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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