Windows Server 2008 SPLA Product Lineup Windows Server











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Windows Server 2008 SPLA Product Lineup
Windows Server 2008 Launch • • January SPUR / March Price List Removed: – External Connectors – Anonymous Standard/Enterprise • • Datacenter anonymous remains Added: – OEM PL (SAL exists today) • • Standard $145 Enterprise $194 $136 $180 – Non-Virtualization offer for Standard/Enterprise/Data. Center • • Hyper-V technology removed Lower price SPUR and price list Changed: – Web Enhanced remains • Use rights changes – New Activation process Prices shown are for example only SPLA Resellers set SPLA Prices
Windows Server 2003 • Windows Standard/Enterprise – Authenticated/Anonymous • Windows Datacenter – Anonymous • Windows Web Enhanced • Windows Rights Management – External Connector • Windows Rights Management Services Components • Windows OEM – SAL • Windows Compute Cluster • Windows Small Business Server Standard/Premium • Windows Server for Small Business Server Windows Server 2008 • • • Windows Standard/Enterprise Windows Datacenter – Anonymous Windows Web Windows Rights Management Server Windows Rights Management Services Windows Server OEM Std/Ent – SAL & PL Launching 6 mos. Later • • Windows Compute Cluster Windows Small Business Server Standard /Premium Windows Server for Small Business Server Windows Standard/Enterprise w/o Hyper-V
Transition from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Windows Standard 2003 • Anonymous Windows Enterprise 2003 Windows Web Server 2008 Windows Data. Center 2008 • Anonymous • Can keep licensing/reporting Windows Server 2003 SKUs if not ready to migrate to Windows Server 2008
Windows Server Web 2008 • • PL $10 (US) SKU Front end web server 50 user limit for Apps going away – can still run biz apps & internal collaboration and portal software on same server • New product build – Standard bits w/o code not needed for web serving – no AD/DNS, DHCP Prices shown are for example only SPLA Resellers set SPLA Prices
Windows Server Datacenter 2008 • • Anonymous PL $50 SKU (US) Downgrade to Enterprise/Standard/Web Unlimited Virtualization Increased scalability Increased memory Clustering Anonymous Use Rights (i) via Internet w/o being authenticated or individually identified (ii) platform for server apps (except those that use Windows Auth Services) (iii) web hosting Prices shown are for example only SPLA Resellers set SPLA Prices
What are Windows Authentication Services? • SPUR: When user or application credentials exchanged between server & user/device • No Official List – by design – hard to define • “Any service in Windows that allows user to authenticate to a service using a unique identity” • Primary Examples: – AD – Local Auth w/ Local Service Accounts (LSA) Prices shown are for example only SPLA Resellers set SPLA Prices
Internet 2003 $18 Windows Standard 2003 Anonymous SQL Server or Proprietary App $18 Windows Standard 2003 Anonymous Prices shown are for example only SPLA Resellers set SPLA Prices
Internet 2008 $10 Windows Web Server 2008 SQL Server or Proprietary App $50 Windows Data. Center Anonymous Prices shown are for example only SPLA Resellers set SPLA Prices
2 Windows Activation Options • MAK Keys – Pro: one time activation w/ Microsoft – Con: predetermined number of activations • Independent Activation: each machine connects/activates with Microsoft (online or phone) • Proxy Activation: one central activation on behalf of multiple machines; one connection to Microsoft • KMS Keys – Pro: activate in partner environment against host machine – Con: must reactivate every 6 months • All machines must be on corporate network
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