Qualified Multitenant Hoster Program
The Qualified Multitenant Hoster (QMTH) Program authorizes qualified third-party hosting service providers to host customers’ Windows virtual machines via Microsoft Cloud Agreement subscription or Microsoft Volume Licensing on multitenant hardware. The program also authorizes these third-party hosting service providers to host Office 365 ProPlus (including E3 and E5), Project Online Professional, and Visio Pro for Office 365 in shared computer activation (SCA) mode.
Customers who buy Windows Per User licenses through Microsoft Volume Licensing will need to engage with an Authorized QMTH Partner to make use of their multitenant hosting rights for Windows 10 to host their Windows virtual machines on third-party multitenant hardware.
In addition, a customer who buys qualifying Windows 10 subscriptions with virtualization use rights via Microsoft Cloud Agreement subscription will need to engage with an Authorized QMTH Partner to make use of their multitenant hosting rights for Windows 10.
Customers do not need to engage an Authorized QMTH Partner for the following scenarios for qualifying Windows 10 products:
A customer will need to engage with an Authorized QMTH Partner to host their qualifying Office 365 products in a multitenant, third-party environment.
Customers do not need to engage an Authorized QMTH Partner to host their qualifying Office 365 products for the following scenarios:
Benefits of Windows 10 Virtualization and Shared Computer Activation for Office 365 ProPlus, Project Online Professional, and Visio Pro for Office 365
Which Windows licenses purchased through Microsoft Volume Licensing will include virtualization rights for Qualified Multitenant Hosting?
Which Windows subscriptions purchased via the Microsoft Cloud Agreement will include virtualization rights?
Which Office versions support Shared Computer Activation?
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