Windows Server 2025 and System Center 2025 are the most recent versions of Microsoft software products that can be found in any organisation.
🟢 What's changed, and what remains the same in their licensing
🟢 Pay-as-you-Go with Azure Arc
🟢 Licensing Windows Server and System Center on-premises
🟢 Licensing on hosting and Bring-Your-Own-License
🟢 Smart licensing: cost savings and other cost considerations
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LINKS:
🟢 Our website and knowledge base: samexpert.com
🟢 Microsoft Product Terms: microsoft.com/licensing/terms
🟢 Tech community blog post: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurearcblog/announcing-general-availability-windows-server-management-enabled-by-azure-arc/4303854
🟢 Windows Server Pay--as-you-Go on Learn (not official terms!): learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/windows-server-pay-as-you-go?tabs=gui%2Cazureportal
🟢 CAL equivalency: www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/product/CALandMLEquivalencyLicenses/EAEAS
🟢 Azure Local: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-local/
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🟠 Windows Server Standard and Datacenter
🟠 Virtualisation and Unlimited Virtualisation
🟠 CAL - Client Access Licenses, including RDS CALs
🟠 BYOL - Bring Your Own License to AWS, GCP, Alibaba, SPLA
🟠 Azure Hybrid Use Benefit - AHUB
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:40  What you will learn today
00:03:04  What's new in Windows Server 2025 licensing
00:04:53  Windows Server Pay as You Go with Azure Ar
00:13:23   Windows Server management capabilities through Azure A
00:14:00  Azure Hybrid Use Benefit for Azure Local (total disappointment)
00:15:09  Windows Server 2025 licensing intro. Downgrades
00:17:11  Calculating Windows Server core license
00:20:33  Licensing Virtual Machines and Container
00:26:21  Windows Server in virtualised clusters (VMware etc.)
00:28:51  Windows Server CALs (Client Access Licenses
00:32:08   Windows Server 2025 in Azure and on hosting
00:40:10  Software Assurance - do you need it?
00:41:05  Windows Server in MCA-E and CSP
00:41:38  System Center 2025 licensing
00:43:51  Core Infrastructure Suite licensing
00:46:05 Q&A: MCA-E vs EA etc.
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