Illustration shows the timeline of Office, Windows, and Office server versions as they leave support through 2025 and 2026.

Customers directed to transition from Enterprise Agreements to Microsoft Customer Agreements must reassess how they license server software.

The latest release of SharePoint Server offers few updates and moves the software to a subscription model.

When upgrading older SharePoint Server sites, technology and licensing trade-offs will affect the choice of destination.

Summary of SA (Software Assurance) benefits associated with SharePoint Server, organized by high and low value benefits

A Windows Server-based server application that delivers file sharing, team collaboration, corporate portal hosting, enterprise search, content management, Web-based reporting, and other collaboration features; licensed under the Server/CAL License Model.

A discontinued server application based on SharePoint Server that delivered file sharing and team collaboration for small organizations and was licensed free with Windows Server.