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Overview
The
Services Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA) Program enables your organization
to license Microsoft software products and to use these products to provide
software services to your customers. Software services are basically services
that you provide to your customers that make available licensed products and
that display, run, access, or otherwise interact with these licensed products.
One or more data centers may provide these services through the Internet, a
telephony network, or a private network on a rental or on a subscription or
services basis. In addition, the services may be provided whether or not the
services provider receives a fee.
Benefits
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Delivery of Customized Service -
The SPLA provides you with the flexibility of licensing
Microsoft products to customers on a dedicated hosting environment or shared
hosting environment. Your customers can let you manage the services, as well
as Microsoft product licensing rights.
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Flexible Cost Structure -
The SPLA offers a monthly use-based licensing cost;
therefore, you pay only for what was used the previous month.
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Zero Start-Up Costs -
With the SPLA, you have near zero start-up costs. You report
and pay only for the licenses once the actual use occurs. There is no
minimum commitment up front.
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Wide Selection of Microsoft Software Products -
You have access to a wide range of server products, as well
as desktop applications.
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Worldwide Distribution - You can use Microsoft Software Products to sell
your services to customers in any part of the world, regardless of your own
location.
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Corporate and Academic Pricing Offering -
Service organizations can sell to academic customers, such as
schools and universities. The Service Provider Licensing Program has great
offers for academic customers.
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Pay as You Go -
Customers pay only for what they use on a monthly basis.
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Most Current Product Version -
The SPLA offers the most current version of Microsoft
software products, which allows you and your customers to access the
software products with the most updated security and other enhanced
features.
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Customers Can Try Before They Buy -
Your
customers have a 60-day trial period to use the Microsoft software you
provide. You may also provide demos to your customers free of charge.
How
it Works:
- 3
year agreement offering non-perpetual licenses
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Every license includes Software Assurance
- No
minimum commitment required
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License usage reported monthly to SHI
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Payment due monthly for usage
The
Role of the SPLA Reseller
The
Services Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA) is an agreement between you and
Microsoft, with a named reseller acting on your behalf for administration
and reporting.
Your dedicated account team is responsible for placing your monthly usage
orders and periodic media orders.
In
addition to your dedicated account team, SHI has several Microsoft product
and licensing experts who can help provide your organization with the most
up-to-date information via webinars, trainings and newsletters.
Media Fulfillment:
You
may place an order at any time during the month with your SHI Account
Executive. You can order up to a maximum of 10 of any individual media SKUs
using one purchase order during the term of your agreement.
Enrollment Term and Extension:
Three-year term, which may be extended. In order to extend the existing
agreement, you must request an extension of the agreement from SHI/Microsoft
at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the initial 3-year term.
Eligible Products
Sample of Microsoft Product Families Available under the SPLA
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Microsoft Application Center |
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Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator |
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Microsoft BizTalk Adaptor |
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Microsoft BizTalk Server |
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Microsoft Class Server |
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Microsoft Commerce Server |
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Microsoft Content Management Server |
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Microsoft Dynamics CRM |
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Microsoft Exchange Server |
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Microsoft Exchange Hosted Server |
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Microsoft Office FrontPage® Web site creation and management
tool |
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Microsoft Host Integration Server |
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Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server |
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Microsoft Identity Integration Server |
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Microsoft Live Communications Server |
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Microsoft Office |
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Microsoft Office Project |
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Microsoft Office Project Server |
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server |
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Microsoft Office Visio drawing and diagramming software |
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Microsoft Provisioning System |
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SoftGrid for Terminal Services |
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Microsoft Operations Manager |
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Microsoft Speech Server |
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Microsoft SQL Server |
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Microsoft Systems Management Server |
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Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager |
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Microsoft Virtual Server |
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Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET development system |
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Microsoft Windows Server |
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Microsoft Windows® Small Business Server |
View a
complete list of products in the SPUR available at:
www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/licensing.
Click the Service Provider Use Rights link.
Software Assurance
Each
license comes with software assurance granting access to the most current
software version for that license.
To
Enroll in SPLA, you must first meet the eligibility requirements.
This means you must either:
Enroll
in the Microsoft Partner Program as a Microsoft Certified Partner at
https://partner.microsoft.com/
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Enroll
in the Microsoft Partner Program as a Registered Partner (https://partner.microsoft.com/)
AND enroll in the Microsoft Hosting Program at
https://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/programs/windowswebhosting.mspx
Once
the eligibility requirements have been met,
please contact your SHI Account Executive. If you are new to SHI, please
contact the SPLA Program Manager, Sean Bergin, at
spla@shi.com
for more information & to be put in contact with the Account Executive for your
region.
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