As per the earlier announcement, from January 1, 2022 (The End of Microsoft Open License Program (MOLP)), Microsoft will no longer support their 20-year-old Open License Program. Microsoft ideally developed the Microsoft Open License programme for SMEs and midsized customers to purchase multiple software licenses at a volume price. This step simplifies the licensing process by introducing a new commerce experience. However, businesses can renew and buy new licenses, online services, and software assurance via the Microsoft Open License Program until December 31, 2021.
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From January 1, 2022, commercial customers or SMEs cannot buy or renew their existing software licenses or online services via the Open License programme. New permits will only be available to purchase via Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program partners.
Another good news for participants who have purchased tokens to use Microsoft’s online services is that they will stay active for five years from the purchase date.
Role of Cloud Solution Provider Partners After The End of the Microsoft Open License Program
As mentioned in the announcement, Businesses will purchase the new perpetual licenses through Cloud Solution Provider from January 1, 2022. This makes it crucial for SMEs to understand the Cloud Solution Provider partners. Also, the perceptual licenses are pay-once, non-subscription licenses that don’t have an expiry date.
On the other hand, if any company uses software assurance with the perceptual licenses, they will only purchase the software assurance through a different program than the Open License program in 2022. However, you can also buy perceptual licenses from Microsoft’s qualified partners, who will guide you through evaluating online services and finding value-added solutions.
After The End of the Microsoft Open License Program (MOLP), Microsoft also recommends users move to the Microsoft Open Value program for future purchases included with Software Assurance. But the Open Value subscription program doesn’t provide perceptual software licenses. It is a low-cost subscription plan that allows you to utilise software applications with software assurance.
Improved Commerce Experience
Microsoft is ending the Open License programme to offer an improved commerce experience to businesses with their upcoming subscription plans. If we look at it from a partner perspective, Microsoft is empowering its Cloud Solution Provider partners to sell perceptual software licenses from 2021. The CSP partners programme includes more than 90,000 participating companies.
Last year, Microsoft added the partnership agreement to the enhanced commerce experience scheme last year by replacing the Microsoft Cloud Reseller agreement and the Cloud Distributor agreement.
These changes will bring a new experience to the consumers by offering a consistent and simplified purchasing journey that can help you transform your organisation digitally at your pace. If you’re willing to be part of this offering, talk to Server Consultancy today to understand which plan best suits your business.
After The End of the Microsoft Open License Program (MOLP), If you need to buy more Client Access licenses ( CAL ) for Windows or buy a new one for your SQL Server, don’t hesitate to contact Server Consultancy and request a quote for software licenses with up to 10 years of support under the new Cloud Service Provider. All we need is access to your Microsoft Portal, and We will add licenses within minutes. If you don’t have an existing Portal, we can make one free of charge.
How to buy Microsoft Perpetual Licenses?
You’ll get all the information required to purchase any Microsoft license subscription at Server Consultancy. Besides, if you have moved to the cloud yet and planning on the migration, we can help you transition effortlessly. You can buy Microsoft perpetual licenses via CSP even after the Microsoft Open License Program (MOLP) ends.
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