How to Choose Right Software Licensing Program?, Software licensing.

How to Choose Right Software Licensing Program?, Software licensing.

In this post we will discuss How to choose right software licensing solution on the basis of some questions and answers in flow.

Do you want to purchase 5 to 250 licenses or you are willing to buy software licenses for more than five computers?

If your answer is No then you need to consider Full Pack Product (FPP) for more than 250 you should consider Enterprise agreement or Select Agreement.

If your answer is yes then the question raised is:

Do you want to stay current with the latest Microsoft software licenses and spread payments over three years?

If your answer is No then Microsoft Open License Program is recommended for you because it offers savings on Retail Packs and it provides flexibility to acquire software licenses as needed.

Now if your answer is yes then the question raised is:

Have you or Do you want to standardize on Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office or Microsoft Server Products?

If your answer is No then Open Value Non Company-wide is recommended for you as it includes Software assurance benefits such as right to use new version of licensed software and flexibility to spread payments over three years.

Now if your answer is yes then again another question appeared that:

Do you need the lowest up front cost, and/or do you want to subscribe to Microsoft software?

If your answer is no then go for Open Value Company wide Option as it provide additional savings to customers that acquire at least one platform software component like Microsoft Windows, Microsoft office or Microsoft Core CALs.

Well if your answer is yes then Open Value Subscription is suitable for you as it is an organization wide program that delivers flexibility and short term cost reduction of non-perpetual software licenses.

Hope this post will give you an idea to choose right licensing program for your software license acquisition process.