Licensing 101

Enterprise products

A set of on-premise products that the customer makes an enterprise-wide commitment to in order to qualify for an enterprise agreement

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft azure

Enterprise agreement or enrollment for education solutions

More than 250 devices or users

Product use rights

Rules that govern how products may be used and these vary by product, product version, AND by the channel though which the license was purchased.

Application platform

SQL server, BizTalk server

Volume licensing

Software Acquired through Microsoft or Resellers

Cloud services

Software hosted via Microsoft or a Service provider

OEM

Software license pre installed on a pc (original equipment manufacturer)

Full packaged product

Software license purchased from a retailer

Annual order

A plastic EA subscription similar to true up but all products are subscription-based and eligible for reduction

Enterprise cloud suite

An enterprise enrollment that brings together office 365 E3, enterprise mobility suite, and Windows software assurance per user.

True-up

Annual reconciliation process in which a customer places an order for any: increase in qualified desktops and or qualify users; incrementally deployed additional products; enterprise cloud service transitions; subscription quantity reductions

Enterprise software advisor

Certified Microsoft licensing partner that supports the sale and administration of the customers enterprise agreement

Enterprise online service

Cloud offerings that align to enterprise products that can be used to fulfill enterprise-wide commitments

Microsoft products and services agreement

Consolidates purchasing of Microsoft cloud services software and Microsoft software assurance. A new purchasing account structure gives you more flexible purchasing options and more control of how you purchase. The MPSA is the best option for transactional purchases of cloud services and software

CPS

Customer price sheet or channel price sheet. Sets SKUs and pricing for customers enrollment, including true-up prices for existing products and optionally transition pricing for enterprise cloud services.

Enterprise agreement

Is for larger organizations that want to standardize their desktop it across the enterprise, but retain the flexibility to purchase Microsoft software licenses and cloud services for different types of users: based on three year enrollment term, provides software assurance

Open value subscription

Fewer than 250 devices

Server and cloud enrollment

Ienterprise enrollment under the Microsoft enterprice agreement that allows highly committed customers to standardize broadly on one or more of the four server and Cloud technologies from Microsoft. In exchange for making an installed-base wide commitment to a SCE component, SCE customers receive a range of benefits, including new Cloud-optimized licensing options, simplified license management and the best pricing and terms

Software assurance

Includes a unique set of technologies services and use rights to help you deploy managing use Microsoft software and services more efficiently

Enterprise subscription agreement

Is a volume licensing program for large organizations that wants to subscribe to rather than purchase Microsoft software licenses (you only have access to software for only as long as you maintain your subscription)

Enterprise enrollment

Is available under the microsoft enterprise agreement, allows highly committed customers to standardize broadly on one or more desktop technologies for Microsoft. In exchange for making and installed based wide commitment customers receive a range of benefits including new cloud optimize licensing options simplified licenses and management and the best pricing and terms

Open license

Is for customers that want a minimum initial purchase of only five software licenses

Open value subscription

Is for customers that want to subscribe to, rather than acquire, Microsoft product licenses.

Select plus

Is for midsize and large organizations with 250 or more devices with multiple affiliates that want a licensed software and services at any business unit level while still getting the advantages of being a single organization.

Open value

Is for organizations with as few as five devices and offers the advantages of software assurance, simplified license management, and an annual payment structure

LAR

Large account reseller

Enterprise platform Per device/hybrid

Office professional plus, enterprise CAL suites, windows enterprise

PUR

Product use rights

License

The right to use software and services

Developer platform

Visual Studio

Core infrastructure

Windows server, system Center