IT Pro Top FAQs –April 08
Q) I’d like to know who qualifies for education pricing discounts from Microsoft.
A) Please visit this web site for a guide to who qualifies for Microsoft academic discounts.
Q) Can I keep my licences at the end of my Volume Licensing agreement?
A) It depends on the type of agreement that you have.
Microsoft Open Licence, Open Value, Enterprise and Select agreements give you perpetual licences, so when your agreement comes to an end, you can continue to use your software. (Perpetual means that you own the licences forever.)
Microsoft Open Value Subscription and Enterprise Agreement Subscriptions are non-perpetual programmes. So in effect you are renting your licences. This means when your agreement ends, you have two options:
- Renew your agreement for a further term
- Pay to buy your licences so you can continue using them (they are then perpetual and you own them)
- Remove the software from your systems
Q) How do I license Microsoft SQL Server installed on a server with a multiple core processors?
A) Microsoft does not license SQL Server based on the number of cores within a processor. Instead we charge the same amount for a Per Processor licence, regardless of how many cores are in the processor. Click here for more information.
Q) If I install the Microsoft Windows Sharepoint Services software that comes with Windows Server 2008, do I need to buy any extra Client Access Licences (CALs) for users/devices accessing it?
A) Windows SharePoint Services is included as part of the Windows Server 2008 server licence, and is also available as a free download. It conforms to the Windows Server 2008 licensing model, so providing your users/devices already have Windows Server CALs, you won’t need any extra CALs.
You can only use Windows SharePoint Services on Windows Server 2008 Web Edition for front-end web serving tasks. The data storage part of Windows SharePoint Services can’t be installed or used on Windows Server 2008 Web Edition.
Q) What is the difference between Key Management Service (KMS) and Multiple Activation Key (MAK) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista?
A) Click here for information on the difference between the two.