May 1, 2026

License Mobility through SA

Rob Horwitz analyzes and writes about Microsoft licensing programs and product licensing rules. He also trains organizations on best Microsoft... more

A SA (Software Assurance) benefit associated with SQL Server and most other on-premises server applications that allows server-side licenses to be reassigned to cover workloads hosted on a service provider‘s servers; today it is most relevant to licensing workloads hosted at Amazon, Google, and Alibaba.

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