Do you deploy SQL Server Integration Services all over your estate, and think that it’s free? STOP. It requires a full SQL licence. SSDT? SSDT is for development.

Microsoft Software Assurance is often seen as an upgrade right only. However, it is a dangerous misconception. Let your SA lapse, and you may need to change the way you do your entire IT.

There’s considerable frustration because Windows Server and SQL Server are licensed differently in containers. 

What is going on right now with Microsoft licensing? How will this affect businesses like yours in 2022? And importantly, what can you do about it?

A customer had 672 Office Professional Plus licenses with active Software Assurance until September last year. Then they bought 608 M365 E3 From SA subscriptions in October. Do they retain all 672 perpetual licenses along with the 608 M365 E3 from SA subscriptions?

Our top 10 of the most expensive mistakes in Microsoft License Management. In one recorded stream. Presented by Alexander Golev, Microsoft Licensing Expert and Daryl Ullman, Negotiation Expert.

Would you like to learn how Microsoft Licensing works? Start from the concept of a licence itself. What is a software licence? Can you “buy” a licence? Why doesn’t licensing make sense sometimes?

A story of how I almost ruined a perfect family weekend. And a little bit about licensing Windows 10 E3.