Windows Server, SQL Server, Azure and VMware
Licensing server environments where mistakes cost the most: editions, cores, CALs and CSP consumption – we size it together, based on the real load.
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Windows Server and SQL Server per core / CAL
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Microsoft Azure through CSP – by consumption
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VMware vSphere and Cloud Foundation subscriptions
Software
Infrastructure & Cloud
Server licences are not “a box on a shelf” – we write out the editions, cores, CALs and terms, alongside hardware and virtualization from our offer.
Windows Server
Windows Server is the operating system the company’s servers run on: Active Directory domains and users, file servers, printers, business applications and virtualization. The Standard edition covers most scenarios, and Datacenter adds unlimited virtualization and software-defined storage for more intensive environments. Licences are per server core and are extended through Software Assurance by agreement. Windows Server often also needs CAL licences for users – we write all of that into the specification, because this is the part where licensing mistakes cost the most.
What we need from you
What the server has to carry and the number of users – for the CAL licences.
What we do
We propose the edition, licence per core and deliver the server ready for commissioning.
SQL Server
SQL Server is the database behind the company’s business applications: ERP, accounting, CRM, web shops. The Standard edition covers most cases, and Enterprise adds advanced availability options for more demanding environments. Enterprise supports unlimited virtualization when all physical cores are appropriately licensed with active Software Assurance or a qualifying subscription. Per-core licensing is available for Standard and Enterprise. For new licences, Server + CAL is an option for Standard. We size the licence together, based on the real load. With the licence we also help with installation, the backup schedule and connecting the applications you already use. For new environments we say openly when Azure SQL is an alternative worth considering.
What we need from you
The applications using the database, the data size and the load.
What we do
We size the licence, deliver it and help with installation and backups.
Microsoft Azure (CSP)
Microsoft Azure is the cloud platform where companies keep servers, databases, backups and virtual machines instead of – or next to – their server room. Through the CSP model you pay for consumption monthly: machines are switched on and off, scaling follows demand, and we are your partner on the contract – the invoice, support and help choosing services. Azure is the natural place for backup copies, test environments and Entra ID alongside the Microsoft 365 services you already use. The price follows actual consumption, so we do not publish fixed price lists – we estimate per your scenario and track the cost monthly.
What we need from you
What you want to keep in Azure and how much data.
What we do
We estimate the consumption, open the CSP account and track the costs with you.
VMware vSphere Standard
VMware vSphere Standard is the foundation of server virtualization: it turns physical servers into virtual machines that can be moved, reserved and restored from backups according to the selected configuration. The Standard licence covers the classic server-room scenarios – multiple hosts, a cluster and vMotion. After the Broadcom acquisition, licensing moved to a per-core subscription with annual renewal, so for companies with older perpetual licences we write a transition plan that assesses any required downtime. vSphere also needs a backup resource – Veeam from our offer naturally works with the VMware environment.
What we need from you
The number of hosts, cores and VMs the environment carries.
What we do
We explain the new licensing model, deliver the subscriptions and help with the transition plan.
VMware Cloud Foundation
VMware Cloud Foundation joins vSphere, vSAN and NSX into one per-core subscription – a platform for companies building more serious private environments or slowly migrating from old installations. Our focus with VCF is licence renewals and migrations of existing environments: an assessment of the current state, a plan to move off the perpetual model, VM relocation and the configuration of the new licences – with an assessment of the impact on service availability. We do not sell our own cloud and we do not take over your data centre: the software, licences and transition plan are our part of the job, and your servers and data stay yours.
What we need from you
The current VMware environment, the number of hosts and the licence renewal dates.
What we do
We do the assessment, the migration plan and deliver the subscriptions for the new environment.
Server licences without eyeballing
Editions, cores, CALs and Azure consumption – we count them together on the real environment, so the hardware, licences and commissioning go in the same offer.
What is useful to tell us
- What runs on the servers and how many users have access
- Virtualization today – VMware, Hyper-V or something else
- Whether a new server room or an upgrade is planned
We will contact you to confirm your requirements.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Request a software quote
Tell us the number of users or what needs renewing.
