White Papers

Understanding what it is, and what it means to your business.

Microsoft have typically sold licenses for their software products through Volume license agreements such as Enterprise Agreement or an Open Value Agreement. As Microsoft moved more service offerings to cloud, online services and Azure services these agreements were extended to allow customers to include these into current agreements. This white paper clarifies and shows the new agreement that Microsoft announced and has crucial details that need to be fully understood.

Today Microsoft have six main Volume Licensing agreements aimed at commercial customers – that is customers who are not government, academic or non-profit. Yes, that’s right six agreements. This white paper reviews the six and clarifies what is changing and how it might affect your business.