Organizations using servers with more than 16 cores need to "stack" multiple Windows Server licenses to cover all cores, ensuring compliance with licensing requirements. Here's how. Licensing a ...

Last fall, Microsoft officials promised a plan for a new bring-your-own license (BYOL) option for Windows Server, saying details would come soon. "Soon" is today for those who have access to Microsoft ...

As Microsoft phases out older Exchange Server versions, IT leaders are facing new decisions about how to stay compliant and cost-efficient. Understanding the current licensing landscape for Windows ...

Microsoft is planning to offer Azure users two new licensing options: An option for running Windows 10 on Azure and bring-your-own license (BYOL) support for Windows Server, Microsoft is promising ...

A few years ago, Microsoft switched from per-processor to per-core licensing in SQL Server, and it’s about to do the same with Windows Server 2016. You may not be thrilled with the results. [ Related: ...

The Nano Server edition of Windows Server 2016 will only be available to customers with Microsoft's Software Assurance plan, offered with certain volume license agreements. Organizations will have to ...