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. The last name and email address of the person in your. Establish software assurance managers before you can use your software assurance benefits, your organization needs to identify and establish one or more individuals as software assurance managers using the vlsc. Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it applies. The point of buying it with software assurance, means you get upgrade rights when the next server version is released. Integrating your emergency and mass notification system with your business continuity planning system allows you to exercise and activate plans from one ui. Click on any software assurance benefit name for a brief description. Apr 12, 2014 volume licensing services center vlsc single license management site for all volume licensing agreements view aggregated volume licensing information. View preassigned kms activation keys and request mak activation keys. Volume licensing customers can consolidate their software assurance coverage from one or more expiring program agreements into another existing active program agreement. Assurance has an arsenal of experts and service offerings ready to answer your every question and provide a solution for.
Visit microsoft software assurance or contact your microsoft volume licensing reseller. Software assurance benefits are not the same as product licenses. Microsoft today announced some forthcoming licensing changes designed to benefit its software. Continuous software assurance coverage with fewer agreements. Software assurance training benefits help boost productivity by providing indepth, instructorled technical classroom training for it professionals and developers, and opportunities to enhance enduser readiness, all designed to ensure effective and efficient deployment, management, support and adoption of new microsoft software without.
How to activate your software assurance benefits microsoft. You can use software assurance to upgrade your software for free. Protecting your device with insurance gets you some amazing benefits. These benefits are specific to the microsoft products offered through techsoup and might be different from software assurance benefits obtained through other channels. Activate and use your microsoft software assurance training. Benefits of software quality assurance to the organization. Browse frequently asked questions to find the answers on your own. New version rights helps lower the costs associated. 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. Assurance provides the visibility we need to monitor risks across our program so that we can quickly identify potential weakspots and proactively make the necessary course corrections. Protection 360 and device protection tmobile support. Microsoft software assurance customer guide information. You may notice the following statuses on the software assurance benefits page.
Glassdoor is your resource for information about assurant benefits and perks. When you activate these links, you will leave the site. Software assurance benefits help you take full advantage of your investments in it. These benefits are specific to the microsoft products offered through techsoup and might be different from software. Assurant provides the manufactured housing industry with. The status column on the manage software assurance benefits page indicates the condition of the benefit associated to that specific licensing id. Resources 50 simple steps to activation 55 microsoft software assurance benefits entitlement chart 57 section 4. Learn about microsoft software assurance tools and resources that can help your company deploy, manage, and. Your tmobile premium handset protection is provided by assurant solutions. Have your license information ready before you can activate your software assurance benefits, youll need. Due to precautions were taking to safeguard our customers and employees, you may experience shipping delays for replacement devices. Usic union security insurance company formerly fortis benefits insurance company opens in new window.
Software assurance for volume licensing offers a range of tools and resources to help your company deploy, manage, and maximize your volume licensing purchases. This service plan does not cover customerinstalled software. For each office application licence covered with software assurance, a user of the licensed device is entitled to 1 copy of tha t product for use at home. Geek squad protection plans are provided by assurant services canada inc. You need to download and register the tech phd by assurant app to have full access to features. Find the answers youre looking for and get help filing a claim, checking on a claim status or with product support. How to use or renew your software assurance benefits techsoup. If you do not have your access id, contact your software assurance benefits administrator or microsoft sales representative. Microsoft upping software assurance and cloud licensing.
Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it. May 28, 2008 volume licensing customers can consolidate their software assurance coverage from one or more expiring program agreements into another existing active program agreement. Enrollactivateuse your software assurance benefits. Click on the licenseid under which you choose to activate your sa training voucher benefit and view the benefits for activation pane. Roll over the to see entitlement descriptions for individual benefits. Insurer or assurant under group policy numbers vcvi092019. Assurance sa benefits depending on their microsoft.
Microsoft software assurance support incident submission. The mix and match of the below mentioned benefits are rendered whenever customer opts for a license with software assurance. To activate the benefit, click on the sa training voucher benefit name and follow the instructions in. We help our global clients protect and support the major purchases consumers make like homes, cars, appliances, and phones in new and thoughtful ways. This guide will show you how to activate your elearning benefit within the volume licensing service center vlsc and locate your online learning access codes. Steven, i n simple terms, what exactly is software assurance and why is it so important with microsoft licenses sk. See the table below for a summary of benefits provided by products that include software assurance. Microsoft upping software assurance and cloud licensing benefits. After you have signed a licensing agreement that includes software assurance, you will need to activate many of your benefits online before you can begin using them. Youre not required to purchase device protection to activate service with tmobile. This privelage is covered by having software assurance attached to the particular software on your primary device and is permitted only to the primary user of this primary device.
Migrated systems are not subject to the 90 day grace period and the. Use the microsoft licensing advisor for a description of software assurance benefits based on your purchase or renewal plans. The microsoft software assurance training voucher satv benefit offers classroom training options to help get your it staff uptospeed or boost their skills and knowledge on the latest microsoft operating systems, enterpriseready applications, and software development tools. Some benefits of consolidating software assurance may include. May 12, 2012 sam membership is the concept of allowing licenses under your microsoft volume licensing agreement to be purchased only with software assurance attachment. Nec realizes that the installation does not always begin immediately after purchase, therefore a 90 day buffer is provided following the initial software activation. This creates significant efficiencies from an operational perspective and provides enhanced confidence from our risk management and compliance perspectives. It ensures that that software built as per sqa procedures are of specified quality. Sam membership is the concept of allowing licenses under your microsoft volume licensing agreement to be purchased only with software assurance attachment. The terms and conditions of your volume license agreement and the terms and conditions under which any specific software assurance benefits are offered will take precedence in the case of any conflict with the information provided here.
Software assurance frequently asked questions sa faq. Microsoft vlsc software assurance guide welcome to software assurance software assurance for volume licensing offers a range of tools and resources to help your company deploy. October 20, 2011, harri daniel, comments off on benefits of software assurance. Benefits information above is provided anonymously by current and former assurant employees, and may include a. Learn more about assurant, who we are and what we do. Get answers to frequently asked questions about software assurance. Glossary 07 plan 08 new version rights 09 spread payments 10 deploy 11 desktop deployment planning services 15 information work. Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it applies to. Its called the software assurance customer quickstart guide and its an extremely valuable 15 page overview that provides stepbystep instructions on how to activate, manage, and use each of the benefits that you have as a result of your volume licensing contract with microsoft. The insurance andor extended service contract products, third party benefit. Software assurance benefits sa provides three benefits.
This same customer can now deploy an image in azure, pay a non windows rate in azure, and still run an on premise server in their own datacenter to make a true hybrid scenario. Higher reliability will result in greater customer satisfaction. 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 benefits microsoft volume licensing. It can combine the latest software with telephone support available 24 hours a. Software assurance by benefit microsoft volume licensing. The new nec software assurance agreement begins 90 days after initial software activation. Software assurance sa is microsofts discounted offer to prepurchase future upgrades of the software title one carries sa on.
Software assurance benefitsdescriptions across the software life cycle 49 section 3. Rely on business grade software to safeguard your device and personal info. We help our global clients protect and support the major purchases consumers make like homes, cars, appliances, and. Learn about assurant, including insurance benefits, retirement benefits, and vacation policy. Indicates benefits that may also be available to customers licensed for microsoft intune andor windows vda subscription. Software assurance training benefit product catalog. Certificate of insurance and statement of services for vancity enviro. Software assurance through the microsoft products and services agreement. Software assurance membership sam membership licensing savvy. With software assurance, the cals are also usable on the upgraded product.
Microsoft volume licensing microsoft software assurance. The chart on the next page diagrams the proper way to activate benefits. To determine your software assurance benefits, use the volume licensing service center. 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. Your organizations software assurance benefits administrator receives an access id after clicking activate on the 24x7 benefit in the volume licensing service center vlsc. Software assurance swa is defined as the level of confidence that software is free from vulnerabilities, either intentionally designed into the software or accidentally inserted at any time during its lifecycle, and that the software functions in the intended manner. Expert offers tips on microsofts software assurance program.
Software assurance sa benefits expire after two years, though they can be renewed for a fee. Asci, and american bankers insurance company of florida abic. It is often mischaracterized as maintenance or support. For over 50 years, weve serviced and counseled thousands of clients on their employee benefits strategy. Your software assurance benefits are activated in the volume licensing service center. Before you can activate your software assurance benefits in the vlsc, your organization needs to provide you with software assurance manager permissions. Software support for ios, icloud, and applebranded ios apps. The software assurance manager must activate the benefit before it can be used. This capability also allows you to monitor response and recovery activities side by side with realtime response to emergency notifications. Sep 07, 2012 its called the software assurance customer quickstart guide and its an extremely valuable 15 page overview that provides stepbystep instructions on how to activate, manage, and use each of the benefits that you have as a result of your volume licensing contract with microsoft. Vlsc software assurance elearning benefit activation guide. Volume licensing services center vlsc single license management site for all volume licensing agreements view aggregated volume licensing information. Please call the number on your certificate of insurance or statement of services.
The frequently asked questions faqs for the volume. Most large companies offer software assurance like a part of the licensing agreement. Software assurance benefits across microsoft volume licensing programs. Protection plans geek squad protection plan assurant. Activate and use your microsoft software assurance. Sa is a real hit or miss solution depending on the companys needs. Manage, activate and consume software assurance benefits.
Cellulars insurance policy for loss and theft coverage benefits. Once you have signed in, youll find a complete list of your available software assurance benefits. In this task, the sqa team monitors the development process and measures parameters of the software project, based on which a decision on the assurance of the software is provided. This allows for particular software assurance benefits to be made available e. Software assurance membership sam membership licensing. Why microsoft software assurance customers never win. This will take you to the manage software assurance benefits page. Many of our policies and products have easy to use portals to solve your issues online. Entitlement summary for more details about software assurance entitlements through the mpsa, visit software assurance through mpsa. The main objective of software assurance is to ensure that the processes, procedures, and products used to produce and. While buying enough software assurance does come with certain. Sep 18, 2014 software assurance benefits across microsoft volume licensing programs. Service manager is constantly undergoing research and development to ensure that the product features and technology remain abreast with market trends, business processes and user requests.
Software assurance frequently asked questions sa faq ms. Software assurance upgrade benefits for licenses are automatic. Assurant financial information statutory statements. Product licenses do not expire and are valid for as long as you own the product. If you already have an assurant product and youre looking for answers. Microsoft software assurance offerings ftp directory listing hp. Benefits must be renewed before the sa expiration date.
Assurance has an arsenal of experts and service offerings ready to answer your every question and provide a solution for your every need. Sa offers significant benefits to assist people upgrade and also get more from their existing software. Software assurance benefits can only be renewed before their twoyear term expires not after. Software assurance coverage expires, may we still go to the training. A comprehensive program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights to help deploy, manage, and use microsoft products efficiently, software assurance helps keep your business up to date and ready to respond quickly to change and opportunity. Software assurance membership sam is an integrated set of support services and benefits provided to all enterprise agreement ea customers and those select plus license customers who have selected the sam option for one or more product pools on their select plus enrollment or companywide option available under open value. First, it gives organizations the rights to use microsofts newer emerging software if an organization is still covered by sa for that. Benefits information above is provided anonymously by current and former assurant employees, and may include a summary provided by the employer. May 27, 2012 roaming use rights is the ability to run the licensed software through a virtual desktop infrastructure on a 3rd party device i. Your software assurance benefits are activated in the volume licensing service center vlsc. If youre within 30 days of activating your device, either dial 611 from your u.
Software assurance benefits included with microsoft donations. Roaming use rights is the ability to run the licensed software through a virtual desktop infrastructure on a 3rd party device i. Eligibility for software assurance benefits varies by offering and region and is subject to change. Microsoft software assurance interactive benefits chart. Because they purchased the server with software assurance, microsoft will allow them to run a separate instance in azure and only pay the linux vm rate. For assistance with benefits activation, please contact the microsoft. Leveraging on these benefits would depend on which volume licensing program open, select, enterprise agreement the customer is procuring. Server 2012 r2 without software assurance is not that expensive. Expert offers tips on microsofts software assurance. Depending on which agreement your organization has. Your software assurance benefits are determined by your volume licensing agreement such as an enterprise agreement or open value agreement and the number of qualifying licenses that you have with software assurance.
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