The last sentence is very important in the above definition “Customer is responsible for that use and for ensuring that these terms and the terms and conditions of Customer’s volume licensing agreement are met by that use.” In the above definition, “customer” is you. It allows you (a service provider) the right to use Azure as a datacenter provider. Customer is responsible for that use and for ensuring that these terms and the terms and conditions of Customer’s volume licensing agreement are met by that use.” (April, 2017) Customer may permit third parties to access and use the Microsoft Azure Services in connection with the use of that Customer Solution. Hosting Exception “Customer may create and maintain a Customer Solution and, despite anything to the contrary in Customer’s volume licensing agreement, combine Microsoft Azure Services with Customer Data owned or licensed by Customer or a third party, to create a Customer Solution using the Microsoft Azure Service and the Customer Data together. In short, pay attention to which users are assigned a license and if/when they no longer need the service. Most Microsoft products cannot be reassigned on a short-term basis, that’s why Microsoft has the use right called license mobility. When Customer reassigns an SL from one device or user to another, Customer must block access and remove any related software from the former device or from the former user’s device.” (April, 2017 OST) Reassignment of an SL for any other purpose must be permanent. Customer may reassign an SL on a short-term basis to cover a user’s absence or the unavailability of a device that is out of service. Except as permitted in this paragraph or in the Online Service-specific Terms, Customer may not reassign an SL on a short-term basis (i.e., within 90 days of the last assignment). “Most, but not all, SLs may be reassigned. Although your legal team should review the document in its entirety, below are some of the highlights I think you will find relevant and are often overlooked. Basically the OST defines how you may consume online services through Microsoft. It is now called OST pronounced OAST when speaking to Microsoft. What is the Microsoft Online Services Terms? First starters, it used to be called Microsoft Online Services Use Rights or MOLSUR for short (or long). In this article, we will review the Microsoft Online Services Terms. On this website, we are not that concerned about the benefits, all we care about is the licensing. There’s a lot of benefits to moving to Azure, I’ll let your Microsoft account team review them with you. The new website is it’s designed to be a collaborative platform that includes a forum to ask and answer licensing questions, document library, and licensing articles. Article update (April, 2018 ) We created a new website called MSCloudlicensing to help SPLA and CSP partners understand the different program options and use rights available to them.
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