SPLA

SPLA Update - May 2015: Presented 20 May 2015, Christchurch

This form is to verify that the Microsoft Volume Licensing entity identified is properly licensed for the Microsoft software products to be deployed with the authorized License Mobility through Software Assurance Partner identified.

This guide is an overview of Microsoft License Mobility through Software Assurance, which is available as a Software Assurance benefit, and outlines the detailed requirements and steps to use this benefit. License Mobility through Software Assurance gives Microsoft Volume Licensing customers the flexibility to deploy certain server applications with active Software Assurance either on premises or in the cloud.

This guide will take you through the process of verifying that licenses are eligible for License Mobility with Microsoft.

Windows Server 2012 SPLA FAQ for Service Providers and SPLARs

This summary document includes program overview, key benefits, program scenarios and where SPLA is best suited for your customers' licensing requirement. 

With the Microsoft Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), service providers and independent software vendors (ISVs) can license eligible Microsoft products on a monthly basis, during a three-year agreement term, to host software services and applications to end customers.

This document specifies partner hosting scenarios (Dedicated Hosting, Hybrid Hosting and Shared Hosting) Volume Licensing customers with external users scenarios.

With an increasing dependency on virtualization technologies and a growing number of Service Providers looking to consume infrastructure as a service (“IaaS”), Service Providers have requested greater flexibility under the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) to host their offers on the platforms of other high capacity Service Providers (Microsoft Windows Azure and others). This Licensing Guide explains Microsoft’s policy with regard to the entities’ related roles and responsibilities under the SPLA.  It also addresses the policies with regard to the use of Outsourcing Companies and Software Services Resellers.

Microsoft offers multiple ways partners can create and deliver Desktop as a Service. This brief takes you through the Microsoft licensing options available and the required licensing components for providing Desktop as a Service to your users.

Here is the full list of essential Microsoft NZ SBM partner contact list. (for MPN, MAPs and Silver Partners)