Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
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The document details updates and offerings related to Microsoft MSDN subscriptions, emphasizing the transition of subscribers to enterprise subscriptions as of July 2015, and the retirement of the MSDN operating system from September. It outlines different subscription tiers, licensing for Visual Studio products, and available features with Team Foundation Server. Additionally, it highlights eligibility for discounts and new agreements during the specified timeline.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
- 2. Pricing
- 4. MSDN subscriptions Stand-alone tool Team collaboration Team Foundation Server Device CAL Team Foundation Server User CAL • Active Ultimate and Premium subscribers will be transitioned to Enterprise subscription at RTM(July 2015) • MSDN OS will be retired from September. Renewing customers after August can purchase Visual Studio Professional with MSDN SA subscription • Team Foundation Server Additive CAL is available by purchasing Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN, MSDN Platforms or Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN offering Team Foundation Server Additive CAL
- 6. • Visual Studio Community is a full-featured IDE that is free for students, open source contributors, and small teams. • All free offerings can be downloaded from http://www.visualstudio.com/
- 9. Enterprise with MSDN Professional with MSDN MSDN Platforms Test Professional with MSDN Team Foundation Server 2015 Visual Studio Professional 2015 Microsoft Volume Licensing Enterprise, Enterprise Subscription Select, Select Plus, MPSA* Open Value, Open Value Subscription Open Campus, Enrollment for Education Solutions Retail Channel Microsoft Store (online only) MSDN.com/buynow (direct) • * Starting July 2015, MSDN offerings will be available in MPSA • MSDN.com/buynow(direct) transaction experience will be migrated to Microsoft Store
- 10. • Step up SKUs are only available in EA, Select Plus, Select and Open Value • Transitioning to a lower edition(stepping down) is allowed in VL channels by simply purchasing the SA sku. For e.g. a VS Enterprise with MSDN subscriber can transition to VS Professional with MSDN by simply purchasing the VS Professional with MSDN SA sku on renewal. Step-Up SKUs
- 12. Pick the right offering for each team member based on needs. One license per user, but user can run the software on any number of devices. Use is limited to development and testing on non-production environment. MSDN subscriptions Stand-alone tool
- 13. Server CALs One server license and one user CAL are included with Enterprise, MSDN Platforms, Test Professional, and Professional level MSDN subscriptions. Additive CAL is included with Enterprise, MSDN Platforms, and Test Professional level MSDN subscriptions. Production use, so the underlying OS (Windows Server) must be licensed separately. Includes SQL Server Standard for use as the TFS database. Team Foundation Server Device CAL Team Foundation Server User CAL Team Foundation Server Additive CAL
- 14. Features now available with a TFS CAL Agile portfolio management Team Rooms Test Case Execution Work item chart authoring These capabilities were previously through additive CAL which was exclusive to certain MSDN subscription levels Team Foundation Server 2015 Features reserved for certain MSDN subscriptions: Request & manage feedback Test Case Management Release Management Client Visual Studio Team Foundation Server User CAL Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Device CAL Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN MSDN Platforms
- 18. Enterprise Agreement Windows, Office CAL Suites Enterprise Enrollment SQL Server, WinServer & SysCtr, Developer Tools, Windows Azure SCE Visual Studio Products offered Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN MSDN Platforms Visual Studio Team Foundation Server CAL Minimum Order Requirements 20 licenses of any combination of: Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN and/or MSDN Platforms
- 19. 1 Starting July 2015, all MSDN offerings in Select Plus are also available (at the same price) in MPSA!
- 21. Background Visual Studio 2015 Launch – Consolidation of Premium and Ultimate into a single Enterprise offering Business Objectives Ensure that Visual Studio Premium customers do not see a price increase in CY 2015 Design Customers & Segments EPG , SMS&P , Government and Academic Products Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN Programs Server and Cloud Enrollment, EA, EAS, MPSA, Select Plus, Select, Open, Open value, OVS, Campus(i.e. all VL programs) Eligibility All new, mid-term and renewals Step-up eligibility – Visual Studio Professional must have been purchased before Sept 1 Purchase Renewals, New Agreement, Renewal agreement add-on, Mid agreement add-on Timing September 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 Discount Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN discounted by 20% Execution Plan On price list promotion SKUs worldwide Integrated into core Dev Tools “Standardization”