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Qualified Multitenant Hoster Program Partner

Windows virtual machines
on dedicated or multi-tenant hardware

C5 Alliance 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.

C5 Alliance is a Qualified Multitenant Hoster Program Partner (QMTH). In addition, we are also authorised 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. Click here to learn more about the QMTH Program from Microsoft.
Microsoft Partner Solution Designations

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    Benefits of Windows 10 Virtualisation and Shared Computer Activation

    Windows 10 virtualisation and SCA for Office 365 ProPlus, Project Online Professional, and Visio Pro for Office 365 gives you choice and flexibility. Both allow you to take advantage of existing Windows 10 and Office 365 licensing investments when deploying to the cloud.

    You are able to make a deployment choice between on-premises or C5 Alliance’s shared datacentre. C5 Alliance is an Authorised QMTH Partner, allowing you to deploy Office 365 ProPlus, Project Online Professional, Visio Pro for Office 365, and qualified Windows 10 products to your chosen cloud infrastructure solution.

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    Which Windows licenses include virtualisation rights for Qualified Multitenant Hosting?

    As of August 1, 2017, the following Windows licenses purchased through Microsoft Volume Licensing currently include virtualisation rights for Qualified Multitenant Hosting:

    • Windows 10 Enterprise E3 and E5 per User with SA
    • Windows 10 Enterprise E3 and E5 VDA per User

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    Which Windows subscriptions purchased under the Microsoft Cloud Agreement include virtualisation rights?

    As of September 6, 2017, the following Windows subscriptions purchased under the Microsoft Cloud Agreement from C5 Alliance will include virtualisation rights for dedicated as well as multitenant hardware in data centres managed by Authorized QMTH Partners such as C5 Alliance:

    • 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

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    Which Office 365 products support SCA?

    Shared Computer Activation 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.

Additional Services

Talk to our Cloud Services team to learn more about Windows 10 Virtualisation and Shared Computer Activation. Click here to find out how we can help with all aspects of your journey to the cloud.

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