Microsoft software assurance benefits changes impacting your. Jul 24, 2008 windows client differs from other microsoft products because every new pc ships with a copy of it. Gartner estimates that only half of microsofts customers with more than 1,000 desktops worldwide have purchased sa for microsoft office or the. Park to help you decide whether to buy sa, gartner analyzes all the components of this product offering and provides insight into the value proposition for each. Given the importance of annuity revenue, microsoft will start to make sa less optional. Microsofts competitors not only charge less for their software maintenance programs, but, until now, included more value. Models for assessing the cost and value of software assurance. To mitigate these risks, sourcing and vendor management leaders must follow strict entitlement use requirements when selecting m365 suite options. Software assurance provides the customer with upgrade rights, support services, deployment tools and training resources. Essentially, gartners publication argued that unified support lets microsoft. Per gartner, its important to factor in your total anticipated enterprise. Market overview and evaluation criteria for the integrated software quality and integrated quality assurance iqa tool suite market. 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.
Oct 14, 2011 organizations that expect to deploy every version of microsoft office without skipping should be able to justify software assurance on office fairly easily. Those paying more than ten percent of annual software assurance sa for premier support actually will see a decrease, the gartner analysts said. Brand name limitedsources justification for the united. Neil macdonald is a vice president, distinguished analyst and gartner fellow in gartner research. Only half of microsoft s customers with more than 1,000 desktops have purchased it for office or the client operating system. Microsofts software maintenance offering, software assurance sa, was announced on 10 may 2001 and offered for sale on 1 october of that year. The effects of microsofts public cloud changes flexera blog. Organizations need to analyze the benefits and unique content of software assurance for windows client to decide whether its worth the annual fee. If youre not an enterprise agreement customer, and these are unfamiliar terms to you, here is a quick rundown. Quantifying the value of software assurance for microsoft office. In the case of office or windows, that is either version 2000 or xp. Gartner magic quadrant for integrated software quality suites. Jan 10, 2018 microsoft 365 enterprise suites provide additional user rights on office and servers that without proper action can create license compliance risks. To submit an invoice to microsoft through savb, follow the instructions in step 8 of the workflow.
Microsofts new unified support plan may result in price. Sep 18, 2019 microsoft recently announced a common endofsupport date for its microsoft desktop optimization pack tools, which also is a software assurance benefit. How to quantify the changing value of software assurance for. The value will vary depending on whether the organization is deploying windows 7 or windows 8. Software procurements guide to negotiating a microsoft dynamics 365. After redeeming planning services vouchers, you must invoice microsoft for payment. Software assurance benefits help you take full advantage of your investments in it. With software assurance, you get the tools and training you need to do more with the it investments you plan to make as well as those you have already made. For further information, see guiding principles on independence and objectivity.
This time around, the analyst company is suggesting that microsoft has stuck it to its software assurance subscribers by delaying the release of office 2007. To help you decide whether to buy sa, gartner analyzes all the. Microsoft unified support bringing increased costs for. Dec 11, 2017 those paying more than ten percent of annual software assurance sa for premier support actually will see a decrease, the gartner analysts said. Microsoft 365 enterprise suites provide additional user rights on office and servers that without proper action can create license compliance risks. The software assurance maturity model samm is an open framework to help organizations formulate and implement a strategy for software security that is tailored to the specific risks facing the organization.
Organizations that use roaming rights properly can save money, but those that use it improperly will be out of compliance. Aug 10, 2002 before companies qualify for software assurance, they must be on what microsoft considers is the current version of the product. Windows server without software assurance, not allowed. Microsoft unified support program could result in higher costs. Software assurance planning services in partner center.
Apr 02, 2015 most clients, if pressed, will say that the most valuable software assurance benefits they receive from microsoft are planning services vouchers and training vouchers. Dec, 2017 microsoft s new unified support plan will result in potentially substantial price increases for organizations when it takes effect in about six months, according to a recent report by gartner inc. We provide guidelines for it leaders to analyze the benefits of microsoft software assurance for windows client to decide whether its worth the annual fee. Assurance positioned as a leader in gartners 2019 magic. How to quantify the value of software assurance for. Customers dont need software assurance to buy unified support. Analysis of 14 enterprise software testing vendors including ibm, hp now hewlett packard enterprise, microsoft, oracle, soasta, borland, smartbear, and ca technologies. Quantifying the value of software assurance for microsoft. Microsoft recently announced a common endofsupport date for its microsoft desktop optimization pack tools, which also is a software assurance benefit. Roaming use rights is a benefit of software assurance on microsoft windows client and office products that is difficult to understand. Software pricing trends 28 january 2003 alvin park, jonathan mein document type.
The software may be purchased with or without microsoft software assurance. As a software assurance training vouchers partner, microsoft will compensate you to provide instructorled, technical classroom training developed by microsoft experts. Apr 25, 2006 today, microsoft s maintenance offering software assurance is optional. Software assurance is a microsoft volume licensing. Gartner estimates that only half of microsoft s customers with more than 1,000 desktops worldwide have purchased sa for microsoft office or the. Spa185198 in general, budgeting 5 percent annual increases should cover anticipated cost hikes for all new licenses purchased with or without software assurance through open and select programs. Software assurance programs partner center microsoft docs. The program covers microsoft technologies and services and includes new product version rights, technical and enduser training, deployment planning, and support. This definition of microsoft software assurance sa covers what software assurance does, its key features. Microsoft assurance software is a program that was introduced in 2002 to help users deploy and support microsoft windows, microsoft office and. Microsofts unified support plan will replace other microsoft technical support. Software assurance spans a broad range of microsoft software and services products, including the windows operating system, microsoft office, exchange, system center, sql server, microsoft azure, and many others. Gartner forecasts that through 2005, microsoft will continue to earn a large portion of its revenue from smbs, but that linux and business application vendors will look for ways to unseat microsoft. The aim of microsofts rej is to provide a quick and pragmatic look at the value.
Macdonald is a member of gartner s information security and privacy research team, focusing on operating system and applicationlevel security strategies. Microsoft software assurance changes to favor fasttrack. Assurance software today announced that it has been named by gartner as a leader in the magic quadrant for business continuity management program solutions, worldwide. Organizations that skip every other version need to examine their need for roaming use rights and the other benefits.
Microsoft software assurance provides licenses for version upgrades. Organizations that expect to deploy every version of microsoft office without skipping should be able to justify software assurance on office fairly easily. The commonly accepted definition of software assurance is a level of confi. We are honored to be recognized as a leader in the magic quadrant for business continuity management program solutions, worldwide, said craig potts, chief executive officer. Tvo is a standard metricsbased approach invented by gartner. Some changes coming next year to microsofts software assurance.
The features included with software assurance change significantly with windows 10. Today, microsofts maintenance offering software assurance is optional. Microsoft software assurance is a gamble on whether potential upgrades will be worth the expense. Dec 12, 2017 essentially, gartner s publication argued that unified support lets microsoft charge for support costs for its online services that used to be included in its premier support plans at no extra cost. Payments are handled through the software assurance voucher benefit savb online payment tool. Dolores ianni palm harbor, florida professional profile linkedin. Microsoft software assurance benefits changes impacting.
Assigning tangible value to a theoretical payoffthe commonly accepted definition of software assurance is a level of confidence that software is free from vulnerabilities, either intentionally designed into the software or accidentally inserted at anytime during its life cycle and that the software functions in the intended manner cnss 2006. The government has segmented the software and services into the following categories. Office 14 delay may affect software assurance licensees. From the gartner files quantifying the value of software assurance for windows client, 20092010 update microsoft made a special effort to increase the value of software assurance sa beyond new version rights and to encour. Microsoft software assurance sa benefits are changing starting in. Office 2007s delay hurts software assurance subscribers. Software assurance benefits and the point of no return cdw. Only half of microsofts customers with more than 1,000 desktops have purchased it for office or the client operating system.
Determining the value of microsoft software assurance. How to quantify the changing value of software assurance. How to bring your microsoft licenses to cloud iaas. Determining the value of microsoft software assurance alvin r. Its research is produced independently by its research organization without input or influence from any third party. Software assurance spans a broad range of microsoft software and services, including windows, microsoft office, azure, system center, sql server, and many others. Building a software assurance program neil macdonald. Explore how software assurance benefits sab help to offset costs and evaluate cost differences of unified support for specific microsoft products. Apr 03, 2020 software assurance for volume licensing offers a range of tools and resources to help your company deploy, manage, and maximize your volume licensing purchases. Alternatives to microsoft unified support evaluate alternatives to microsoft unified support for onpremise microsoft products and microsoft online services.
Microsoft assurance software is a program that was introduced in 2002 to help users deploy and support microsoft windows, microsoft office and related server desktop applications. Microsoft must change its competitive tactics facing opensource software, krammer said. Microsoft is likely to make changes to the way its products are licensed that could, in effect, make its software assurance subscription licensing programme mandatory by 2009, analyst firm gartner. Gartner prides itself on its reputation for independence and objectivity. As a planning services partner, microsoft will compensate you to lead predefined implementation planning engagements.