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If you own a company that has a business model which includes hosting apps, websites, or data, Microsoft will certainly require you to get and adhere to an SPLA. Some of the reasons for you to opt for SPLA and to continue the use of SPLA are the following: SPLA is more cost-effective than other programs like CSP or EA. On several occasions, there are many license options based on versions and, in some cases, product bundles. Depending on the environment in which the program is deployed, two distinct versions of the same software can have significantly different costs. This is especially important if you're starting to implement a new version in a connected environment because the entire licensing computation is based on the most recent version. SPLA is much less confusing than other programs Because of several factors like there are no acquired/historic licensing rights to the account, monitoring is based on actual utilization for a single calendar month, and reporting is finishe...

Service providers and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) can use the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) to license eligible Microsoft products every month for a three-year agreement term to host software services and applications for their customers.  You must submit a monthly use report or a zero use report on all licenses that you make available to your end-users. Monthly usage reports The total number of licenses required for each product that you made available during the previous month must be included in the monthly use report. You must include the user's name and address if the end user generated more than $1,000 in revenue to Microsoft per month. On your monthly use reports, you do not need to include demonstrations, evaluations, your organization's evaluation and testing of licensed products, or server administration and maintenance. Furthermore, after six months from the effective date of your agreement, you must begin reporting at least US$100 per month to k...