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  Licensing Reference Teams Rooms Microsoft Teams Rooms is a Device SL for Teams Rooms systems, which are shared meeting...more   Licensing Reference Version Designates a significant release of an on-premises product; use of a newer version almost always...more   Licensing Reference Version Downgrade A form of substitution, whereby a customer owning a license for a specific version and...more   Licensing Reference Teams Shared Space Teams Shared Space provides the necessary licenses for shared devices, desks, and meeting spaces used...more   Licensing Reference Primary user A user who uses a licensed device more than 50% of the time in any...more   Licensing Reference Premises Generally understood to mean the physical buildings an organization owns or leases to conduct its...more   Licensing Reference Azure AI Search AI Search is an always on service using a capacity-based cost model   Licensing Reference MSDN The term Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is mostly phased out as a brand name but...more   Licensing Reference MSDN Platforms Per-user license covering non-production use of a broad array of Microsoft products; targets operations personnel...more   Licensing Reference Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) was the previous name of Azure DevOps Server, which...more   Licensing Reference Azure DevOps Server Windows Server-based software that provides source code control, project and build management, test execution, and...more   Licensing Reference Blob Storage Blob Storage uses a consumption-based pricing model where costs are driven by architectural decisions for...more   Licensing Reference Azure Files Azure Files uses a combination of capacity-based and consumption-based pricing models with costs driven by...more   Licensing Reference Queue Storage Queue Storage uses a consumption-based pricing model where costs are only incurred for data stored,...more   Licensing Reference Table Storage Table Storage uses a consumption-based pricing model where costs are incurred for data stored and...more   Licensing Reference Non-perpetual Describes a license that allows a customer to use the associated product for a specified...more