  Explore the Value of Volume LicensingReview industry research, track the latest licensing trends, and see what customers are saying about Volume Licensing. Microsoft Financing Looks to Help Cash-Strapped IT DepartmentsJeff James, Windows IT Pro | January 5, 2012 Enterprise Cloud Licensing Basics (Enterprise Agreement)Bill Kleyman, TechTarget.com | October 28, 2011 Microsoft Licensing Documentation Gets a FaceliftScott Bekker, Redmond Channel Partner | October 5, 2011 Software Licensing and IT Management ExplainedJeff James, Windows IT Pro | August 19, 2011 Microsoft Readies Volume Licensing Website Overhaul Rick Whiting, CRN | August 4, 2011 Reading the Fine Print on Microsoft’s New ‘Cloud Ready’ Licensing TermsMary Jo Foley, ZDNet.com | August 2, 2011 Microsoft Extends Licensing Mobility to Amazon CloudKurt Mackie, Redmond Channel Partner | July 20, 2011 Cloud Theme Core to New Microsoft Partner IncentivesMark Cox, eChannelLine | July 13, 2011 Microsoft Opens Windows Server App Licenses to Amazon CloudAndrew R. Hickey, CRN | July 13, 2011 Microsoft: Volume License Agreements Now Are ‘Cloud Ready’Mary Jo Foley, ZDNet | July 1, 2011 Top Five IT Finance and Asset Management IssuesCliff Saran, Computer Weekly | June 7, 2011 Microsoft Formalizes Cloud Computing Enterprise LicensingCarl Brooks, TechTarget | May 25, 2011 Microsoft to Add Cloud Licenses to Enterprise AgreementsScott Bekker, Redmond Channel Partner | May 19, 2011 Microsoft to Add Cloud Software to Enterprise Agreement LicensesRick Whiting, CRN | May 17, 2011 Reduce Software Costs Smith & Williamson United Kingdom • 1,500 employees • Enterprise Agreement With guidance from a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a financial services company takes full advantage of their licensing agreement to reduce costs and increase benefits.
Majid Al Futtaim Properties United Arab Emirates • 2,000 employees • Select Plus agreement By using consolidated licensing, a development company standardizes their IT environment and deploys a flexible infrastructure that is easily modified to meet changing business needs, resulting in a 40 percent reduction of IT costs. View more case studies... Allscripts Healthcare Solutions United States • 5,800 employees • ISV Royalty Licensing Program A company that provides healthcare software based on Microsoft programs benefits from reduced licensing costs and simplified deployment and administration, and delivers optimized solutions to customers at a more competitive price.
Lind & Risør Denmark • 200 employees • Open Value Subscription An architectural and homebuilding firm reduces licensing costs and provides its employees with consistent, up-to-date technology by enrolling in Microsoft Volume Licensing Open Value programs. Ease Technology Deployment University of Central Florida United States • 10,000 employees • Campus and School Agreement A university eases deployment, saves training time and costs, and gains enterprise scalability and predictable budgeting while saving more than 50 percent per desktop license.
Mastiff Norway • 30 employees • Open Value Subscription A TV production company improves performance and saves money by deploying a new domain, upgrading its server structure to a new virtual environment, and upgrading desktops to Windows 7—all at the same time. View more case studies... Rockwool Group Denmark • 8,000 employees • Enterprise Agreement, Enrollment for Application Platform A manufacturer cost-efficiently consolidates an infrastructure of more than 400 servers onto the Microsoft Application Platform, improving infrastructure control and reducing costs. Simplify Software Management Cable & Wireless Panama Panama • 2,300 employees • Enterprise Agreement A communications firm gains predictable licensing costs, uses Software Assurance benefits to support several new IT initiatives, reduces IT management time by 25 percent, and improves employee collaboration.
Extended Stay Hotels United States • 10,000 employees • Enterprise Agreement A hotel group saves on licensing acquisition expenses, ensures that all users have the latest software, minimizes license management time, and reduces training costs with an Enterprise Agreement. View more case studies... Emcore Corporation United States • 1,000 workstations, servers, and devices • Open License With guidance gained from a Microsoft Software Asset Management engagement, a high-tech manufacturer improves its asset management program and devises a strategy for a company-wide deployment of Windows 7. Increase Productivity MAPFRE Spain • 34,603 employees • Enterprise Agreement A large insurance company decides on an enterprise-wide deployment of Microsoft Office 2010 through a licensing agreement that also provides nearly 10,000 employees with free Office 2010 for home use.
Fresno Unified School District United States • 10,000 employees • Campus and School Agreement A California school district uses Microsoft technologies in a customized productivity tool that helps teachers spend less time on paper work so they can focus on teaching students. View more case studies… Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel Greece • 480 employees • Open Value Subscription An international hotel upgrades its infrastructure, resulting in an increase in employee productivity, an improved guest experience, reduced operations costs, and new potential revenue streams.   | We save about 25 percent on licenses with the Enterprise Agreement, and we saved at least another $15,000 on licensing with Windows Server 2008 Datacenter. Mike Connelly,
Vice President of IT
FranklinCovey Company Read full Case Study Savings achieved with Terminal Services, Hyper-V technologies, and the Enterprise Agreement funds other IT projects that will help increase productivity and reduce costs. Travis Peters,
Director of IT
FranklinCovey Company Read full Case Study We're saving close to $45,000 annually in licensing costs with the Enterprise Agreement, which is at least a 15 percent savings over acquiring Open licenses a few at a time. Curt Nassen,
IT Manager
Coating Excellence International Read full Case Study With the Enterprise Subscription Agreement, we can order licenses based on our current requirements and if those needs change we can adjust the quantity to match. Mikhail Kazouski,
IT Manager
EPAM Systems Read full Case Study Before, it took two people to track and manage the licenses. With the Enterprise Subscription Agreement, it takes only about 40 hours annually. Mikhail Kazouski,
IT Manager
EPAM Systems Read full Case Study If we hadn’t had the Step-Up License through the Enterprise Agreement, we would not have been able to deploy Windows Server 2008 Datacenter with Hyper-V so early. Bernhard Wiedemann,
IT Manager
Landratsamt Landshut Read full Case Study Eliminating the need to track versions and open new agreements, and using the online management tools, we reduced license management time by about 70 percent with Open Value. Pavlos Giannakopoulos,
President
VIANEX Read full Case Study Having upgrade rights through Software Assurance means we don’t have to track versions. And we can download the new software and manage our licenses online. Markus Schöppner,
Technical Manager
Fischer and Knöbel Trailer Services Read full Case Study The home use part of the agreement was extremely attractive because it means our managers can load the same software legally on their computers at home. Paul Chipisuboff,
IT Manager
Dingo Australia Read full Case Study With Open Value, I’ve got a pool of licenses so if a machine breaks, I can install the software to get the users up and running immediately and sort the paperwork out later. Paul Chipisuboff,
IT Manager
Dingo Australia Read full Case Study The Enterprise Agreement gives us the freedom to upgrade as soon as the new version is available. Phil Weber,
Director of IT Infrastructure
The Gallup Organization Read full Case Study With the Enterprise Agreement, we can centrally manage our licensing structure, ensuring compliance and that all of our users are on the same version of the software. Charlie Colón,
IT Director
The Gallup Organization Read full Case Study With Open Value, we’re able to take advantage of new technology features a year or two sooner than before we signed the agreement. Alexandros Thomas,
IT Implementer
Hellenic Seaways Read full Case Study With easy access to all of our licensing information and benefits through the Volume Licensing Service Center, we probably save three hours a month on license management. Alexandros Thomas,
IT Implementer
Hellenic Seaways Read full Case Study Microsoft gave us a flexible, reliable platform and our Enterprise Agreement gave us a volume pricing. But if you’re in business for the long term, Software Assurance is essential. Matthew Doyle,
Chief Operating Officer
McGrathNicol Read full Case Study Through Software Assurance, access to the latest version of Microsoft Office at no extra cost means our employees can use Microsoft technology as soon as we are ready. David Shardelow,
Director of Information Services and Technology
Meridian Bioscience Read full Case Study Acquiring a suite of Microsoft technologies through a comprehensive licensing agreement made this the smoothest corporate transition of my career. Robert Amos,
Manager, Infrastructure Systems
NuStar Energy Read full Case Study Innovation is a key to success and with our Open Value agreement we can use the latest version of Microsoft tools with minimum cost. Markos Speis,
IT Director
Mitera Read full Case Study
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