All ICT software distribution page

NB please make sure you are on campus when attaining / downloading these resources, if you are connected via VPN this will consume your data at home / work / remote location

Local Software repository

Software can be downloaded with no VPN required through this link:

http://www.sun.ac.za/softwarehub




Azure Dev Tools for Teaching


The Azure Portal provides students and staff of the UOS to obtain software at a discounted rate, with certain packages available to download.

Featured products available to download:

  • Agents for Visual Studio 
  • Host Integration Server 
  • Hyper-V Server 
  • Machine Learning (ML) Server 
  • Microsoft Access 
  • Microsoft Project  
  • R Server 
  • Remote Tools for Visual Studio 
  • SharePoint Server 
  • Skype for Business Server 
  • SQL Server Enterprise 
  • Team Foundation Server 
  • Microsoft Visio 
  • Visual Studio 
  • Window 8.1
  • Windows 10 
  • Windows Server 

Step-by-step guide

  1. Open your browser and in the address bar type in or click on the link below
    https://azureforeducation.microsoft.com/devtools

  2. Navigate and click on the blue Sign in


  3. Log onto the Azure portal using your University username followed by your password



  4. On the “STAY SIGNED IN?” screen, select NO


  5. Once signed in, this will be the homepage, choose the software option in the left pane to access your software.


  6. On this page all the software will be listed