Servers with more physical processors and more cores per physical processor can expect to see a spike in license costs from what they are paying today. It must be noted that the minimum number of core licenses required for a server is based on the larger of:Ĩ cores per processor, or 16 cores per server.įigure 1 – Windows Server 2016 vs 2012 Licensing RequirementsĪssuming a Windows Server 2012 license costs the same as 8 cores for Windows Server 2016, a quick cost analysis suggests that customers that have hardware with 16 or less cores should see no increase in licensing costs. Each pack is expected to cost approximately 1/8 th of a current Windows Server 2012 license. Windows Server 2016 will be sold in two-core packs (like SQL Server). Each license provided entitlements for up to two processors per license. Windows Server 2012 licenses were also sold based on a physical processor metric. The differentiator between the two was the level of support for virtualized systems (Standard = support for 2 Operating System Environments (OSE’s) and Datacenter = support for unlimited OSEs). Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter editions were technically identical. Others will say it reflects changes in technology by aligning with products such as SQL Server and BizTalk, whilst aligning with the licensing model for Microsoft’s public and private cloud offerings.Įither way, customers will need to review a number of areas in order to effectively negotiate new volume licensing agreements and to determine whether hardware purchases meet the growing technological processing requirements without exceeding the software licensing budget. Cynics will argue that licensing changes are solely aimed at raising revenue. Also, Microsoft has provided a Licensing FAQ here.
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