Microsoft SPLA
Overview
SPLA.Microsoft service provider license Agreement(SPLA). Deliver tailored IT services to your Customers through a dedicated or shared hosting environment.
With the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) from Microsoft®, Hosters and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) with hosted offerings can license Microsoft software on a monthly basis to provide services and hosted applications to their end customers. There are no upfront costs, no risks, and you pay for only what you use!
While other Microsoft Volume Licensing programs do not allow commercial hosting of Microsoft licensed products, the SPLA does. In fact, the SPLA was specifically designed based on direct feedback from Microsoft service provider partners to deliver competitive advantage.
Why Use SPLA?
SPLA is the only Microsoft Licensing program that provides use rights for hosting. Other programs like Enterprise Agreement (EA), Open, Select, FPP and OEM do not
Microsoft Licensing Use Rights on Volume License Agreements (EA, Select, Open) as well as OEM and FPP restricts
◦ Hosting (providing software services)
◦ Sharing of Hardware Resources (i.e. Server must be dedicated to customer)
We will help you by:
- Facilitating the formal agreements between you and Microsoft
- Providing you with ongoing licensing scenario advice
- Helping you network with other service providers to explore opportunities to deliver joint offerings
- Escalating complex issues to Microsoft on your behalf
- Collect your monthly usage reports and submit them to Microsoft
SPLA Key Benefits:
- No upfront costs for software
- Pay monthly only for what you use
- Licensing per user, per core or per processor
- Global reach with services delivered around the world
- Latest versions of demos, tests and evaluations
Why do you need the SPLA program?
The Microsoft Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) will benefit your business if your company provides one of the following:
- Hosts websites using Microsoft software for other organizations
- Rents out PCs, servers or laptops with Microsoft software installed on them
- Delivers managed services utilising Microsoft software on customer servers on customer premises
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Dynamics ERP
- allows other organizations to use any of your applications that are built on Microsoft software such as Windows Server or SQL Server
- Provides services to customers that make available, display, run, access, or otherwise interact, directly or indirectly, with Microsoft licensed Products.
