A New Microsoft Dynamics 365 Product is available now: Power BI Premium Per User

Microsoft has introduced the first per-user Power BI Premium offers. Power BI Premium is currently sold only in a capacity construct.

Power BI Premium Per User provides access to enterprise business intelligence (BI) and analytics capabilities. Its flexible individual seat licensing caters to small and medium-sized businesses.

 

Power BI Premium Per User allows organizations to license Premium features on a per-user basis.

Premium Per User (PPU) includes all Power BI Pro license capabilities, and also adds features such as paginated reports, AI, and other capabilities that are only available to Premium subscribers.

With a PPU license, you do not need a separate Power BI Pro license, as all Pro license capabilities are included in PPU.

You can get a trial version of Premium Per User (PPU) through Microsoft 365, as long as your organization has not restricted PPU licenses. Trials are enabled through the portal, similar to how Power BI Pro licenses are initiated.

 

The following table describes the Premium Per User (PPU) features against a Premium capacity:

Microsoft SPLA | Changes to the 2017 Partner Pricelist

Microsoft will not be announcing any price changes in January 2017 for SPLA licenses. However, Microsoft Dynamics® 365 released in SPLA on February 1, 2016, will replace the current Dynamics CRM SKUs. Microsoft Dynamics 365 is the next generation of intelligent business applications that enable organizations to grow, evolve, and transform. These applications provide CRM capabilities to help engage customers, empower employees, and reinvent products and business models. Microsoft Dynamics 365 helps customers to accelerate their digital transformation to meet the changing needs of their customers and capture the new business opportunities of tomorrow.

 Changes:

  • Dynamics 365 will include Sales, Customer Services and Team Members SALs.
  • The new SKUs/SALs will appear on the February 1, 2017 SPLA price list and the February SPUR
  • Microsoft Dynamics® 365 released in SPLA on February 1, 2016, will replace the current Dynamics CRM SKUs

The following SKUs will be removed from SPLA in February 2017:

Part Number Description
QHH-00028 DynCRMSrvcPrvdr ALNG LicSAPk MVL SAL
QHH-00089 DynCRMSrvcPrvdr ALNG LicSAPk MVL SAL Bsc
QHH-00090 DynCRMSrvcPrvdr ALNG LicSAPk MVL SAL Essntls

The following SKUs will be added in SPLA in February 2017:

Part Number Description
EMJ-00429 Dyn365ForTeamMembers ALNG LicSAPk MVL SAL
EMT-00565 Dyn365ForCustmrSrvc ALNG LicSAPk MVL SAL
ENJ-00705 Dyn365ForSales ALNG LicSAPk MVL SAL

The following table includes the mapping of the old Dynamics Sku’s (AX & CRM) to the new Dynamics 365 Sku’s:

Existing User License New User License
Pro User SAL Sales User SAL
Pro User SAL Customer Service User SAL
Basic User SAL Sales User SAL
Basic User SAL Customer Service User SAL
Essential User SAL Team Members User SAL

Microsoft | Windows Server and System Center Core Licensing Update

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Windows Server 2016 & System Center 2016 will be available in SPLA in October.

Licensing Summary:

  • Per core license model replaces processor license model on October SPUR.
  • Each physical processor needs a minimum of 8 core licenses.
  • Both Windows Server Standard & Datacenter Editions provide support for unlimited Windows Server containers.
  • Windows Server Standard Edition requires all physical cores to be licensed in order to run 1 Windows Hyper-V container (or Virtual Machine).
  • Windows Server Datacenter Edition requires all physical cores to be licensed in order to run unlimited Windows Hyper-V containers (or Virtual Machines).

New Licensing SKU’s:

Part Number Item Name
9EM-00562 WinSvrSTDCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic Core
9EA-00039 WinSvrDCCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic Core
9EN-00494 SysCtrStdCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic Core
9EP-00037 SysCtrDatactrCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic
9GA-00006 CISSteStdCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic Core
9GS-00495 CISSteDCCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic CoreL

Licensing Scenarios:

  • Scenario 1: A physical server with 2 Physical Processors and 4 Cores would require in the new licensing method:

In case of Windows Server Standard:

Part Number Item Name Quantity
9EM-00562 WinSvrSTDCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic Core 8

 

In case of Windows Server Datacenter:

Part Number Item Name Quantity
9EA-00039 WinSvrDCCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic Core 8

 

  • Scenario 2: A physical server with 2 Physical Processors, 4 Cores and 2 Virtual Machines would require in the new licensing method:

In case of Windows Server Standard:

Part Number Item Name Quantity
9EM-00562 WinSvrSTDCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic Core 16

 

In case of Windows Server Datacenter:

Part Number Item Name Quantity
9EA-00039 WinSvrDCCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic Core 8
  • Scenario 3: A physical server with 2 Physical Processors and 16 Cores would require in the new licensing method:

In case of Windows Server Standard:

Part Number Item Name Quantity
9EM-00562 WinSvrSTDCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic Core 16

In case of Windows Server Datacenter:

Part Number Item Name Quantity
9EA-00039 WinSvrDCCore ALNG LicSAPk MVL 2Lic Core 16

*The total licenses needed is divided by 2 since each reporting SKU covers 2 core licenses

Partners whose Microsoft SPLA Agreement is not yet expired, can still report the Windows Server Per Processor License until the expiry date of their Agreement.

Microsoft | Benefits for providing Dynamics as Managed Service

ERPNowadays companies want to have an ERP solution but want to keep their data on their servers. However, they don’t have the expertise for managing these servers and they don’t want to pay a big investment upfront.

After signing the Microsoft SPLA, partner can provide a full Managed Services solution to the end customer while adding his cost to the type of license and differentiate the price based on license type and edition. Customer will have therefore a simple pay-as-you go monthly payment with no upfront cost.

What are the benefits for partner and end customer?

Benefits for Customer:

  • Customer doesn’t have big upfront costs
  • Customer will have a pay as you go payment method
  • Customer always has access to the most current product versions
  • Partner can deliver the solution customized based on customer’s requirements

Benefits for Partner:

  • Partner now has an option B to capture all lost opportunities for customers who can’t afford big investments
  • Partner can add to his offering his support and margin in order to increase his revenue
  • No upfront commitment for partner

In addition to that, BPS Team is available round the clock to help assist you in:

  • Advising in product selection, licensing, go to market, hosting projects bidding & platforms (Dynamics as a Service)
  • Pre-sales advising: Assisting with all licensing questions and queries (by a group of licensing experts)
  • Pricing for your end-customer projects based on a design sent per project
  • Start now by joining the partner program