A new Windows Server 2012 licensing report was released this month by Directions on Microsoft for those considering Microsoft's newest server technology. The report by the Kirkland, Wash.-based ...

In a major reworking of Microsoft's Windows Server licensing, the company has announced that there will be just four Windows Server 2012 SKUs. With Windows Server 2012, Microsoft is moving to a ...

Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 isn't due out until the second half of 2016, but Microsoft execs are starting to communicate some of the licensing and pricing changes coming to its next server ...

There will be four versions of Windows Server 2012, Microsoft officials revealed on July 5, two of which will be licensed to customers on a per-processor basis. The four SKUs are Foundation (available ...

A report released last month by Directions on Microsoft offers a few suggestions on how to buy Microsoft's newest server, when it becomes available. Prices will not be changing for the Standard ...

According to an internal Microsoft document viewed by CRN, Microsoft will not require a client access license (CAL) for the Windows Web Server 2008 SKU, and will allow users to run any type of ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft Corp. is simplifying the licensing for Windows ...

On July 12, Microsoft announced it will release Windows Server 2016 to the world as a final RTM edition at the company’s Ignite conference in late September. The software, now in its fifth technical ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft has implemented a significant change in its ...

When you go to the grocery store, you probably bring a list of items you plan to buy. When you go on vacation, you may checkmark the sites you want to visit in a guidebook directory. If you’ve got ...

Microsoft last week announced it will switch the licensing for next year’s Windows Server 2016 to a per-processor-core basis, a move analysts said is at least partly a grab for more revenue.

When you read about Microsoft Windows Server licensing, more often than not, the message is negative. Microsoft seems to be taking it on the chin a lot, but really for such a large software company, I ...