[OPLINTECH] Microsoft purchasing

[Chad N.]

Not all Microsoft resellers may actually be qualified to sell at
educational pricing. With my libraries, I don't usually have a need to be a
Microsoft Educational reseller, but I did for one particular client
several years ago for one particular purchase. So, partly for the
experience, I applied to be a Microsoft Education reseller, jumped
through the extra hoops, took the required extra tests, and became
certified for one year. But it's not worth the extra headache for me, so I
haven't kept up with the annual certifications.

So like Jessica hinted, do pay attention to the quotes, line items, and
prices you receive. Just because you clearly specified educational pricing
doesn't mean the vendor is actually going to quote that. It might be an
oversight, but it might also be that they're simply not Microsoft
authorized education resellers and aren't forthcoming with that information
right away.

Chad

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On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 3:46 PM Jessica Dooley via OPLINTECH <
oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> Hi Brad,
>
> Prior to working at OPLIN, here's what I found when shopping for Microsoft
> licenses for a public library:
>
> Within recent years, Microsoft reclassified public libraries as
> educational institutions (see the attached licensing document from
> Microsoft). While the discount isn't as steep as TechSoup non-profit
> licenses were, education licenses can cost as much as 70% less than
> business licenses. I received license quotes from CDW Government and SHI,
> and others can likely offer more recent suggestions. This Microsoft site
> provides a vendor search tool:
> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/solution-providers/search
>
> You can try using the attached document to show a vendor that public
> libraries should receive education pricing; I found that some vendors
> quoted business pricing unless shown documentation.
>
> Jessica D. Dooley
> Infrastructure Specialist
> Ohio Public Library Information Network
> jessica at oplin.ohio.gov
> 614-728-5254
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 12:34 PM Brad Stephens via OPLINTECH <
> oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:
>
>> Where are libraries buying Microsoft products when the necessary licenses
>> are not available via TechSoup?  I haven’t needed things for several years,
>> but need several licenses we cannot purchase from them.
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