What is the Microsoft Online Subscription Program?
Microsoft Online Services are subscription-based offerings that provide you all the benefits of the latest technology with reduced costs. Many services in the Online Services portfolio are Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. Unlike traditional software that is installed, used, managed, and supported locally on a computing device, SaaS applications offer the following benefits: • A critical portion of the software resides outside your IT environment. • Applications are hosted at Microsoft Data Centers. • Microsoft or the partner, not your business, is responsible for managing the operation, upkeep, and maintenance of the software. • The version of software running is the most current, allowing you to benefit from the latest software functionality without complex IT management. • Services are priced monthly and billed up-front, annually, or monthly (monthly available only to Open Value) for the term of the agreement. Traditionally, software is installed, used, managed, and support
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