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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 • 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-9644169B82C45611/SQL2008R2_QRG_2011.pdf Do Not Pay Too Much For Your Database Licenses http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/3/153F450F-3CC0-4137-B4CBE0E665F6AF7C/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 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 • Note: To get enterprise features you *must* purchased both a standard and enterprise CAL, the licenses stack. Windows Server 2008 R2 Pricing 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 * Per processor, minimum of two Office 356 Demo DEMO Thank you