Need licensing advice for a school
I'm not sure how to approch server licensing for a school.
We currently have a 2003 domain licensed "per server" , 500 users
we want to relpace the DC with a 2008 server and the academic edition of the OS
My questions are these: are there academic licenses? and what would be the best licensing option (per server or per user) if we will need 368 user accounts and 1 server?
April 26th, 2012 3:15pm
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April 26th, 2012 3:51pm
Hello,
I would recommend contacting a Microsoft licensing expert in your country for more information.
See that: http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/
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April 26th, 2012 3:53pm
My questions are these: are there academic licenses?
Not that I'm aware of. Visit this link for details - http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/products/Pages/windowsserver.aspx
what would be the best licensing option (per server or per user) if we will need 368 user accounts and 1 server?
That depends on the number of concurrent users and devices connecting to the server. If you believe that there won't be more that 368 users connecting to the server at a time then Per User is the best option for you because with per devices CALs are tied
with the devices hence cant be moved around, if a computer fails you would manually need to revoke the license unlike user CAL which is issued only for a session and then revoked automatically however not more users than the number of available CAL can connect
to the server as i said. Please visit this link for additional explanation of licensing options -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738561%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
I also suggest you call MS directly to clear all your doubts regarding this -Contact Microsoft Sales
HTH
Sachin Gadhave (MCP, MCTS)
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April 26th, 2012 3:59pm
If you are an educational institution then there is an entirely separate licensing mechanic in place. It is not the normal per server or per user licensing you find in the retail world, as students and staff are often not considered an FTE (full time equivalent)
meaning there's not a 1:1 relationship between the head count and the required licensing.
Unless your school is privately run (though it's definitely still possible if yours is), you quite likely already have someone handling what's known as a campus agreement that you could be using. You should be looking into this as you'll find the software
prices and associated licensing are profoundly discounted.
So, while you can simply call Microsoft Sales, I'd highly recommend you look within the education system first (I'm only familar with the Australian education system, so I can't comment on exactly who
you might seek in others, though if you have a state level department, that would be a good place to start) and see if you can't obtain licensing through a wider representative body.
As an example, we belong to a representative body here in Australia that negotiates on behalf of around 39 universities and a number of schools, meaning we get much better pricing than if we looked at licensing on our own.
Just a quick note on the actual software: you don't use academic versions within your environment. You still make use of the normal volume licensing media. Academic versions exist so that students or staff can purchase their own copies of the software -
it's not what you actually run internally.
Again, I'd strongly urge you to check within the education system first to see if you have a department or body already negotiating on your behalf and access licensing through that channel. I can't emphasize enough how much money this will save you, along
with giving you access to a much greater software portfolio.
Cheers,
Lain
April 26th, 2012 8:04pm
any updates for your issue?Jeff Ren TechNet Community Support beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
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May 2nd, 2012 3:00am
For licensing related issue, youd better contact Microsoft licensing team. In the United States and Canada, you may call the licensing team directly at 1-800-426-9400 (select
option 4), Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. (PST) to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist. In this way, you will know the detailed information about license.
Worldwide
customers can use the Guide to Worldwide Microsoft Licensing Siteshttp://www.microsoft.com/licensing/worldwide.aspx to
find contact information in their locations.
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May 2nd, 2012 3:22am