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Microsoft Licensing
Directions is an independent and trusted source of information and training on Microsoft licensing programs and rules. Our Microsoft licensing guides, webinars, and two-day Microsoft Licensing Boot Camps equip you with the critical knowledge you need to make smarter decisions about your company's Microsoft software investments.
Microsoft Licensing Guides
Volume Licensing & Product Licensing
Rules and options for conventional desktop architecture.
Editions, requirements & costs.
Enterprise Agreements (EA), Select & Open
EA rules, discounts & renewal strategies.
Tools for better licensing decisions.
SA requirements, costs, benefits & trade-offs.
Editions, requirements & costs.
Editions, requirements & costs.
Editions, requirements & costs.
Editions, requirements, costs & virtualization rules.
Editions, features, trade-offs and costs.
Editions, requirements & costs.
Packages, costs & trade-offs.
Editions, costs & virtualization rules.
Microsoft Licensing Training
Online & Onsite Training For IT Professionals
Rules, programs & implications.
Editions, per-core licensing & virtualization rules.
Training for IT planners & procurement professionals.
Details of changes to EA.
Packages, requirements & costs.
New EA rules and implications for IT planners.
Requirements, pricing, & dependencies.
Microsoft Licensing Updates
Analysis of Recent Shifts in Microsoft Licensing
User License Enforcement (ULE) may help some organizations limit the number of SharePoint Enterprise Client Access Licenses (CALs) they need.
Organizations can now deploy SharePoint-based Internet-facing sites less expensively than was possible under the SharePoint 2010 license model.
The System Center Advisor service no longer requires customers to have Software Assurance on the servers being watched.
MSDN subscribers receive free time-limited developer accounts and tools, now including Office 365, to fuel application publishing through Microsoft online stores.
Recent Updates
Additional Resources
More Microsoft Licensing Resources
- Project 2013 Licensing
- Licensing Changes for Visio 2013
- Office 2013 Retail Reassignment Restored
- Licensing Changes for Visio 2013
- Office 2010 Home Use Program Availability Concludes
- Office 2013 Licensing for Consumer and Small Business
- Exchange 2013 Packaging, Pricing, and Licensing
- Intune Licensing Changes Significantly
- Volume Activation Updated for Windows 8 and Office 2013
- Office 2013 Perpetual Licensing Largely Unchanged
- Licensing Office RT for Commercial Use
- Per-User CAL Prices Raised 15%
- Phaseout of Forefront Antimalware Impacts License Suites
- Windows Server 2012 Special Editions
- Windows 8, Server 2012 Get Pre-GA Update
- Exchange Server 2013 Previewed
- Azure to Be Licensed for Server Applications
- Licensing the Windows To Go Feature of Windows 8
- Dynamics AX 2012 Coming to EA
- Windows 8 Upgrade for Older PCs
- Office 365 Replaces Live@Edu for Schools
- Windows 8 Packaging Details Emerge
- Licensing the Windows Client OS on VDI Today
- Windows 8 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Licensing
- System Center Transition Approaching
- Arbitration Key to Future EULA Disputes
- SQL Server 2012 Adopts Per-Core Licensing Model
- Software ID Tags to Aid Inventory
- Understanding the Select Plus Licensing Program
- DVD Playback Separated from Windows 8
- Current Hosted Desktop Rules Clarified
- Windows 7: Evaluating Software Assurance for PCs
- System Center 2012 Licensing Announced
- Choosing a Windows 7 Edition for PCs
- Windows 7: Evaluating SA for PCs
- Understanding the Select Plus Licensing Program
- Select Programs Changes over Past Few Years
- Licensing Windows 7 Professional for PCs
- Office 2010: Evaluating Software Assurance
