Sql server 2008 r2 and windows server 2008 r2 will go out of support in july 2019 and january 2020 respectively. Windows server 2008 r2 was released last wednesday, a week ahead of schedule. The terms and conditions of your volume license agreement and the terms and conditions under which any specific software assurance benefits are offered will take precedence in the case of any conflict with the information provided here. Sql server 2008 and windows server 2008 near end of support. Windows server 2008 users have options with support for windows server 2008 ending, theres still time to examine alternatives to upgrading. If youre a volume license and a software assurance subscriber, the software is available to you. Software assurance spans microsofts range of software products and services, including the windows operating system, microsoft office, exchange, sql server, and many others. Review software assurance benefits the comprehensive set of software assurance benefits combine to offer a powerful advantage as you plan, deploy, and use microsoft products. Volume license key if applicable windows essential business server 2008 premium cal suite key for user or device. For instance, windows server 2008 r2 loses extended support on jan. Software assurance spans a broad range of microsoft software and services, including windows, microsoft office, exchange, system center, sql server, and many others. For example, to support windows server 2008 product versions, you have through december 2019 to purchase premium assurance.
Feb 04, 2010 windows server 2008 r2 introduces over 1,000 new group policy objects specific to windows server 2008 r2 and windows 7, along with several new components that expand on the core capabilities of group policy management that have been part of windows 20002003 active directory. With software assurance, the cals are also usable on the upgraded product. Can i mix windows server 2016 datacenter and standard licenses on the same server. Dec 08, 2016 microsoft to offer option of 16 years of windows server, sql server support through new premium assurance offer. Microsoft windows web server software assurance series sign in to comment. Nov 30, 2018 in july 2018, microsoft announced the end of support for sql server 2008 and 2008 r2 and windows server 2008 and windows server 2008 r2 in mid2018. Windows 7 enterprise the benefits of having software. How do i license windows server with virtualization technologies. By default, a windows server core system has very few binaries installed.
Sql server and windows server 2008 and 2008 r2 will both be out of. What are the benefits of using windows server instead of. Microsoft has started selling extended support for windows server 2008 and sql server 2008, in both their original and r2 versions. Software assurance microsofts software assurance gives you automatic access to new technology and provides productivity benefits, support, tools, and training to help deploy and use software efficiently. Is software assurance required to take advantage of extended security. Extended security updates for sql server and windows server. Windows server standard is a server operating system that enables a computer to handle network roles such as print server, domain controller, web server, and file server. Aws is 5 times more expensive than azure for windows server and sql server.
My question is about the transistion of software assurance from ws2012 to ws2016. Organizations using sql server 2008 r2 and windows server 2008. Migrate your workloads to azure, the best cloud for windows server and sql server. Extended security updates for sql server and windows. Microsoft windows server software assurance r1800195. Microsoft starts selling extended support for windows. Depending on which agreement your organization has. Microsoft to offer premium assurance for servers adding 6 years. No software assurance is required to take advantage of this extension. Implementing microsofts hypervisorbased server virtualization product can prove to be advantageous for your business.
Azure hybrid benefit for sql server is an azurebased benefit that enables customers to use sql server licenses with software assurance or qualifying subscription licenses to pay a reduced rate base rate on sql database vcorebased options, such as managed instance, vcorebased single database, and vcorebased elastic pool. Entitlement summary commercial and government offerings new version rights licensed products with software assurance coverage can be upgraded to the latest version of that product made available during the covered period. Exchange, system center, sql server, microsoft azure, and many others. Bring windows server and sql server onpremises licenses with software assurance to azure. Many organisations across the globe are still running these server editions within their infrastructure and have, at a maximum, 18 months left until they are left without support from microsoft. Get microsofts windows server and sql server premium. Hpv clients will have dcdnsdhcpaddc on one and mission critical on the other hpv. Non software assurance open licensees will be able to acquire the new build on september 1 without having to buy any new client access licenses. Visit microsoft software assurance or contact your microsoft volume licensing reseller.
Software assurance benefits help you take full advantage of your investments in it. Microsoft announced retirement of software assurance deployment planning services and software assurance training voucher benefits on september, 2019. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage. Sep 04, 2009 in the windows 7 era, we are once again offering a specific version of windows 7 for software assurance holders specifically called windows 7 enterprise. Microsoft software assurance sa is a microsoft maintenance program aimed at business users who use microsoft windows, microsoft office, and other server and desktop applications. Analysis 1 randy murphy nt2670 advantages and disadvantages of windows server 2008 server core and virtual servers benefits windows server core offers a number of benefits, regardless of its intended use reduced maintenance. In previous versions of windows before vista, ipv6 support was done in parallel with ipv4, and there was no integrated support for ipv6 included in network infrastructure services such as dns and dhcp. Microsoft software assurance ms licensing spiceworks. What editions of sql server and windows server 20082008 r2 are eligible for. You can also leverage the azure hybrid benefit on azure stack as you can. Microsoft customers with software assurance can use the socalled azure hybrid benefit. Servers selfhosted applications the self hosting benefit allows customers with software assurance to provide their own software as a hosted service using a combination of microsoft software and their own. For customers with software assurance, azure hybrid benefit for windows server allows you to use your onpremises windows server licenses and run windows virtual machines on azure at a reduced cost. Understand the latest changes to microsoft licensing.
After ga of windows server 2016, customers are encouraged to inventory their environment using appropriate tools, including software inventory logging sil, or thirdparty inventory tools. Customers with active software assurance or subscription licenses can. Windows server premium assurance sql server premium assurance. Microsoft volume licensing microsoft software assurance. What is the relationship between microsoft and amazon web services. Microsoft to offer premium assurance for servers adding 6 years of patch support. There is a different key corresponding to each cal pack 1, 5, 20, 50 cals. As a server operating system, it is also the platform for separately acquired server applications such as exchange server or sql server. If you do not have your access id, contact your software assurance benefits administrator or microsoft sales representative. Microsoft software assurance support incident submission. These changes will take place over two years, starting in february 2020. The core premise behind sa is to give users the ability to spread payments over several years, while offering free upgrades to newer versions during that time period. Amazon web services and microsoft have worked together for several years, starting with aws launching windows server based instances in 2008.
End of support for windows server 20082008 r2 and sql server. Windows server 2008 r2 benefits for administration windows. Microsoft to offer premium assurance for servers adding 6. Windows server premium assurance and sql server premium assurance are purchased as addons to software assurance on that product. Apr 22, 2018 azure hybrid benefit for windows server. A comprehensive program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights to help deploy, manage, and use microsoft products efficiently, software assurance helps keep your business up to date and ready to respond quickly to change and opportunity. Microsofts coming premium assurance for software assurance customers for windows. Software assurance by product microsoft volume licensing. Microsoft software assurance is a gamble on whether potential upgrades will be worth the expense. Windows server standard edition includes software assurance. Windows server 2008 r2 loses extended support on jan. With software assurance, you receive access to new versions of licensed software released during the term of your agreement to deploy at your. Microsoft software assurance what it is and how it applies.
Microsoft to offer premium assurance for servers adding. The azure hybrid benefit for windows server allows you to save up to 40% on windows server vms in azure by utilizing your onpremises windows server licenses with software assurance. With software assurance, you get the tools and training you need to do more with the it investments you plan to make as well as those you have already made. Software assurance includes a core set of benefits to help improve workforce productivity, streamline software deployment, and reduce costs in a variety of ways across devices.
With this benefit, customers need to only pay for the infrastructure costs of the virtual machine because the licensing for windows server is covered by the. If i have active software assurance on my windows server andor system center licenses, how do i move from processor to core licensing. Your organizations software assurance benefits administrator receives an access id after clicking activate on the 24x7 benefit in the volume licensing service center vlsc. For instance, without software assurance, you wouldnt be able to use windows 2000 server cals on windows server 2003. Until the release of the new products, microsoft is encouraging customers to.
Indicates benefits that may also be available to customers licensed for microsoft intune andor windows vda subscription. Azure hybrid benefit for windows server microsoft docs. Eligibility for software assurance benefits varies by offering and region and is subject to change. Organizations using sql server 2008r2 and windows server. Right now we have 2008 std edition and about to get 2012 r2 std through dell we are getting dell server. According to microsoft, by migrating to the cloud, companies save on. Microsoft to offer option of 16 years of windows server, sql. Microsoft updates to software assurance sa, beginning. Windows server system is a comprehensive, integrated, and interoperable server infrastructure designed to meet the demanding needs of developers and it professionals, and to flexibly run the programs and solutions that enable information workers to reach, analyze, and share information quickly and easily. Azure hybrid benefit for windows server azure windows. But when buying their current license, many companies picked one with software assurance sa and therefore the right to receive the most. Microsoft provides this material solely for informational purposes.
Windows server 2008 r2 released to software assurance. Customers with active software assurance for exchange server standard 2019 or exchange server enterprise 2019. The windows will be on esxi and only run hyperv host. This is a multistep process, the first of which is to upgrade to windows server 2012. Windows server 2008 is the first version of windows server that has native ipv6 support as part of a single ip stack. It provides the greatest flexibility for how your organization uses windows because it includes access to enterprise offerings and use rights that are not available through other licensing programs.
The 2008 release cycle saw a shift from 32bit to 64bit computing, advanced analytics and budding server virtualization technology. Software assurance upgrade benefits for licenses are automatic. Microsoft replacing premiere assurance support with new security plan. You can use azure hybrid benefit for windows server to deploy new virtual machines with windows os.
Receive free extended security updates when you migrate your windows server and sql server 2008 and 2008 r2 workloads to azure virtual. With software assurance coverage on the servers, the azure hybrid benefit. The end of support date for windows server 2008 and 2008 r2 is 14th. Advantages and disadvantages of windows server 2008 server. Solved windows server 2016 software assurance worth it. Software assurance spans a broad range of microsoft software and services, including windows, microsoft office, azure, system center, sql server, and many others. Software assurance gives you cheap access to the new versions that come out, downgrade rights if you need an earlier version, mobility rights like using live migration or vmotion for your vms, failover rights maintaining a passive failover sql server without having additional licenses for sql server, etc. To support sql server 2008 version, you have through june 2019 to purchase this offering. Microsoft software assurance benefits for office can help your organization accelerate deployment and improve enduser productivity.
Your software assurance benefits are determined by your volume licensing agreement, such as the enterprise agreement, microsoft products and services agreement mpsa, or open value agreement, and the qualifying license purchases you have with software assurance. Microsoft replacing premiere assurance support with new. Microsoft assurance software is a program that was introduced in 2002 to help users deploy and support microsoft windows, microsoft office and related server desktop applications. Is software assurance required to take advantage of extended security updates. Once again, windows server premium assurance and sql premium assurance will be available sometime early time in 2017. Flexibility, redundancy, scalability, and reduced cost of operations are just a few of the benefits offered from microsofts hyperv virtualization. The phased retirement of software assurance deployment planning services benefit. Entitlement summary for more details about software assurance entitlements through the mpsa, visit software assurance through mpsa. So what are the additional benefits that you get if you have software assurance on your windows desktop operating system licenses. Microsoft windows web server software assurance series. Achieve the lowest cost of ownership when you combine the azure hybrid benefit, reservation pricing, and extended security updates.
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