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Determining the Value of Microsoft Software Assurance
25 April 2006
 
Alvin R. Park  

To help you decide whether to buy SA, Gartner analyzes all the components of this product offering and provides insight into the value proposition for each.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 Overview
2.0
    
 Planning Phase

2.1
    
 New Version Rights (2001)
2.2
    
 Spread Payments (2001)
3.0
    
 Deployment Phase

3.1
    
 Desktop Deployment Planning Services (2006)
3.2
    
 Information Worker Solution Services (2006)
3.3
    
 Windows Pre-installation Environment Tool (WindowsPE, 2003)
4.0
    
 Use Phase

4.1
    
 Windows Vista Enterprise (2006)
4.2
    
 Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (Code-Named "Eiger," 2006)
4.3
    
 Virtual PC Express (2006)
4.4
    
 Training Vouchers (2003 — Revised 2006)
4.5
    
 E-Learning Suite of Products (2003)
4.6
    
 Home Use Program (2003)
4.7
    
 Employee Purchase Program (2003)
4.8
    
 Enterprise Source License Program (2003)
5.0
    
 Maintain Phase

5.1
    
 24x7 Problem Resolution Support (2006)
5.2
    
 TechNet Plus (2003)
5.3
    
 Cold Backup for Disaster Recovery (2004)
5.4
    
 Corporate Error Reporting (2003)
6.0
    
 Transition Phase

6.1
    
 Extended Hotfix Support (2005)
7.0
    
 Sample Analysis Scenarios
8.0
    
 Key Findings
9.0
    
 Recommendations

    
 Recommended Reading


List of Tables


Table 1.  
 Desktop Deployment Planning Services
 

Table 2.  
 Certified Partners for Learning Solutions Training Voucher Entitlements
 

Table 3.  
 Microsoft SA Value Estimator Worksheet
 

List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Microsoft Open Licensing Volume-Licensing Programs
 

Figure 2. 
 Microsoft Select and Enterprise Agreement Volume-Licensing Models
 

Figure 3. 
 Windows Vista Enterprise Value
 



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