With SPLA, there are no upfront costs and you pay only for what has been deployed to your customers. Unlimited user access) but is based on the number of cores in each physical processor. Per Core: This offers the same use rights as Per Processor (I.e.
Subscriber Access License (SAL): A SAL is required for each unique individual user or device that will access/use the product.There are 3 options in the SPLA licensing model: Offering a hosted service to multiple clients calls for an added degree of flexibility around purchasing and delivering Microsoft software. SPLA is the only licensing program that allows commercial hosting for Microsoft products, so is the only option for companies looking to provide a web/cloud based service. These include services “you provide to your customers that make Microsoft products available and that display, run, access, or otherwise interact with Microsoft products” through servers “connected to the internet or a private network”.
The Microsoft Service Provider Licensing Agreement, or SPLA, is designed for organizations that want to offer their customers hosted software services including web services, database services and applications. REGISTER FOR THE ITAM REVIEW NEWSLETTER TO DOWNLOAD THIS GUIDE AS A PDF. “SPLA is the only licensing program that allows commercial hosting for Microsoft products, so is the only option for companies looking to provide a web/cloud based service.”