If you have bought your current sql server 2008 with software assurance supplied by most software vendors. If a sql server 2008 and 2008 r2 customer wants to bring their own license byol, are they required to have software assurance coverage. Do sql server 2008 or 2008 r2 customers need software assurance to take advantage of license. Software assurance spans microsoft s range of software products and services, including the windows operating system, microsoft office, exchange, sql server, and many others. Faq about esu for windows server 20082008 r2 and sql server. With software assurance coverage on the servers, the azure hybrid. But when buying their current license, many companies picked one with software assurance sa and therefore the right to receive the most. Microsoft rolls out premium assurance plans for windows server and sql server. Microsoft desktop optimization pack 2008 r2 is a suite of technologies available as a subscription for software assurance customers. Software assurance benefits help you take full advantage of your investments in it. Microsoft software assurance benefits for office can help your organization accelerate deployment and improve enduser. Windows server 2008 r2 was released last wednesday, a week ahead of schedule. Each set of 16 windows server core licenses with software assurance and each windows server processor license with software assurance, entitles customers to use windows server on microsoft azure on up to 16 virtual cores allocated across two or fewer azure base instances.
Microsoft to offer premium assurance for servers adding 6 years of patch support. Windows server 2008 and sql server 2008, in both their original and r2 versions. Microsoft replacing premiere assurance support with new. Faq about esu for windows server 20082008 r2 and sql. Sql server 2008 r2 delivers several breakthrough capabilities that will enable your organization to scale database operations with confidence, improve it and developer efficiency, and enable highly scalable. Microsoft to offer premium assurance for servers adding.
Mdop helps to improve compatibility and management appvmedv. This means you will really need to justify running higher corecount servers. Each additional set of 8 core licenses with software assurance entitles. For sql server or windows server 2008 and 2008 r2 customers who do not have software assurance, the alternative option is to move to azure, via payasyou. Microsoft volume licensing microsoft software assurance. Windows server 2008 r2 released to software assurance. Extended security updates plans only apply to sql server 2008r2 and. For a price, microsoft will extend support for windows. Microsoft to offer premium assurance for servers adding 6 years.
Yes, customers need to have software assurance to take advantage of the byol program for sql server on azure virtual machines as part of the license mobility program. Active software assurance on your servers for all eligible licenses. If youre a volume license and a software assurance subscriber, the software is available to you. Microsoft starts selling extended support for windows server 2008. Microsoft lures windows 2008 users to cloud with offer of. For a price, microsoft will extend support for windows server, sql server 6 more years offers premium assurance to customers who just cannot get off soontoretire software. Software assurance spans a broad range of microsoft software and services products, including the windows operating system, microsoft office, exchange, system center, sql server.
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