Microsoft SPLA
When your servers are housed in our data centre, Microsoft License Rental is a cost-effective and hassle-free way to obtain access to Microsoft products, software, upgrades and support without paying for licences and service assurance upfront.
As a certified provider of Microsoft Service Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA), WorldWeb can offer you a large variety of operating system and application licences under a subscription arrangement.
Benefits include:
Contact us today to find out how our Microsoft Licensing solutions can benefit your business.
What is the SPLA:
The Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) is the month-to-month (pay-as-you-go) licensing program designed to enable service providers to provide hosting, outsourcing, and other software services to their customers without the up-front capital costs and resulting risks.
SPLA provides third party commercial use rights to service providers, who will be the holder of these Microsoft licenses, so that end customers receiving services deployed on Microsoft software products are not required to obtain their own Microsoft software licenses. End customers receive the right to directly or indirectly interact with functionalities of Microsoft software through the services provider’s SPLA licenses.
MICROSOFT VOLUME LICENSING PROGRAMS – Where SPLA fits?
There are two distinct types of licenses at Microsoft - internal use licenses and commercial services licenses.
1. Internal use licenses: These are licenses acquired through the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Full Packaged Products (FPP), Open, Select, and Enterprise Agreement (EA) programs are for the use by the contracting entity and its affiliates. Service Providers CANNOT acquire licenses through these programs in order to provide commercial or hosted services to their customers.
2. Commercial services licenses: SPLA provides 3rd party commercial use rights to service providers, who will be the holder of these Microsoft licenses, so that end customers receiving services deployed on Microsoft Software Products, are not required to obtain their own Microsoft software licenses. End customers receive the right to interact with functionalities of Microsoft software through the services provider's SPLA licenses.
Licensing Models for SPLA
The Microsoft software products included in the SPLA program are available for licensing through two models (listed below) and under the SPLA program Service Providers have the flexibility to switch between these licensing models from one month to the next:
1. Per User (Subscriber Access License - SAL); In the SAL mode, a SAL is required for each unique individual who is authorised to use the software in any given month. Not all products are available to be licensed in the SAL Mode. Benefits of the Per Subscriber model include:
a. Subscribers can access any number of servers from any number of devices.
b. Service providers can "scale out" by deploying as many servers as they need.
c. Service providers have minimal start-up costs since they only pay based upon the number of subscribers they have each month.
2. Per Processor (CPU License); when licensing via the CPU licenses, an unlimited number of end users can use the software running on a single CPU for each CPU license acquired. Some products are not available to be licensed in the Processor mode. Benefits of the Per CPU Model include:
a. CPU licenses are easier to monitor and count, which lowers the service provider's administrative costs.
b. CPU licenses replace Internet Connector licenses, eliminating the need to distinguish between Internet, intranet, and extranet users.
c. CPU licenses are economical across a variety of business scenarios where the utilization of the software may vary.
BENEFITS
1. Competitive Pricing: SPLA pricing incorporates Software Assurance (Microsoft's new maintenance offering) in providing Service Providers with the most current versions of the products available in the SPLA Program for one simple monthly price
2. Pay only for what you use: With SPLA, you pay as you deploy, and only for what you deploy. In essence treating software as a pay-as-you-go service. This benefit can help the Service Provider with the following:
a. Helps build flexibility in your software costs and accelerate your profitability.
b. Establishing a recurring revenue model to help grow the business.
c. Makes software costs transparent to your customer, allowing you to treat software as operating cost rather than capital cost.
3. Cash Flow Management: Service Providers have near zero start-up costs, since they only pay for licenses based on what they used, to provide services each month.
4. Latest software versions: Your SPLA provides you access to the latest versions of Microsoft software at one convenient price point.
5. Global Service Delivery: Deliver services to your customers around the world without licensing limitations.
6. Free demos, tests, and eval’s: You can provide limited demos, tests, and evaluations to your customers free of charge.
7. Switch Licensing Models: Service Providers have the flexibility to switch between the 2 licensing model (Per User or Per CPU) from one month to the next.
8. End Customers Licensed: End customers receiving services deployed by a Service Provider is not required to obtain their own Microsoft software licenses, because they have the right to directly or indirectly interact with functionalities of Microsoft software through the Service Provider’s SPLA licenses.
If you are interested in finding out more about SPLA please contact us.
As a certified provider of Microsoft Service Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA), WorldWeb can offer you a large variety of operating system and application licences under a subscription arrangement.
Benefits include:
- Pay-by-the month Windows Licences, SQL and many other Microsoft Licences
- Add and cancel licences on a monthly basis with no capital outlay
- Per user or per server pricing available
- Unlimited software support from Microsoft.
Contact us today to find out how our Microsoft Licensing solutions can benefit your business.
What is the SPLA:
The Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) is the month-to-month (pay-as-you-go) licensing program designed to enable service providers to provide hosting, outsourcing, and other software services to their customers without the up-front capital costs and resulting risks.
SPLA provides third party commercial use rights to service providers, who will be the holder of these Microsoft licenses, so that end customers receiving services deployed on Microsoft software products are not required to obtain their own Microsoft software licenses. End customers receive the right to directly or indirectly interact with functionalities of Microsoft software through the services provider’s SPLA licenses.
MICROSOFT VOLUME LICENSING PROGRAMS – Where SPLA fits?
There are two distinct types of licenses at Microsoft - internal use licenses and commercial services licenses.
1. Internal use licenses: These are licenses acquired through the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Full Packaged Products (FPP), Open, Select, and Enterprise Agreement (EA) programs are for the use by the contracting entity and its affiliates. Service Providers CANNOT acquire licenses through these programs in order to provide commercial or hosted services to their customers.
2. Commercial services licenses: SPLA provides 3rd party commercial use rights to service providers, who will be the holder of these Microsoft licenses, so that end customers receiving services deployed on Microsoft Software Products, are not required to obtain their own Microsoft software licenses. End customers receive the right to interact with functionalities of Microsoft software through the services provider's SPLA licenses.
Licensing Models for SPLA
The Microsoft software products included in the SPLA program are available for licensing through two models (listed below) and under the SPLA program Service Providers have the flexibility to switch between these licensing models from one month to the next:
1. Per User (Subscriber Access License - SAL); In the SAL mode, a SAL is required for each unique individual who is authorised to use the software in any given month. Not all products are available to be licensed in the SAL Mode. Benefits of the Per Subscriber model include:
a. Subscribers can access any number of servers from any number of devices.
b. Service providers can "scale out" by deploying as many servers as they need.
c. Service providers have minimal start-up costs since they only pay based upon the number of subscribers they have each month.
2. Per Processor (CPU License); when licensing via the CPU licenses, an unlimited number of end users can use the software running on a single CPU for each CPU license acquired. Some products are not available to be licensed in the Processor mode. Benefits of the Per CPU Model include:
a. CPU licenses are easier to monitor and count, which lowers the service provider's administrative costs.
b. CPU licenses replace Internet Connector licenses, eliminating the need to distinguish between Internet, intranet, and extranet users.
c. CPU licenses are economical across a variety of business scenarios where the utilization of the software may vary.
BENEFITS
1. Competitive Pricing: SPLA pricing incorporates Software Assurance (Microsoft's new maintenance offering) in providing Service Providers with the most current versions of the products available in the SPLA Program for one simple monthly price
2. Pay only for what you use: With SPLA, you pay as you deploy, and only for what you deploy. In essence treating software as a pay-as-you-go service. This benefit can help the Service Provider with the following:
a. Helps build flexibility in your software costs and accelerate your profitability.
b. Establishing a recurring revenue model to help grow the business.
c. Makes software costs transparent to your customer, allowing you to treat software as operating cost rather than capital cost.
3. Cash Flow Management: Service Providers have near zero start-up costs, since they only pay for licenses based on what they used, to provide services each month.
4. Latest software versions: Your SPLA provides you access to the latest versions of Microsoft software at one convenient price point.
5. Global Service Delivery: Deliver services to your customers around the world without licensing limitations.
6. Free demos, tests, and eval’s: You can provide limited demos, tests, and evaluations to your customers free of charge.
7. Switch Licensing Models: Service Providers have the flexibility to switch between the 2 licensing model (Per User or Per CPU) from one month to the next.
8. End Customers Licensed: End customers receiving services deployed by a Service Provider is not required to obtain their own Microsoft software licenses, because they have the right to directly or indirectly interact with functionalities of Microsoft software through the Service Provider’s SPLA licenses.
If you are interested in finding out more about SPLA please contact us.
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