it roundtable on licensing 7/20/2011
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IT Roundtable on Licensing 7/20/2011. Overview of topics. Types of Microsoft Licensing Office Types Cost Virtual Licensing Costs VMWare (and changes) Microsoft SQL Licensing Exchange Licensing. Microsoft Licensing Types. Different license types balance cost and flexibility - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
IT Roundtable on Licensing7/20/2011
Overview of topics
• Types of Microsoft Licensing• Office
• Types• Cost
• Virtual Licensing Costs• VMWare (and changes)• Microsoft
• SQL Licensing• Exchange Licensing
Microsoft Licensing Types
• Different license types balance cost and flexibility
• Three Types• OEM• Retail Box• Volume License
OEM Licensing
• Pros• Cheapest way to get product• Comes pre-installed on hardware
• Cons• Least flexible• Cannot be transferred in event of system failure
Retail Licensing
• Pros• Less expensive then volume licensing• Can be transferred from machine to machine
• Only one copy installed at a time
• Can be purchased quickly through retail outlets• Can be purchased one license at a time
• Cons• Must keep track of paper license keys
Volume Licensing
• Pros• Most flexible licensing available• Single product key to keep track of for auditing• Able to download software from Microsoft• Eligible for free version upgrades (with software
assurance)
• Cons• Must be purchased from authorized reseller• Must have a valid volume license agreement
• Must purchase 5 of some product to start new agreement
Office 2010 Editions
Office 2010 Pricing
Product Cost (MSRP) License Type
Home & Business $279.99 Retail Box
Standard $373.33 Volume
Professional $499,99 Retail Box
Professional Plus $508.00 Volume
vSphere Pricing
• With vSphere5 Licensing model is changing• Based not on physical but virtual memory
• 3 price tiers • Standard -- $995
• up to 24GB ram per VM
• Enterprise -- $2875 • up to 32GB ram per VM
• Enterprise Plus -- $3495 • up to 48GB ram per VM
Hyper-V Pricing
• Hyper-V is a free feature of Server 2008
• Windows Server Standard Edition• Costs $726 and allows for one free virtual
• Windows Server Enterprise Edition• Costs $2358 and allows for four free virtuals
• Windows Server Data Center Edition• Costs $2405 per socket and allows for unlimited virtuals
SQL Server Licensing
SQL Server 2008 R2 Licensing Quick Reference Guide
http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/8/E/48E9A4EB-125A-49CB-9644-169B82C45611/SQL2008R2_QRG_2011.pdf
Do Not Pay Too Much For Your Database Licenses
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/3/153F450F-3CC0-4137-B4CB-E0E665F6AF7C/Do Not Pay Too Much For Your Database Licenses.docx
Compare Editions
http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/product-info/compare.aspx
SQL Pricing
Product ** Price (MSRP)SQL Developer Edition $37.00
SQL Workgroup Edition 1-CPU $3,743.00
SQL Workgroup Edition 5-Clt $730.00
SQL Workgroup CAL - Device CAL $148.00
SQL Workgroup CAL - User CAL $148.00
SQL Web Edition CPU $3,500.00
SQL for Small Business $778.00
SQL for Small Business Device CAL $133.00
SQL for Small Business User $133.00
SQL Standard $898.00
SQL Standard CPU $7,171.00
SQL Enterprise $8,592.00
SQL Enterprise CPU $27,495.00
SQL DataCenter CPU $54,990.00
SQL CAL - Device CAL $164.00
SQL CAL - User CAL $164.00
** All purchased Volume licensing
Exchange Licensing
• Two Types of Licenses• Standard• Enterprise
• Enterprise Features• Allows for clustering• Allows for premium features of Exchange Server
• Activesync mobile management policies• Journaling rules
• per user vs. per database• Folder management• Multi mailbox search
• Ever user must have at least a Standard license!
Exchange Pricing
• Note: To get enterprise features you *must* purchased both a standard and enterprise CAL, the licenses stack.
Product Price (MSRP) Licensing
Server Standard $708 Retail / Volume
Server Enterprise $4051 Volume
Standard Device CAL $68 Retail / Volume
Standard User CAL $68 Retail / Volume
Enterprise Device CAL $42 Volume
Enterprise Device CAL $42 Volume
Windows Server 2008 R2 Pricing
* Per processor, minimum of two
Product Price (MSRP) License
Server Standard $726 Retail / Volume
Server Enterprise $2358 Retail / Volume
Server Datacenter * $2405 Volume
Server Web Edition $403 Retail / Volume
Device CAL $30 Retail / Volume
User CAL $30 Retail / Volume
Terminal Server User CAL
$85 Volume
Terminal Server Device CAL
$85 Volume
Terminal Server External Connector
$8484 Volume
Office 356 Demo
DEMO
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