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For service providers, it is important to understand the Microsoft software they are offering and the ways you can efficiently do the Microsoft SPLA license tracking. This is because you get the licenses for the Microsoft software every month, which makes it important to track their usage every month. But, yes there is always a ‘but,’ and in this case the ‘but’ is the cause of the difficulty one has to face during license tracking. License tracking is a very complex process but it is also necessary to track them because missing or failing to comply with the terms of Microsoft audit can lead you to a bundle of penalties. These penalties can either get you banned from hosting license services or heavy monetary penalties. Here are some of the benefits of Microsoft SPLA license tracking Microsoft SPLA license tracking is beneficial in many ways: Allow you to keep your usage in check There are times when you lose track of how much software you are using and exactly what products are in use....

Did you know that there is a major difference between Microsoft SPLA compliance audit and subscription agreement? This difference in both of these programs is basically because in SPLA there is no fixed number of programs and neither are there any limitations on the usage. This means that it is not the history of all the previous licenses but is a need for a license in an environment that is continuously in change. SAM - or Software Asset Management helps to effectively manage along with providing the control and protection of both on-cloud and on-premises software throughout the life cycle. SPLA compliance - Microsoft SPLA compliance audit is documenting the accurate amount of licenses and accesses you have for a given software. What do you need to look for when it comes to SPLA usage in business? In Microsoft SPLA compliance it is all about ordering licenses. The factor that leads to the order is the actual license. The organization decides which licenses to order based on the info...

In the case of Microsoft SPLA, SharePoint Server Standard and Enterprise licenses are provided under the Subscriber Access License, which means each end customer’s internal users would need a license. Service Providers will use the software to provide internal users access to content and applications. Therefore, the use of SharePoint Server software that is limited to internal users must be licensed under SharePoint Server SALs. Remember that SharePoint needs Windows and SQL, which means if you create an SPLA SharePoint license report , then you will also have to report Windows licenses covering the Operating System. In contrast and in order to provide SharePoint Server as a Website or Hosted, the licensing scheme would shift from SAL to Processor License. Customers may use the software to provide information to External Users. The SPLA reporting for hosters includes all information. There are two ways of licensing SharePoint Hosting in SPLA: The first scenario is : SharePoint H...