Microsoft Qualified Multitenant Hoster (QMTH)
Aareon is a Qualified Multitenant Hoster (QMTH) authorized by Microsoft to host your Windows virtual machines via Microsoft Cloud Agreement subscription or Enterprise Agreement/MPSA on dedicated or multitenant hardware.
In addition, Aareon is also authorized to host Office 365 ProPlus (including E3 and E5), Project Online Professional, and Visio Pro for Office 365 subscriptions using shared computer activation (SCA) technology.
Benefits of Windows 10 Virtualization and Shared Computer Activation for Office 365 ProPlus, Project Online Professional, and Visio Pro for Office 365
Windows 10 virtualization and SCA for Office 365 ProPlus, Project Online Professional, and Visio Pro for Office 365 gives choice and flexibility. Both allow to take advantage of existing Windows 10 and Office 365 licensing investments when deploying to the cloud.
It is possible to make a deployment choice between on-premises or Aareon's shared datacenter. Aareon is an Authorized QMTH Partner, allowing to deploy Office 365 ProPlus, Project Online Professional, Visio Pro for Office 365, and qualified Windows 10 products to the chosen cloud infrastructure solution.
Which Windows licenses purchased through Microsoft Volume Licensing (VL) programs include virtualization rights for Qualified Multitenant Hosting?
As of August 1, 2017, the following Windows licenses purchased through Microsoft Volume Licensing currently include virtualization rights for Qualified Multitenant Hosting:
- Windows 10 Enterprise E3 and E5 per User with SA
- Windows 10 Enterprise E3 and E5 VDA per User
Which Windows subscriptions purchased under the Microsoft Cloud Agreement IDNT will include virtualization rights?
As of September 6, 2017, the following Windows subscriptions include virtualization rights for dedicated as well as multitenant hardware in data centers managed by Authorized QMTH Partners such as Aareon:
- Windows 10 Enterprise E3 and E5 (with VDI)
- Windows 10 Enterprise E3 VDA
- Microsoft 365 Enterprise (formerly Secure Productive Enterprise or SPE) E3 and E5
Which Office 365 products support SCA?
SCA mode works with Office 365 ProPlus, Project Online Professional, and Visio Pro for Office 365. All Office 365 plans that include Office 365 ProPlus, Project Online Professional, or Visio Pro for Office 365 are able to use SCA.