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softwareassurance) 24x7 Problem Resolution Support
Enables you to migrate your software from a lower-level edition to a higher-level edition, such as To get a Step-up license, you need a license for the qualifying, lower-level product. For current details, refer to the Microsoft Product List at
Step-Up Licensing Availability Office Standard to Office Professional Plus, at a low cost. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/productlist/.
Provides a suite of innovative technologies including virtualization, policy control, and diagnostics You may subscribe to MDOP when you have active Software Assurance coverage for the Windows desktop operating system.*
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack and recovery tools.
Offers premium features designed to help meet the mobile productivity, security, manageability, You are eligible for this benefit when you have active Software Assurance coverage for the Windows desktop operating system,
Windows 8 Enterprise Edition and virtualization needs of today’s large organizations. which gives you the option to use Windows 8 Enterprise in place of Windows 8 Pro on that Software Assurance-covered device.
Provides structured planning services from Microsoft partners to enable efficient deployments You receive a number of Planning Services days based on the number of qualifying Office Application, CAL Suite and Server products with
Planning Services of Microsoft application, system and server products, and cloud services. Software Assurance coverage.
Enables you to deploy certain server application licenses on-premises or in the cloud by assigning You may utilize License Mobility when you carry Software Assurance on eligible server application products.
License Mobility Through Software Assurance your existing licenses to an authorized service provider’s server farm.
Enables users to access virtual instances of Windows 8 (or prior operating system versions) in a You may utilize Windows VDA Rights when you have active Software Assurance coverage for the Windows desktop operating system.*
Windows Virtual Desktop Access Rights variety of user scenarios.
Allows the primary user of the licensed device to access a corporate desktop through VDI or run You may subscribe to Windows CSL when you have active Software Assurance coverage for the Windows desktop operating system.*
Windows Companion Subscription License Windows To Go on up to four personally-owned devices or corporate-owned non x86/64 devices
when at work
Allows a corporate-owned Windows RT companion device to access a Windows virtual instance The primary user of a device covered by active Software Assurance for Windows may access a VDI on a corporate-owned Windows RT
Windows RT Companion VDA Rights running in the data center. companion device.
Enables IT administrators to provide users with a bootable corporate Windows image that can You may utilize Windows To Go Rights on any device with active Software Assurance coverage for Windows desktop operating system.*
Deployment
Windows To Go Use Rights include line of business apps, settings, and corporate data on a compatible USB storage device.
Allows the primary user of the licensed device to access a corporate desktop either remotely You may utilize Windows Roaming Use Rights when you when you have active Software Assurance coverage for the Windows desktop
Windows Roaming Use Rights through a VDI or via Windows To Go from non-corporate devices such as personally-owned PCs. operating system.*
Helps you to lower the end point cost for VDI by providing an enterprise ready platform to You may utilize Windows Thin PC when you have active Software Assurance coverage for the Windows desktop operating system.*
Windows Thin PC repurpose existing PCs as thin clients.
Allows the primary user of a licensed device to remotely access Office, Project, and/or Visio via a You may utilize Office Roaming Use Rights when you when you have active Software Assurance coverage for Office, Project, and/or Visio on
Office Roaming Use Rights virtual environment from a third-party device such as a home or contractor-owned PC. qualified devices.
Gives you the necessary use rights and product keys required to deploy Windows 8 apps directly to You may utilize the necessary use rights and product keys when you have active Software Assurance coverage for the Windows desktop
Enterprise Sideloading of Windows 8 Apps devices within your organizations as opposed to being installed through the public Windows Store. operating system.*
Gives IT staff access to experts, technical information, plus beta and final versions of products for For each eligible server product with Software Assurance one person within your organization gains access to TechNet’s Online Concierge Chat
TechNet Benefits testing and evaluation. and Managed Forums. You also receive a single complimentary subscription to TechNet Professional Subscription.
Enables IT to deploy a single Office image with support for 37 languages. You may use the latest version of the Office Multi-Language Pack for the Office system products you have with Software Assurance.
Microsoft Office Multi-Language Pack
Provides in-depth technical classroom training for IT professionals and developers. You receive a number of Training Days based on the number of qualifying Office and/or Windows operating system licenses covered with
Training Vouchers Software Assurance.
Offers self-paced interactive training designed for end-users and IT professionals, delivered via For every qualifying license (such as Office Word or Windows OS) covered by Software Assurance, one person in your organization may access
E-Learning
Training
Provides employees with the latest version of Microsoft Office for their home computer, via For each Office Application you have covered with Software Assurance, a user of the licensed PC or device may acquire at a low cost one copy of
Home Use Program low cost download. that product for use at home.
Provides specific product fixes on a per customer incident basis, beyond the standard While annual fees normally charged as part of an Extended Support agreement are waived, to receive this benefit you must have SA coverage
Extended Hotfix Support product support. for the related product pool and a Premier Support Agreement in place.
Support
Except for Open License Program, when you have at least 1 server license covered with SA you get one complimentary phone support incident,
Provides around-the-clock phone and web incident support for Microsoft server and
24x7 Problem Resolution Support desktop products
plus unlimited web support for eligible server products covered with SA. Also eligible for an additional phone support incident for every US$200K
spent on system & application SA, & for every US$20K spent on server and Client Access License SA.
Provides licensing for servers used as offline (“cold”) backups for disaster recovery purposes. For each qualifying server license you have with Software Assurance and related CALs, you may run one instance of the software on a “cold”
Cold Backups for Disaster Recovery server for disaster recovery purposes.
Specialized
Provides access to Microsoft Windows source code for internal development and support. To receive this benefit you must have SA coverage for all of your purchases under the systems product pool and have at
Enterprise Source Licensing Program least 1,500 desktops covered with SA.
Payment for license and Software Assurance may be spread across three equal, annual sums. Available on all Volume Licensing programs, except Open License.
Spread Payments
* Indicates benefits that may also be available to customers licensed for Windows Intune and/or Windows VDA subscription.