Spotlight on: Microsoft Products and Services Agreement. Vicky Lea

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1 Spotlight on: Microsoft Products and Services Agreement Vicky Lea

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3 On-premises Online Services March 2015

4 Commercial Select Plus Retirement As of July 2015, Microsoft will no longer offer new commercial Select Plus agreements Select Plus customers can choose to migrate to the Microsoft Products and Services Agreement and maintain their current Select Plus price level Existing Select Plus customers can continue to renew their Select Plus agreement after this date As of July 2016, commercial customers will no longer be able to make new purchases through their existing Select Plus agreements after their agreement anniversary

5 MPSA capabilities roadmap

6 What s New for March 2015? March 2015

7 Software Assurance Software Assurance is easier to understand, manage and use through the MPSA and provides a comprehensive range of benefits to help organizations plan, deploy and use the latest Microsoft software and services. Planning Training Vouchers Services License Mobility Unlimited Virtualization Virtual Desktop Access (VDA) Rights E-Learning 24x7 Problem Resolution Support

8 Recommending the Right Agreement March 2015 REMEMBER: The MPSA does not replace an Enterprise Enrolment or an Enrolment for Education Solutions! If you have an existing agreement then you should continue to purchase your licenses through this agreement, but can use the MPSA as a transactional option

9 Online Services Licenses L&SA Software Assurance Renewal EA EES MPSA The next generation of Microsoft Volume Licensing Multi-year initiative that simplifies the Volume Licensing experience through:

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12 Blue Yonder Airlines Blue Yonder Airlines are headquartered in the US and are registered in the US as a legal entity. Their Procurement department generally purchases software licenses, but there is a Research department that would like to have the flexibility to make their own purchasing decisions. The UK branch office is a separate legal entity but is wholly owned by Blue Yonder Airlines in the US, and they too would like to purchase software of their choice Blue Yonder Airlines sign an MPSA which allows them to set up three Purchasing Accounts reflecting their purchasing needs. They choose key personnel to manage each Purchasing Account on a day-to-day basis, and each Purchasing Account works with partners of their choice The Procurement department is set up as the Agreement Administrator and, as such, gets a consolidated view of licensing assets across the whole organization

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14 Blue Yonder Airlines: UK Blue Yonder Airlines UK Purchases Blue Yonder Airlines UK have a Purchasing Account through the Blue Yonder Airlines MPSA. This gives them the flexibility to purchase what they need Over the first three years of the MPSA they want to procure both software and Online Services licenses. Their orders for this period are made up of purchases for licenses for Windows Server and SQL Server with some Software Assurance, as well as user licenses for CRM Online Basic which they purchase over several months as they do a phased roll-out

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16 Pools, Points, Price Levels, and Purchasing Accounts (Commercial)

17 Pools Applications, Systems, Servers All products are allocated a pool Points All products are allocated a points value Price Levels Purchasing Accounts Points contribute across all Purchasing Accounts of the same type MPSA to give a Price Level for a pool within the

18 Blue Yonder Airlines 2014

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20 Blue Yonder Airlines 2015

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22 & Pools, Points, Price Levels, and Purchasing Accounts (Government Academic)

23 Pools Applications, Systems, Servers All products are allocated a pool March 2015 Points All products are allocated a points value Price Levels Just one price level each for Government and Academic Purchasing Accounts Pricing is similar to today s Select Plus agreements with different pricing for Academic and Government customers Minimum of 500 points or 250 USLs per pool, per year required Purchasing Accounts Points contribute across all Purchasing Accounts of the same type to reach the minimums

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25 Microsoft Volume Licensing Center Microsoft Volume Licensing Partner Center Common Data

26 Microsoft Volume Licensing Center Microsoft Volume Licensing Partner Center Common Data

27 Microsoft Volume Licensing Center

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37 A consistent view of benefits with a single source of customer and partner data

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