A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
To activate your Azure subscription service under the Open License Value (OLV) program, you can follow these steps:
- Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center using your Global Administrator account.
- Navigate to Billing > Your products.
- Select the Volume licensing tab.
- In the Product and services section, click on View downloads and keys.
- Locate your Azure product name and select it.
- In the details panel, go to the Keys tab.
- Find the License ID you wish to activate and select Manage activations.
- On the Volume Licensing Online Service Activation page, find the order you want to activate and select Start Activation.
- You will then have the option to either Activate a New Subscription or Add more Azure credits to an existing subscription.
The credits can be used against any pay-as-you-go (PAYG) Azure service for 12 months from the OSA activation date. Make sure to check Azure pricing for the specific services you plan to use.