Windows Server 2012Licensing and Pricing SPLA

Cloud-optimized

Economical

Meeting the Service Provider needs for today and in the future

Windows Server 2012 Overview

Simple

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Three editions aligned with partner needs

Value and excellent return on your IT

investment

Maximize cloud capacity with unlimited virtualization

Windows Server 2012 SPLA Editions

Flexible, Affordable,

Easy to Use Server SolutionLow Density

Service Provider CloudHighly Virtualized

Service Provider Cloud

Windows Server2012 Essentials

Windows Server2012 Standard

Windows Server2012 Datacenter

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LicensingEssentials: Change from SAL to Per Processor licensing model with 25 user limitMicrosoft Hyper-V: Free download with hosting rights

PricingWindows Server 2012 Standard price per license decreased ~ 14%CIS Standard price per license decreased ~ 7%

Discontinued Product Editions Windows Server Enterprise, Web and HPC, OEM Windows Server SAL removed for all editions Small Business Server editions retired.

Key Changes

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Windows Server Editions in SPLA

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Today

TomorrowWindow Server

Small Business Server

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard

Windows Server 2012 Essentials

Windows Server 2012 Datacenter

Windows Server 2012 Standard

Windows Web Server 2008 R2

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-On

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials

Window Server

Windows Server 2012 SPLA Licensing & Pricing

Pricing

SPLA Monthly Pricing $65.00 $12.26 $14.76

Licensing

License Model per processor per processor per processor

Additions/Enhancements

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Features

Processor Support 640 640 2

Memory 4TB 4TB 64GB

Virtual Instances Unlimited 1 Guest

Windows Server2012 Datacenter

Windows Server2012 Standard

Windows Server2012 Essentials

* for illustrative purposes only, final price determined by reseller

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Core Infrastructure (CIS) Offer in SPLA

CISStandard

CISDatacenter Microsoft

System Center 2012 Datacenter

Windows Server 2012 Datacenter

Microsoft System Center 2012 Standard

Windows Server 2012 Standard

TODAY @ LAUNCH

$23. 24

$75.67

$21.62

$75.67