Microsoft Licensing what an IT Pro should know Rebekka Van Acker Licensing Marketing Manager @ Microsoft @rebekkava Rebekka.vanacker@microsoft.com

The 10 most popular licensing questions… received from IT PRO’s

How did my company acquire licenses? #1 How did my company acquire licenses?

4 ways to acquire Microsoft software “Full package product” or “FPP” Also: activation through product key card (Office 2010) Through a retail package OEM Mostly the case for Windows Together with my new PC or Server Covering all Microsoft software licenses acquired or used Through a volume licensing contract Only for Online Services like Windows Intune or Windows Azure Online, through the Microsoft Customer portal

Volume licensing: choose the contract that fits you best KMO/PME/SMB (<250 PC) Larger enterprise (> 250 PC) Buy & pay all in once Open Select Plus Buy & spread payment Open Value (OV) Enterprse Agreement (EA) Rent Open Value Subscription (OVS) Enterprise Agreement Subsription (EAS)

Software assurance… what’s in it for me? #2 Software assurance… what’s in it for me?

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Do I need to buy a license for each virtual Windows Server instance? #3 Do I need to buy a license for each virtual Windows Server instance?

Windows Server 2008 R2 virtualisation policy Physical Instances: 1 Virtual Instances: Unlimited Physical Instances: 1 Virtual Instances: 4 Physical Instances: 1 Virtual Instances: 1

How do i license my vdi environment? #4 How do i license my vdi environment?

VDI… licensed through VDA Every Device Accessing the VDI Infrastructure Needs to Be Licensed Microsoft VDI Suite PCs Under SA Thin Clients/ Non-SA Devices (Standard / Premium) Windows VDA (Windows Virtual Desktop Access Licensing for Server and Management Infrastructure only Licensing for Server and Management Infrastructure Licensing for Windows client OS Licensing for Windows client OS included in SA

Can I downgrade my windows and office license? #5 Can I downgrade my windows and office license?

Downgrade rights for Windows Client (OEM) and Office Windows, Office Downgrade rights No downgrade rights OEM (together with new PC) Volume Licensing Retail Office OEM No downgrade rights

#6 Office Pro Plus is offered through remote desktop. Do I need to buy just 1 “server” license?

Microsoft applications licensing… Microsoft applications are licensed ‘per device’: each device on, or from where you access the Microsoft Application (locally or remotely), needs a license Only volume licenses are eligble license to be accessed remotely

#7 SQL Server is accessed through only 1 third party application. Do I need just 1 client access license (cal)?

Multiplexing… not on option to bypass licenses!

Is my company licensed for Office Web Apps? #8 Is my company licensed for Office Web Apps?

Is my company licensed for Office Web Apps? = New Office web applications* SharePoint Workspace (Formerly Groove) Adv Integration Features Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook OneNote Publisher Access InfoPath Communicator  Professional Plus 2010 Standard 2010 * Office web applications include Word web app, Excel web app, PowerPoint web app, and OneNote web app. Access to Office web applications included with Office license.

#9 can I use my enterprise agreement contract to license my exchange server at my service provider?

yes… as of July 1st 2011 SALs for SA VL for Dedicated Apps SPLA for Shared Apps Shared Hardware Shared Apps SALs for SA allow customers current with active Software Assurance (SA) to migrate to a shared-tenant hosted application at a discounted rate. Discount reflects customers’ annuity investment in Microsoft licensing Available for Lync, SharePoint, Exchange and the Productivity Suite SAL Extended to include most standard and enterprise SALs Pricing has been adjusted down in most cases App VM Cust #1 Cust #2 Cust #3 Shared App (SPLA) App (SPLA) IaaS SaaS SA Key Themes: Many enterprise customers are interested in consuming productivity applications in a true SaaS method. SALs for SA addresses this need, while preserving their investments in Microsoft licensing. Many of our enterprise customers have previously purchased perpetual software licenses (CALs with Software Assurance) from Microsoft for on-premises use. With SALs for SA, these customers, as long as they are current with their Software Assurance (SA), can migrate to the equivalent SPLA service at a discounted rate, under which they receive a pricing credit for the SA on their CALs. SALs for SA are functionally equivalent to a full SAL, and Use Rights for SALs for SA are identical to their corresponding full SALs. SALs for SA pricing is more favorable than the corresponding full SAL pricing. If a customer chooses not to renew the associated SA agreement, they lose the right to purchase SALs for SA and will be required to purchase the full SALs. In July, we are extending SALs for SA to include most IW server products (Lync, SharePoint and Exchange) –standard and enterprise SALs as well as the Productivity Suite SAL. In addition, pricing has been adjusted down in most cases. OS H/W

How does azure pricing look like? #10 How does azure pricing look like?

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