Microsoft for Education
Microsoft has a solution for almost every need in academic IT, and the software licensing experts at ScholarBuys can help your institution navigate Microsoft’s education licensing programs to ensure that you find the right fit for your institution at the best price.
Microsoft Solutions
Microsoft Licensing
- CSP – Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program is the latest subscription licensing program in Education, enabling a more modern approach to licensing & deploying Microsoft’s cloud services such as Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Intune for Education.
- EES – Microsoft’s Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) is an enterprise subscription licensing program designed for larger institutions (1,000+ employees) and includes access to all of Microsoft’s on-premises and cloud-based solutions.
- OVS-ES – Microsoft’s Open Value Subscription for Education Solutions (OVS-ES) is a subscription licensing program designed for smaller institutions, with a large catalog of offerings for both on-premises and cloud-based solutions.
Copilot
As Microsoft builds Copilot into Microsoft 365, campus leaders face new decisions: which faculty and staff need a paid Copilot license, what’s already included in their Microsoft 365 Education plan, and how AI fits next year’s budget. ScholarBuys helps presidents, CFOs, and IT leaders answer those questions before they commit, so AI adoption follows a plan.
Virtualization
Whether you’re virtualizing your datacenter, applications, or desktops, Microsoft offers Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, and Hyper-V. We’ll help you compare options and total cost against what your campus already licenses.
Backup & Recovery
Microsoft’s Azure Site Recovery is a backup and recovery tool that also works as an excellent way to get familiar with the Azure platform, and protect your datacenter from unforeseen disasters to eliminate downtime of vital services for your end users.
Security
Microsoft is making waves with their next-gen security and anti-virus solutions such as Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Microsoft 365, with simplified management through the Microsoft Defender Portal.
Data Analysis
Analyze data, build dashboards, automate processes, and create virtual agents with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power BI, Power Automate, and Copilot Studio.
Device Imaging
Image and provision campus devices with Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, or Microsoft Configuration Manager. We’ll help you choose based on your fleet and staffing on campus.
Mobile Device Management
Control how your organization’s devices are used, including mobile phones, tablets, and laptops with Microsoft Intune for Education – a cloud-based service focused on Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile Application Management (MAM). Integrate with Microsoft Entra ID to enable a broad set of access control scenarios.
Storage
As cloud adoption continues to increase, Microsoft’s Azure Storage platform is a great fit for institutions looking to scale their data storage initiatives with secure, customizable storage options that can be right-sized to fit your storage plan and future-facing cloud computing.
VoIP/Telephony
Microsoft Teams is a powerful, robust application that allows users to interface through VoIP calls (including video) and integrates with other Microsoft 365 services to create a collaborative space for end users to engage. Microsoft Teams can also support a full telephony system with Microsoft Teams Phone.
