Are you a Microsoft partner? Azure in Open Licensing provides a great way to grow your cloud business with a familiar licensing option that enables you to easily add cloud services along with your other on-premises solutions. Cloud opportunities are exploding, with 35% of Azure business coming from partners like you. With Volume Licensing for products such as Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 for Embedded Systems, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office 2010, and Office 2013, you must use Volume Activation (VA). Microsoft has rolled-out a new type of product activation called Volume Activation (VA) for products such as Office, Windows and Windows Server. All Office 2013 and 2016 for Windows and Windows 10 volume-licensed products have a Generic Volume License Key (GVLK) preinstalled to activate against an Office. ![]() Visit the page for more on how your can take part in this opportunity. You can also find more information for partners on the, including a pricing calculator just for Open Licensing. ![]() Adding credits to your subscription You can add credits to your Azure in Open subscription(s) at any time by purchasing through your partner using the same process you followed originally. Credits are used on a ‘first in first out’ basis and each purchase must be used within 12 months of activation. In the event you are at risk of exhausting your credits prior to reordering additional credits through your partner, there is an option to add credits to your subscription(s) through the use of a credit card. This is done by selecting the subscription to which you would like add credits in the. From this page, select the ‘Add Credits’ option and then select the credit card option under ‘Method.’ Please note, this feature is not available in the following countries: • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Brazil • Canada • Japan • Kazakhstan • Korea • Russia • Taiwan • Ukraine. ![]() ![]() Azure in Open Volume Licensing offers a new option for customers to purchase Azure Services from their Microsoft Partner. Customers purchase Azure SKUs through the Volume Licensing Programs. Azure in Open purchases are valid for 12 months after activation and must be activated within five years of the purchase date. The SKUs are provided in the form of an Online Service Activation (OSA) Key that a reseller purchases from a distributor and sells to a customer. The full purchase will be issued on a single OSA key unless otherwise specified at the time of purchase. When an order is processed the OSA key can be obtained from the and activated in the Azure Account Portal. • What are the benefits of Azure in Open Volume Licensing for customers? Before August 2014, there were two options for customers to purchase Azure, either on or as part of an Enterprise Agreement (EA) with Microsoft. With this change, Azure will now be available through another familiar licensing option that offers the benefits of Microsoft Volume Licensing. One major benefit of purchasing Azure via Open Licensing is the ability for customers to work with the same resellers that they may purchase from currently under the Open Volume License Programs—enabling them to take advantage of the services and expertise they offer as well as help with managing their account. • How do I find an Azure in Open reseller? In the Azure Marketplace, customers in Open licensing can transact all bring-your-own-license(BYOL) offerings and will need to associate a new subscription with a credit card for usage-based offerings. Some Azure services can be purchased through Open Licensing as per user licenses on an annual term, separately. Azure Active Directory Basic and Premium and Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) are examples of a per user license that are purchased annually and separately. Some services aren’t available in all Datacenter locations. You can check to see what services are offered in each Datacenter. • Can I buy Azure Government using Azure in Open? In addition to logging into your account to view balance and consumption, you will be automatically sent an email notification when any of your tokens balance reach 30% of their initial value. Using the Billing Alerts feature, you can also create up to five configurable alerts that will notify you via email when the remaining subscription credits reaches the configured amount. Each alert can be sent to two email addresses. The alerts are created at the subscription level and can be accessed in the under the 'alerts' tab and are described in detail below. Azure in Open Billing Alerts: • Token Credit Remaining: Remaining token balance is less than or equal to 30% of the initial token balance. • Token Expiry: 30 days until token expiration date. After the expiration date, any unused credit will be lost. • Subscription Credit Remaining: Total subscription credits remaining is less than or equal to the configured amount. • What happens if an Azure in Open subscription reaches a zero balance? Customers can either contact their partners directly or submit a support case online through the Microsoft Azure classic portal. Subscription and billing issues do not require a support contract. However, technical/break-fix issues will require an Azure support plan which can be purchased with a credit card. For Microsoft support, please use the following links: • Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center: • Microsoft Azure subscription or technical issues: • Can Azure Direct or Trial subscriptions be moved to Azure in Open?
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