For office 2010, the support lifecycle is 10 years. Are my microsoft product licenses still valid after software assurance expires. Software assurance benefits microsoft volume licensing. Microsoft provides this material solely for informational purposes. Microsoft offers several volume licensing programs, each tailored to the needs of different. This microsoft office 2016 professional plus open license is an essential tool for individuals and small to mediumsized businesses who want organization and simplicity in addition to fullfeatured, uptodate microsoft software. Office 2016 professional plus comes with the latest versions of word, excel, powerpoint, outlook, onenote, and publisher as well as access to office web apps and.
Even after microsoft software assurance expires, benefits that were accrued in that period are still valid. Customers should refer to their agreements for a full understanding of their rights and obligations under microsofts volume licensing programs. We have 10 copies of office 2007 that we purchased about 2 years ago on a microsoft open license no software assurance. Software assurance frequently asked questions sa faq ms. May 28, 2008 microsoft regional operations centres send expiration notices to customers between 60 and 90 days before the coverageagreement expires, depending on the program the customer is enrolled in. This branch doesnt receive inconsole updates that deliver new features or update existing capabilities. May 06, 2014 software assurance coverage ordered under an open license authorization number ends upon expiration of that number. When you consolidate, theres no need to sign a new license. Dec 23, 2014 as i have explained before, a software license is a set of rights granted to you by the manufacturer that governs how you use the software. May 23, 20 regardless of whether support subscription purchased separately or bundled with software assurance, support subscription is subject to the 30 days grace renewal period after current coverage expires, ensuring continuous coverage for an additional 12 months. For more about software assurance and licensing options, see licensing and branches for configuration manager and frequently asked questions for configuration manager branches and licensing. The product terms are clear and state, roaming rights for windows enterprise and windows vda is being discontinued as of either january 31, 2017 or the end of a customers existing enrollment or agreement.
First, it gives organizations the rights to use microsofts newer emerging software if an organization is still covered by sa for that. Microsoft volume licensing product licensing search. You can use your exam voucher to take an exam online or at a pearson vue testing center. The right to install the software on more than one machine. For example, you purchase a new computer with a microsoft office oem license. System center configuration manager longterm servicing branch. Aug 31, 2016 this exclusive offer expires august 31, 2016 or as soon as all vouchers are assignedwhichever happens first. Software assurance is available to organizations that support as few as five devices. Apr 21, 2020 office 2010, like almost all microsoft products, has a support lifecycle during which we provide bug fixes and security fixes. Microsoft will not audit you just because sa expired. Apr 19, 2016 software assurance that is currently owned today will still have roaming rights until that software assurance expires or january 2017. Microsoft software assurance sa is a microsoft maintenance program aimed at business users who use microsoft windows, microsoft office, and other server and desktop applications.
Check out our special offer for new subscribers to microsoft 365 business basic. If youre not an enterprise agreement customer, and these are unfamiliar terms to you, here is a quick rundown. First, having software assurance means you get first access to the new versions when they become available. If you have enterprise edition per core licences with software assurance, you can get one vcore in the business critical option coming soon for every one licence core you own onpremises. Upgrade software after software assurance has expired. Software assurance benefits included with microsoft donations. Why microsoft software assurance customers never win.
What happens after my microsoft software assurance expires. Learn about microsoft software assurance tools and resources that can help. The software assurance expiration date is an optional value as a convenient reminder. Microsoft includes two years of software assurance with most volume licensing products it donates through techsoup canada. Which software assurance benefits are activated and managed via vlsc. The value and benefit gained under microsoft volume licensing programs and through use of microsoft software and services may vary by customer. Software assurance is a comprehensive volume licensing program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights to help you deploy, manage, and use your microsoft products more efficiently. Software assurance coverage ordered under an open license authorization number ends upon expiration of that number. Most clients, if pressed, will say that the most valuable software assurance benefits they receive from microsoft are planning services vouchers and training vouchers. Software assurance benefits can only be renewed before their twoyear term expires not after. Software assurance for volume licensing includes a range of benefits that span microsoft software and services. Find out about the basics of microsoft volume licensing programs, which include software assurance, shared source, open license, select license, select plus, enterprise agreement, enterprise subscription agreement, and product keys. Microsoft regional operations centres send expiration notices to customers between 60 and 90 days before the coverageagreement expires, depending on the program the customer is enrolled in. I recently got an email from microsoft saying my agreement would expire in 90 days and to renew soon.
License mobility you can run eligible server application products in a virtual space in a microsoft approved server farm from microsoft s authorized mobility partners list. Microsoft volume licensing microsoft products and services. License mobility you can run eligible server application products in a virtual space in a microsoftapproved server. Software assurance is a comprehensive volume licensing program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights to help you deploy, manage. This lifecycle lasts for a certain number of years from the date of the products initial release. Developed by microsoft experts with classroom training, taught by microsoft certified trainers and microsoft official courses on. Software assurance is optional and cloud services are not available. Type your software assurance access id and email address you use to access the vlsc and click continue. Oct 31, 2019 microsoft recently announced it will retire its software assurance training voucher satv program over a multiyear transition period.
We will look forward to welcoming you to a different event very soon. However, microsoft does not send notices directly to the channel partners. Why microsoft software assurance customers never win the. Feb 06, 20 in closing, new version rights for software assurance rights are given to the customer when the product is made available for sale on the price list, or when the product is added to the vlsc website whichever comes first. Software assurance by benefit microsoft volume licensing. For any operating system environment ose in which you are running instances of sql server you may use up to the same number of passive failover running instances in a separate ose on any server for temporary support. Software assurance benefits are not the same as product licenses. Please note, there is no reinstatement period for support subscription. Software assurance is a microsoft program and therefore governed by and subject to microsoft s requirements, restrictions, limitations, and deadlines.
Your software assurance benefits are determined by your volume licensing agreement, such as the enterprise agreement, microsoft products and services agreement mpsa, or open value agreement, and the qualifying license purchases you have with software assurance. I have active software assurance sa coverage on my licenses and a new version has just been released. Sa training vouchers may not be combined with any other discounts or used for any offers. Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it applies. Get genuine operating systems do not include software assurance benefits. Software assurance training vouchers satv microsoft. If you are using a retail version of the disc or have downloaded the file from or a third party website, the license wont work with that product. To renew your software assurance benefits, request a standalone software assurance product through techsoup up to 90 days before your original benefits expire. The software assurance coverage has expired and no further action is. Ninety days prior to expiration, your vlsc account owner should receive an email from microsoft saying that the benefits are expiring soon. Any issues with allowing software assurance to expire.
Also if you have used the license more than 5 times due to getting a new computer or a reinstallation, this could potentially prevent use of the number. The ability to access your training vouchers expires with your software assurance coverage. Sep 04, 2009 first, having software assurance means you get first access to the new versions when they become available. Software assurance renewal planning guide microsoft software assurance helps your business at each stage of software management. Software assurance benefits sa provides three benefits. At time of each order for software assurance or software subscription licenses, you may choose if the term for these subscriptions expires on the day before your purchasing accounts third anniversary or on the last day of 36 full calendar months. Failover rights for microsoft sql server do not require software assurance sa coverage. Regardless of whether support subscription purchased separately or bundled with software assurance, support subscription is subject to the 30 days grace renewal period after current coverage expires, ensuring continuous coverage for an additional 12 months. Redeem your microsoft software assurance sa training. Software assurance you purchase under the mpsa is subject to the terms of this licensing manual and is not governed by the software assurance section of the product list. In support of the nonprofit community, microsoft has generously included software assurance with virtually all of its product donations through the donation program. Organisations such as businesses that purchase software through microsoft volume licensing must normally purchase software assurance as a separate option. Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it applies to. Buy mcp exam vouchers with software assurance sa onlc.
Depending on which agreement your organization has. Depending on the type of subscription they have, not all subscribers who have previously used a pluralsight subscription provided through a visual studio subscription will be able to redeem new pluralsight benefit offers. Jan 23, 2018 software assurance training vouchers provide indepth technical training for it professionals and developers. And, for those of you who were asking about the price. Microsoft office 2010 professional comes with only retail version fpp. After software assurance expires, you can continue to use cold backup software already installed, but you cannot install any additional cold backups. Software assurance training vouchers and mcp exams. The core premise behind sa is to give users the ability to spread payments over several years, while offering free upgrades to newer versions during that time period. Software assurance sa is microsofts discounted offer to prepurchase future upgrades of the software title one carries sa on. Microsoft software assurance for volume licensing sa is a range of tools and resources to help you with deployment and management of microsoft products. If you are using it for vdi, you have to have sa current. Software assurance and support renewal reinstatement.
If you have enterprise edition per core licenses with software assurance, you can get one vcore in the business critical option coming soon for every one license core you own onpremises. Select the product and problem for which you need support. You have 90 days from the date of computer purchase to acquire software assurance for this oem license. For new product version rights, this means that you can still download eligible new products posted to the vlsc during that final month. Pluralsight will guide you through that process when your full catalog subscription expires. This exclusive offer expires august 31, 2016 or as soon as all vouchers are assignedwhichever happens first. Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it. Microsoft software assurance for volume licensing helps boost organisational productivity with 24. We had an ea that we allowed to lapse not long after office 20 was released.
Software assurance training vouchers provide indepth technical training for it professionals and developers. And even if they do audit op after sa expires, unless op has pirated the new version or is using more licenses than they own, there is nothing to worry about. What is the grace period for renewing software assurance after the license agreement expires. What happens if your windows or office open license expires. Office 2010, like almost all microsoft products, has a support lifecycle during which we provide bug fixes and security fixes. When the trial period expires, the user will have to either remove the software or purchase the full version in order to keep using the product. You can use software assurance to upgrade your software for free.
Microsoft software assurance gets customers to pay in advance for products about which they often know little, including whether theyll want to use it, which is a remarkable feat of salesmanship. Software assurance that is currently owned today will still have roaming rights until that software assurance expires or january 2017. If you choose not to renew your license agreement and continue your software assurance coverage, you may proceed with taking the training course as long as the course date begins within 180 days following the expiration of your software assurance coverage. Appendix b software assurance microsoft volume licensing. You can now consolidate your software assurance coverage from an expiring agreement into another active volume licensing agreement. If you create a training voucher before your software assurance coverage expires, the voucher remains valid for 180 days after the date it was created. For example, if a new version of microsoft office is made available during the term of your coverage, your licenses will automatically be upgraded to the new version. The azure hybrid benefit for sql server for the business critical option. If you do not have access to the vlsc to check when a product was added, you can refer to the product list as. First, it gives organizations the rights to use microsoft s newer emerging software if an organization is still covered by sa for that. Software assurance coverage expires, may we still go to the training.
Microsoft volume licensing microsoft software assurance. Software assurance helps boost organizational productivity with 24x7 technical support, deployment planning services, enduser and technical training, exclusive technologies and rights, and the latest microsoft software releases and. Expert offers tips on microsofts software assurance program. How to decide which renewal is best for your organization. For years now, microsoft has offered virtual desktop access vda through software assurance. The end of this lifecycle is known as the products end of support. Roaming rights, windows vda, and you connected it blog.
You can upgrade at any time in the future, as long as microsoft still makes the. To renew that coverage, customers must submit a renewal order for software assurance for all copies of all products for which they wish to renew coverage within 90 days after their authorization number expiration date. Satv can be used towards a range of combined knowledge courses. Microsoft software assurance training vouchers for qualifying microsoft classes that we offer. With new product versions, every microsoft product license that is covered by software assurance can be upgraded to the most recent version. Steven, i n simple terms, what exactly is software assurance and why is it so important with microsoft licenses sk. Can i renew a recently expired office 2010 volume license. It is included with some agreements and is an optional purchase with others. Windows 7 enterprise the benefits of having software assurance. Software assurance often includes an additional set of rights that give you more freedom with the software. Software assurance is only available through volume licensing and is purchased when you buy or renew a volume licensing agreement.
Also if you have used the license more than 5 times due to getting a new computer or a reinstallation, this could potentially prevent use of. Windows 7 enterprise the benefits of having software. Mar 24, 2017 go to microsoft software assurance support page and click on submit request. A common question that comes across our desk, especially around new product launches is. How long does my microsoft software assurance last. On the create an incident select a payment option page, select use my software assurance agreement. Using software assurance benefits can help you take full advantage of your investments in it. Assurance helps keep your business up to date and ready to respond quickly to. Software assurance frequently asked questions sa faq. Microsoft volume licensing frequently asked questions faqs.
In anticipation of our upcoming microsoft licensing seminar in new york on 21st october 2015, our analyst david foxen interviewed steven kelley director of software licensing advisors and one of the expert speakers at our new york event his session software assurance placing bets on microsofts future will delve into why he thinks microsoft software assurance customers. Microsoft is making significant investments to increase the alignment and quality of training offerings and certifications from which customers can benefit. Active software assurance coverage always expires at the end of a month no matter what day within the month your organization originally signed the agreement. Normally you have perpetual use of the product if you do not renew sa but i believe there are some subscription based license models which require sa or you have to do a buy out. As soon as we have more information regarding the new programs, we will communicate those to you. Microsoft is leveraging the immediacy and urgency of security updates to force customers into paying for software assurance. The azure hybrid benefit for sql server for the business critical option is only available to enterprise edition customers.
How and why would i want to renew a microsoft open license. My sa is about to expire, do i have rights to this new version. Microsoft office pro plus 2016 and software assurance. Effective july 1, 2016, in markets where the mpsa is available, microsoft no longer accepts new orders and software assurance renewals through existing commercial select plus agreements at the customers next agreement anniversary date. So your the licences must be volume licence for microsoft office 2010 professional plus office professional plus 2010 customers with active software assurance on the release date of office 20 will have new version rights to office professional plus 20. Software assurance sa benefits expire after two years, though they can be. Before the trial expiration period, you may receive repeated notices about renewing or purchasing a subscription in order to continue using the antivirus. Product licenses do not expire and are valid for as long as you own the product. Go to microsoft software assurance support page and click on submit request. How to use or renew your software assurance benefits techsoup. Among other things, new version rights for software assurance can be one of the. Should i buy software assurance with my microsoft licenses.
If you are using a retail version of the disc or have downloaded the file from microsoft. Software assurance benefits and the point of no return. Expert offers tips on microsofts software assurance. Software assurance can be purchased on retail or oem licensed products if done within 90 days of acquiring the retail or oem license. Software assurance helps boost organizational productivity with 24x7 technical support, deployment planning services, enduser and technical training, exclusive technologies and rights, and the latest microsoft software releases and unique technologiesall in one costeffective. Licensing and branches configuration manager microsoft docs.
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