Zones simplifies the Microsoft Volume Licensing process, with easy to understand choices and advice.
Simpler licensing is coming to you from Zones
Microsoft Volume Licensing is the most cost-effective, flexible, and manageable way to acquire Microsoft software and cloud services. Microsoft offers several Volume Licensing programs, each tailored to the needs of different sizes of businesses and types of organizations.
Zones can help you find the right program, based on the type and size of your organization, the software you want, and how you will use it.
Small Business – Fewer than 250 seats
Cost-effective licensing programs offer convenience and flexibility.
Open Programs
Microsoft Open Programs offer the ability to add Online Services purchases to your agreement, so you can transition to the cloud at your own pace through your existing agreement.
Open License
Open License is a good choice if you are a corporate, academic, charitable, or other organization that wants to pay as you go. Because you pay for licenses as you need them, you get maximum flexibility to grow with your organization's increasing and changing business needs.
Open Value and Open Value Subscription
Zones recommends Open Value if you are a small to midsize organization with five or more desktop PCs and want to simplify license management, manage software costs, and get better control over your investment.
Midsize and Large Business – 250 or more licenses
Support for a dynamic IT infrastructure with simplified software licensing and management.
Enterprise Agreement
The Microsoft Enterprise Agreement allows organizations to license Microsoft software and cloud services over a three-year period at the best available pricing. Buy from Zones and get all the advantages of Software Assurance and simplified licensing management, plus specialized ongoing benefits awareness and assistance from Zones licensing experts.
Select Plus
Microsoft Select Plus is designed for commercial, academic or government organizations with 250 or more desktop PCs and with multiple affiliates that want to acquire their software licenses and services at any affiliate level while realizing advantages as one organization.
Software Assurance
Microsoft Software Assurance is a comprehensive maintenance offering that helps you get the most from your software investment. Get Software Assurance from Zones to take advantage of its many benefits throughout the term of your license agreement.
Specialized Organizations
Microsoft Volume Licensing programs for government, education, healthcare, and nonprofits offer flexible and affordable solutions that are tailored by organization size and purchasing preference.
Academic
Microsoft Academic Volume Licensing programs provide simple, flexible, volume-based pricing. Buying from Zones provides you a variety of program options to fit the diverse needs of educators and students.
Healthcare
Get the technology that will help your organization support patient health and safety, whether it is on-premises software or Online Services. Volume Licensing programs are tailored to your organization's size and needs, making it simple to predict and manage license purchases.
Government
Microsoft Volume Licensing has government licensing offerings for all sizes of eligible organizations with special pricing and terms to better align to the way government organizations acquire software licenses.
Zones licensing experts turn Microsoft software projects and strategic planning into profitable results.
Your organization can eliminate the time-consuming and ongoing struggles associated with software selection, licensing, upgrades, deployment and ongoing management. And the Microsoft solutions experts at Zones make it easy for your IT organization to stay up to date on licensing agreements, Software Assurance benefits, and compliance requirements.