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    • Pete.S
      Pete.S last edited by

      Hey guys!

      Multinational corporations that have 10 thousand or more computers running Windows, how do they keep track of all their MS licenses? I assume it can't be a manual process.

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      • JaredBusch
        JaredBusch @Pete.S last edited by JaredBusch

        @pete-s said in Microsoft license tracking for multinational corporations?:

        Hey guys!

        Multinational corporations that have 10 thousand or more computers running Windows, how do they keep track of all their MS licenses? I assume it can't be a manual process.

        They don't keep track at all. They have an EA
        https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Licensing/licensing-programs/enterprise.aspx

        Looks like the magic number is 250+ now. Used to be 500 per this same page.
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        • scottalanmiller
          scottalanmiller last edited by

          Jared is correct, EA for companies of any serious size. I've heard @StorageNinja say 300+ users which I think sounds low. But at least it's a ballpark. But by 250 you can definitely consider it. It makes licensing way easier and generally way cheaper.

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          • hobbit666
            hobbit666 last edited by

            Quick question if we have several agreements and license see can they all be brought into one single account?

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            • scottalanmiller
              scottalanmiller @hobbit666 last edited by

              @hobbit666 said in Microsoft license tracking for multinational corporations?:

              Quick question if we have several agreements and license see can they all be brought into one single account?

              With EA you can do anything you want, because it's a custom agreement that you sit down with Microsoft and talk about. It's flexible because you "come to an agreement", rather than buying pre-listed line items from a reseller.

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              • Obsolesce
                Obsolesce @scottalanmiller last edited by

                @scottalanmiller said in Microsoft license tracking for multinational corporations?:

                Jared is correct, EA for companies of any serious size. I've heard @StorageNinja say 300+ users which I think sounds low. But at least it's a ballpark. But by 250 you can definitely consider it. It makes licensing way easier and generally way cheaper.

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                • scottalanmiller
                  scottalanmiller last edited by

                  That's more in line with the size that I always thought that it was. 300 seemed super low.

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