SPLA Essentials is Merging with SPLA

Thank you for visiting the Microsoft SPLA Essentials website. To address the changing needs of our valued Hosting Partners, the SPLA Essentials program is merging with the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) program. By merging and standardizing the SPLA program into one agreement and one set of program rights, we have a solid offering for any partner that wants to provide Microsoft products in their hosting environment.

Effective November 1, 2011, SPLA will be the single program option available, and we will no longer accept new SPLA Essentials agreements. If you are a current SPLA Essentials partner, you have two options to continue offering hosted services using Microsoft products:

1.    Sign a new SPLA Agreement with a SPLA Reseller. By making the transition to SPLA, you get all of the additional benefits of the SPLA program with the support of a SPLA reseller to help with your transition. You will sign a new, three-year SPLA that includes all of the benefits offered through SPLA Essentials, plus additional rights and benefits available only to SPLA partners—such as the ability to add affiliates, the ability to offer services to academic customers, and customer facility installations. You will also have access to additional services that Microsoft Reseller partners provide, such as submitting your monthly usage reports and payments to Microsoft on your behalf. If you select this option, you will discontinue reporting through SPLA Essentials.

                 Contact a reseller to get started or learn more about SPLA.

2.    Continue reporting through SPLA Essentials until your agreement expires. There are two stages in this option. You may continue to place orders and manage your account with your existing SPLA Essentials agreement until the end of the agreement’s term. Starting January 1, 2012, you must use the Microsoft Order Entry Tool (MOET) for reporting and account management. You will need to set up a new MOET account to submit reports. MOET training is available. Once your existing SPLA Essentials agreement expires, you will discontinue reporting through MOET and will need to sign a new SPLA with a reseller.

When your current SPLA Essentials Agreement expires, you will need to sign a new SPLA with a SPLA Reseller so that you can continue to provide software services that interact with Microsoft products to your customers.

View Frequently Asked Questions about the SPLA program change. Thank you for being a valued Microsoft partner. We want you to continue to realize the benefits of being a SPLA partner.