Microsoft Open Value Overview

Microsoft Open Value enables small to mid-size organizations that have fewer than 250 desktop PCs to use and manage Microsoft software licences under a single agreement. Open Value offers simplified licence management, better control over your investment, and better management of software costs.

Microsoft Software Assurance benefits-including new version upgrades, technical training, end-user training, and partner services-are available through the term of the agreement. Software Assurance helps your organization improve software resource planning, helps you measure return on your software investment, and helps increase productivity for workers, IT staff, and the organization as a whole.

Benefits of Open Value

Open Value benefits include:

  • The ability to run any software version. Tracking and managing licences can be challenging, especially if people are running different versions of software. With Microsoft Open Value, you can control the upgrade cycle with the latest software releases and can run any version of software. It provides greater peace of mind.
  • Flexibility for business growth. As your organization grows and you need to purchase new desktops, it's easy to integrate the licences from the new desktops computers into your existing Open Value agreement through Software Assurance. Software Assurance must be purchased within 90 days of the date you purchased the desktops.
  • The ability to deploy the software you need now. Open Value grants the rights to run any version of the software so that you can stay current and upgrade when you want. With New Version Rights and flexible version management, you can focus more on implementing critical IT projects instead of on building a business case for the next upgrade.
  • Predictable planning and budgeting. If your organization needs longer-term visibility into IT budget planning, Open Value offers predictable annual payments to help you make better decisions about which IT projects to implement each year.
  • Spread payments. Open Value helps organizations that have a limited budget. You can amortize your software costs over three years, similar to financing without the interest rates and associated fees. With reduced up-front costs and payments spread over time, you can afford to get the software you need now.

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