Microsoft license tracking for multinational corporations?
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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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@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.aspxLooks like the magic number is 250+ now. Used to be 500 per this same page.
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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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Quick question if we have several agreements and license see can they all be brought into one single account?
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@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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@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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That's more in line with the size that I always thought that it was. 300 seemed super low.
