Adobe ETLA vs VIP

[Fluke]

Hi guys,

We currently use ETLA in the FE college and has worked well for us. Being able to install onto any lab/shared machine and price based on FTE staff has been quite a hassle free experience.

 

I'm now seeing a lot about the VIP program and vendors pimping this to us but from what I can see is back to being based around purchasing x number of licences and reviewing that as and when additional installs are required - all seems a bit of a faff to me!

 

Has anyone had any experience with the VIP program and would like to share? Prices good compared to ETLA? Admin console access/deployments and updating just the same? How have you found managing and updating licence requirements over the year? Or am I totally misunderstanding the whole thing (as usual..)??!

 

Thanks as ever

[Cw2k]

Are you doing either via jisc chest to get their discounting ?

[GiggleKitteh]

Have used VIP previously via Jisc/Chest. Only used this when we needed licences and couldn't wait for the next ETLA purchase date.

 

ETLA - Can only purchase twice a year

VIP - available all year

 

ETLA - Can only purchase for staff FTE

VIP - purchase quantity needed

 

Cost per licence - VIP is nearly double ETLA!!

 

Worth noting that Chest/Jisc are currently negotiating a new ETLA agreement with Adobe so some of the above may change.

[Fluke]

Thanks both. I think you've made up my mind to stick with ETLA!

Yes we've going through Howard at JISC and know he's waiting for the updated agreement so think we'll probably wait to see what comes of that.

[Cw2k]

Thanks both. I think you've made up my mind to stick with ETLA!

Yes we've going through Howard at JISC and know he's waiting for the updated agreement so think we'll probably wait to see what comes of that.

 

Howard sent out the ETLA details at the end of June. Deadline to order is end of July so be quick.

[Fluke]

Howard sent out the ETLA details at the end of June. Deadline to order is end of July so be quick.

 

Hmm, yikes! Looking back over my historic POs they were always made in July but last year was not until September. How odd!

 

I've just emailed him asking for an update.