple. To renew your software assurance benefits, request a standalone software assurance product through techsoup up to 90 days before your original benefits expire. If your software assurance expires and you dont renew it, you will be moved to the licenceincluded pricing of the respective service tier. For example, if microsoft releases a new version of office in october, and your software assurance for the old version expires in january, you dont have to. Learn about microsoft software assurance tools and resources that can help your company deploy, manage, and maximize your volume licensing purchases. Software assurance is available to organizations that support as few as five devices. Software assurance is only available through volume licensing and is purchased when you buy or renew a volume licensing agreement.
Volume licensing service center software assurance. 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. Windows 10 enterprise with or without software assurance, an. The microsoft software assurance training voucher satv benefit offers classroom training options to help get your it staff uptospeed or boost their skills and knowledge on the latest microsoft operating systems, enterpriseready applications, and software development tools. Sa training vouchers may not be combined with any other discounts or used for any offers. License mobility you can run eligible server application products in a virtual space in a microsoft approved server farm from microsoft s authorized mobility partners list. Software assurance and support renewal reinstatement. Nov 05, 2014 we entered into an open value agreement with microsoft three years ago which came with three years of software assurance sa. Go to microsoft software assurance support page and click on submit request. Licensing and branches configuration manager microsoft docs. When the organizations agreement expires, any unreserved sa training vouchers andor days left in the organizations pool will expire.
You will continue to be eligible to upgrade to any new versions of your products that were released within the twoyear period of the benefit, but you will not be eligible for upgrades to versions that were released later. Cases in which windows 10 enterprise with software assurance was purchased as part of a microsoft agreement, but the sa was not extended, will impact the deployed windows 10 enterprise version as well. We are not currently using the newest version of all products that we purchased through the open value program. I recently got an email from microsoft saying my agreement would expire in 90 days and to renew soon. Microsoft software assurance training voucher customer process. Microsoft software assurance training voucher customer. Software assurance benefits included with microsoft donations. Redeem your microsoft software assurance training vouchers.
Software assurance benefits sa provides three benefits. Microsoft will not audit you just because sa expired. 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. Software assurance training vouchers satv microsoft. 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. If your sa expires, and you still have a license for configuration manager, you can no longer use the current branch. Even after microsoft software assurance expires, benefits that were accrued in that period are still valid. If you create a training voucher before your software assurance coverage expires, the voucher remains valid for 180 days after the date it was created. Azure hybrid benefit for sql server is an azurebased benefit that enables you to use your sql server licenses with active software assurance to pay a reduced rate base rate on sql database. What happens if your windows or office open license expires. What happens after my microsoft software assurance expires. For new product version rights, this means that you can still download eligible new products posted to the vlsc during that final month. License mobility you can run eligible server application products in a virtual space in a microsoft approved server farm from microsoft s authorised mobility partners list.
By renewing your software assurance benefits, you would now be receiving an additional three years of. Please note, there is no reinstatement period for support subscription. 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. Software assurance is a comprehensive volume licensing program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights to help you deploy, manage. Expand software assurance and select software assurance training vouchers to reveal the voucher activity report. So we are looking at possibly getting some open agreement microsoft server licences with software assurance, ive read up on sa but the one. If you do not have access to the vlsc to check when a product was added, you can refer to the product list as. A comprehensive program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights to help deploy, manage, and use microsoft products efficiently, software assurance helps keep your business up to date and ready to respond quickly to change and opportunity. Understanding your microsoft open licensing agreement mirazon. One of the topics i get asked about quite a bit or see being asked about is around the topic of software assurance sa. 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.
Select reserved from the voucher status dropdown to filter the listed vouchers to display only reserved vouchers. Microsoft has three primary ways for an organization to acquire licensing rights subscription licensing microsoft desktop optimization pack aka mdop is an example, perpetual licensing their traditional model where once you buy it you own the rights forever, or perpetual with maintenance microsoft software assurance aka sa. Find out about the basics of microsoft volume licensing programs, which include software assurance, shared source, open license, select license, select plus, enterprise agreement, enterprise subscription agreement, and product keys. The windows client licenses granted through the microsoft partner network are upgrade licenses only. Software assurance benefits help you take full advantage of your investments in it. Software assurance is a microsoft program and therefore governed by and subject to microsoft s requirements, restrictions, limitations, and deadlines. How to use or renew your software assurance benefits techsoup. I would like to know if anyone knows what the grace period is for purchasing anotherrenewing a software assurance agreement after the expiry date of a previous agreement. Guide to software assurance charity digital exchange.
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. Do we need to exercise our upgrade to the 2012 licenses efore june. 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. First, it gives organizations the rights to use microsofts newer emerging software if an organization is still covered by sa for that. Microsoft volume licensing product licensing search.
If you are using it for vdi, you have to have sa current. 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. Every microsoft technical course at new horizons follows the microsoft official curriculum and is taught by microsoft certified instructors, so youre guaranteed to get the. Microsoft volume licensing microsoft software assurance. For example, you purchase a new computer with a microsoft office oem license. Microsoft volume licensing frequently asked questions faqs. The right to access the training voucher benefit expires with your software assurance coverage. Windows 10 enterprise with or without software assurance. Software assurance benefits can only be renewed before their twoyear term expires not after. Do my licenses expire after three years with open value. Second, if you purchased software assurance sa, then this is the date your sa will expire. Software assurance can be purchased on retail or oem licensed products if done within 90 days of acquiring the retail or oem license. Software assurance training voucher customer process expiration.
Microsoft includes two years of software assurance with all volume licensing products it donates through techsoup south africa. Type your software assurance access id and email address you use to access the vlsc and click continue. The license and software assurance renewal will take three to five business days to appear in the vlsc. Product licenses do not expire and are valid for as long as you own the product. Microsoft includes two years of software assurance with all volume licensing products it donates through techsoup botswana. Microsoft makes no assurance that software assurance customers will get access to new products, even though they pay 29 percent. 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. Which software assurance benefits are activated and managed via vlsc. On the create an incident select a payment option page, select use my software assurance agreement.
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