Effective July 1, 2016, in markets where mpSA is available*, Microsoft will no longer accept new orders and Software Assurance renewals through existing Select Plus commercial agreements on the occasion of the customer`s next contract anniversary. Microsoft Online Subscription Agreement (MOSA) is a transactional license agreement for commercial, government, and academic organizations with one or more users/devices. MOSA is best suited for organizations that want to subscribe, enable, deploy, and manage cloud services through the Microsoft Online Subscription Program (MOSP) seamlessly and directly over the web. Local software and software assurance are not available through MOSA. To continue participating in the CSP program, you must sign the Microsoft Partner Agreement by January 31, 2020. The Partner Center reminds you that you can now easily sign the agreement in the Partner Center. A company with 750 employees at the company level has partnered with another large company and is looking for ways to reduce costs across the organization. If they are currently linked to an EA, they are essentially stuck when they take stock of what is being used and find that a large portion of their employees are not fully using what they are paying for. In this case, an EA can be seen as an obstacle that could easily have been avoided with a CSP. Each program has specific agreements and conditions. Similarly, the products you use may have additional product-specific license agreements associated with their use.
A Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (Microsoft EA) was once the first port of call for large enterprises with more than 500 workstations. However, the complex 3-year contract that was once so popular is becoming obsolete. As cloud-based services like Azure and Office 365 become the norm, even large enterprises are changing the way they purchase products and services, looking for a more flexible Microsoft volume licensing option with the CSP program. With Microsoft`s Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) program, you only pay a monthly fee for the licenses and software you need, which becomes much more convenient and cost-effective for large organizations. To help you decide if you should switch to CSP, we`ve created this handy comparison chart between EA and CSP that highlights the main differences between these two agreements. The Microsoft Enterprise Agreement and Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement are commitment-based licensing agreements for commercial organizations that sign up with 500 or more users/devices* and government organizations with 250 or more users/devices. These agreements are best suited for organizations that want to license Microsoft software and cloud services on-premises across the enterprise over a three-year period and at the best available prices. If you need help with more detailed licensing issues or a customer offering, start with the indirect vendor assigned to your licensing program (for the CSP program) or your program distributor.
They are often your best first point of contact for specific licensing questions or for questions about creating customer quotes, reference purchases, or prerequisites. If you don`t have a partner who fulfills this role for you, see Find a partner. Combined with value-added services offered by a cloud-born systems integrator, hosting partner, or reseller partner, the CSP program provides an easy way to license the cloud services your customers need. Local software and Software Assurance are not available from CSP partners. The Microsoft Partner Agreement provides Microsoft Partners with a unified, digitally accepted Partnership Agreement. The Microsoft Partner Agreement includes a set of perpetual terms that help Microsoft, its partners, and customers support privacy and security, promote compliance, and promote sound business practices. As a Microsoft partner, you may be involved in one or more programs, channels, or licensing agreements. If you work in the Partner Center dashboard, it can include programs such as the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program or the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) program. Other licensing programs include Enterprise Agreement (EA) licenses, volume licensing (VL), OEM licensing, Software Assurance training or voucher program, or open licensing. Microsoft Cloud Agreement (MCA) is a transactional licensing agreement for commercial and government organizations that want to outsource the management of their cloud services entirely through a cloud solution provider (CSP). *The minimum system requirements for enterprise agreement and Enterprise subscription agreement increased from 250 to 500 users or devices for new business customers on July 1, 2016.
It excludes government and SCE agreements. For more information about this policy change, see Partner Changes FAQ. As a Microsoft partner, you can ask for help from other partners involved in your success. You can also ask Microsoft Support for help. Technical support experts are available to help you with partner program issues, pre-sales support, Microsoft products, billing questions, and more. The Microsoft Enterprise Agreement is for organizations with at least 500 users or devices. It offers the best value for organizations with 500 or more users or devices (250 users or devices for government customers) that want a commercial licensing program that gives them the flexibility to purchase cloud services and software licenses under a three-year contract. At the beginning of the agreement, pricing is based on a tiered volume discount structure, that is, the larger the size of an organization, the less it pays per license. If an organization adds devices or users during its contract, the licensing cost per device/user remains the same or can be reduced for the three-year contract term given the pricing levels of the Enterprise contract volume. All Cloud Solution Provider partners (including indirect vendors, indirect resellers, and direct billing partners) can sign the AMP online on Partner Center. Direct billing partners and indirect providers operating in the government cloud can also sign the AMP from Partner Center.
Microsoft`s ISV Royalty Licensing Program is designed for ISVs who are looking for a convenient way to license Microsoft products and integrate them into a unified solution. ISVs can then replicate the enterprise solution and distribute a fully licensed solution to their end users. ISV Royalty Agreements (ISVRs) have a term of three years and payment is made monthly through an authorized distributor of the ISV Royalty Licensing Program. This article provides resources to help you answer questions about partner licensing. See the Program Information section. If the MPN program status is Active, you are an active MPN partner in Partner Center. You must be a Microsoft Licensing Solution Provider (LSP) to sell licenses and subscriptions through Microsoft Enterprise agreements and records. Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) is a transactional license agreement for commercial, government, and academic organizations with 250 or more users/devices.
MPSA is best suited for organizations that want to obtain on-premises licenses of Microsoft software, cloud services, or both as needed, with no enterprise-wide commitment and with multi-year subscription options under a single, non-expiring agreement. .