MICROSOFT ROADMAP THE NEW OFFICE & WINDOWS 8
TODAY S AGENDA Welcome and Introduction to Bytes Chris Swani, Bytes Software Services Windows 8.1 & Windows To Go Demonstration Antony Austin, Microsoft UK Windows Licensing Chris Swani, Bytes Software Services The New Office Demonstration Antony Austin, Microsoft UK Office Licensing Chris Swani, Bytes Software Services
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Product Licensing WINDOWS CLIENT OS CHRIS SWANI BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES
Deployment Options Traditional x86 PC Windows is installed and runs locally on the licensed PC Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Windows runs in virtual machines (VM) on server Different from Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
Coming up 1. OEM Licensing 2. Volume Licensing 3. Software Assurance Benefits 4. Software Assurance and Virtual Desktops
OEM Licensing Per Device licensing model A licence is required for each PC running Windows Licence is acquired from the PC manufacturer Pre-installed on new PCs Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) OEM licenses are Full A Full licence is not available through Volume Licensing Business editions available Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate Windows 8 Pro Windows RT with ARM based devices
OEM Downgrade Rights Rule: Version downgrade to 2 prior versions Windows 8: Downgrade to 7 or Vista Windows 7 : Downgrade to Vista or XP Support for Windows XP ends April 2014
OEM Windows: Instances Rule: One OSE per licence OSE: Operating System Environment Can be installed either as the physical OS or as one virtual OS on the PC Exception: Windows XP mode in Windows 7 How to run additional local VMs Purchase MSDN (developers) Purchase Software Assurance through Volume Licensing (within 90 days of PC purchase)
OEM Reassignment Reassigning or moving OEM licenses between PCs is not allowed OEM licenses are permanently tied to the PC they were initially assigned to When the PC dies so does the OEM licence Exception: Motherboard replacement due to a defect
OEM Remote Desktop Access Primary user may access their PC from any device Win OS Connect to PC using Remote Desktop Connection Built into Windows or third party (Citrix GoToMyPC) The primary users device accessing the licensed device can be unlicensed Windows 7 & 8 Pro includes remote access rights No additional licenses are required
OEM Reimaging What is reimaging? Commonly used for standardising PC OS build across the organisation How it works Licence OEM Windows Pro on all PCs Build custom Windows Pro image using VL media Replace OEM images on all PCs with custom image Reimaging of Windows is permitted by VL agreement No Windows Pro Upgrade or SA is required Versions and editions must match Cannot reimage OEM Ultimate with Professional
Coming up 1. OEM Licensing 2. Volume Licensing 3. Software Assurance Benefits 4. Software Assurance and Virtual Desktops
Windows Pro Upgrade Licence Windows Pro Upgrade Licence Upgrades from a previous version to latest May be purchased at any time Unique to Windows To obtain upgrade rights on all other products: Purchase a new Full licence Have Software Assurance coverage Availability Ad-hoc through Open and Select Plus Organisation-wide through Enterprise Agreements Consumer PC upgrades are not for commercial use
Windows Pro Upgrade Licence Prerequisite for Upgrade: PC must already have a qualifying operating system licence as per the Product List Consumer editions do not qualify Exception: Ultimate Edition
Coming up 1. OEM Licensing 2. Volume Licensing 3. Software Assurance Benefits 4. Software Assurance and Virtual Desktops
Purchasing Software Assurance Licence Type Purchase Options OEM Windows Pro Automatically included for all PCs if you have an Enterprise Agreement which includes Windows OS, you simply true-up at the next anniversary Purchase Software Assurance only part code through an Open or Select Plus agreement within 90 days of PC purchase Windows Pro Upgrade Purchase Windows Pro Upgrade licence with Software Assurance (U&SA) through a volume licensing program
Key Software Assurance Benefits Software Assurance Benefit Version upgrade: Entitled to versions released during SA coverage Enterprise Edition: Rights to run Windows Enterprise Edition Downgrade Rights: Rights to downgrade to any previous version Desktop Optimisation Pack (MDOP): Software Assurance for Windows customers may subscribe to MDOP VDI: Licensed device may access hosted virtual desktop (VDI) VDI access from unlicensed device: Primary user of a licensed device may access VDI desktop on an unlicensed device* Windows To Go: Licensed device may boot Windows To Go images Windows To Go on an unlicensed device: Primary user of a licensed device may boot Windows To Go on an unlicensed device* Perpetual Right Yes Yes Yes No No No No No *Device may not be controlled by the organisation and the primary user must be off the organisations physical premises
Other Software Assurance Benefits Benefit Training Vouchers: 1-5 day courses for IT pros & developers E-Learning: 1-2 hour online courses targeted at end-users and IT professionals. Could have value with migrations TechNet: Access to full version software licensed for evaluation Problem Resolution: 24x7 Problem Resolution Support provides phone support 24 hours a day, seven days a week Enterprise Source Licensing Program: Access to Microsoft Windows source code for internal development and support Extended Hotfix Subscription: Ability to request non-security hotfixes for products in the Extended Support phase Rights to run clustered HPC applications: Leverage Windows desktops as nodes for high performance computing applications Windows Thin PC: Repurpose existing PCs as thin clients by providing a locked-down version of Windows 7 or 8 with a smaller footprint.
Windows 7 Professional v Enterprise Professional has capabilities needed by most companies Enterprise has Professional edition capabilities; adds multilanguage UI, BitLocker and others
Windows 8 Enterprise v Pro Key Changes All editions have multi-language UI built in Enterprise functionality in previous versions BitLocker now included within Pro Windows To Go included within Enterprise No Ultimate edition
Desktop Optimisation Pack (MDOP) Most commonly purchased for App-V Allows sequenced applications to be streamed to client PCs. App locally cached and runs in its own isolated environment
Reassigning Windows SA No reassignment rights for OEM and VL Upgrades Rules for SA reassignment Software Assurance must be active Reassignment must be to a replacement device New device must have qualifying OS Old PC must be restored to OEM version/edition Reassignment rights end with SA expiry Enterprise Licence assignment becomes permanent Consider PC refresh prior to expiry
Coming up 1. OEM Licensing 2. Volume Licensing 3. Software Assurance Benefits 4. Software Assurance and Virtual Desktops
What is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Screen keyboard & mouse Windows virtual machine runs on the server but is displayed on the client device How it works Users device acts as dumb terminal Each virtual machine runs the Windows client operating system and is accessed by only one single user at a time Applications run within the VM on the server Licensing: acquiring rights to access Windows in VMs
Virtual Desktop Access Rights Why VDA over Software Assurance for Windows Non Windows x86 device Missed 90 day window for adding SA to OEM Covering a contractors PC on a temporary basis VDA offer more flexible reassignment rights
Virtual Desktop Access Rights cont. Roaming Rights Single Primary User of a Software Assurance for Windows or VDA licensed device has roaming rights The user may access the virtual desktop using other unlicensed devices such as their home PC or an ipad if the unlicensed device is: Only used when off the organisations physical premises Not controlled by the organisation
VDI Licensing Pre-Windows 8 Home PC Work PC Thin Client VDA Win OS SA VDA VDA VDA Corporate Premises
VDI Licensing Changes No change to existing licensing: more options Added with the release of Windows 8 1. Windows RT devices include VDA rights if Windows RT device is company owned User is the primary user of a Software Assurance for Windows or VDA licensed device 2. Companion Subscription Licence
Companion Subscription Licence Can be added to SA/VDA licensed devices Provides the single primary user the right to access virtual desktops from up to 4 companion devices
VDI Licensing Post-Windows 8 Home PC Work PC Thin Client CSL Win OS SA CSL VDA VDA Corporate Premises
Licensing Windows To Go Any corporate device covered by Software Assurance for Windows or VDA Subscription is licensed to run Windows To Go. The primary user of any corporate device covered by Software Assurance for Windows or VDA Subscription can run Windows To Go on any non Corporate PC* Any device covered under the Windows Companion Subscription license is licensed to run Windows To Go. *Outside of the corporate premises
Product Licensing OFFICE & OFFICE 365
Coming up 1. Office on PCs 2. Software Assurance 3. Remote Access Remote Desktop Services Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) 4. Office 365
Office Licensing Models Per Device Any device used to present the Office UI to a user requires a licence even if Office doesn t run locally Per User Any user that makes use of Office requires a licence Perpetual Available through Volume licensing programs such as EA, Select Plus and Open N/A Subscription Available through subscription based volume licensing programs such as Enterprise Subscription and Open Value Subscription Available through Office 365
Downgrade Rights Version downgrades are allowed (as far back as required) but not edition downgrades Office 2007 Office 2010 Office 2013 Office Professional Plus Edition Office Standard Edition An Office Professional Plus licence will not cover an Office Standard installation A common issue in an audit
Instances No limit to how many copies of Office you can install and run on the licensed device Primary user of licensed device has rights to install Office on a single portable device Right to install second copy on portable device is only available in Open or Select Plus Not available within an Enterprise Agreement Ownership of portable device can be employee owned
Remote Access Rights Primary user may access their PC and use Office from any device Office Connect to PC using Remote Desktop Connection The primary users device accessing Office on the licensed device can be unlicensed Office Professional Plus and Standard include remote access rights No additional licenses are required
Choosing an edition EA usually requires Professional Plus Apps unique to Professional Plus Lync for IM, Conferencing, Video, Voice Access for databases InfoPath for forms creation Professional Plus is required for Enterprise CAL features Outlook for Exchange Personal Archive Excel sharing via SharePoint
Choosing an edition Applications Office Standard Office Professional Plus Office 365 ProPlus Word Excel PowerPoint OneNote Outlook* Publisher Office H&S 2013 RT Office Web Apps Access Lync InfoPath
Coming up 1. Office on PCs 2. Software Assurance 3. Remote Access Remote Desktop Services Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) 4. Office 365
SA Upgrade Entitlement Office 2007 Office 2010 Office 2013
Key Software Assurance Benefits Roaming Use Rights provided by SA allows Office to be used from unlicensed devices in certain circumstances Software Assurance Benefit Remote access Office from unlicensed devices: Primary user of a licensed device may remotely access Office running on an RDS or VDI host from an unlicensed device* Run Office VM locally on an unlicensed device: Primary user of a licensed device may host a VM running Office on an unlicensed device* Run Office on an unlicensed PC using WTG: Primary user of licensed device may run Office on an unlicensed device by attaching a WTG USB drive containing Office* Perpetual Right No No No *Device may not be controlled by the organisation and the primary user must be off the organisations physical premises
Other Software Assurance Benefits Benefit Training Vouchers: 1-5 day courses for IT pros & developers E-Learning: 1-2 hour online courses targeted at end-users and IT professionals. Could have value with migrations TechNet: Access to full version software licensed for evaluation Problem Resolution: 24x7 Problem Resolution Support provides phone support 24 hours a day, seven days a week Enterprise Source Licensing Program: Access to Microsoft Windows source code for internal development and support Extended Hotfix Subscription: Ability to request non-security hotfixes for products in the Extended Support phase Planning Services: 1-15 days of deployment guidance and planning advice provided by a consultant from Microsoft or partner Step-up licenses: Migrate from Office Standard to Office Professional Plus and just pay the difference between the two Home Use Program: For just 8.95 employees can get Office for home use
Coming up 1. Office on PCs 2. Software Assurance 3. Remote Access Remote Desktop Services Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) 4. Office 365
Remote Access Office 2010/2013 volume licenses permit Installation on a network device Access to remote instances of Office from licensed device Centralise Office installation Run Office in Windows Server Remote Desktop sessions Run Office in VMs on a server (VDI) Different from Windows Client OS licenses for VDI Office volume licence suffices for VDI access Windows licence requires SA or VDA Subscription
Office on RD Session Host (no SA) Each device used to access Office via RDS requires a licence Remote Desktop Session Host Servers (hosting sessions running Office) Office Home PC Office Work PC Thin Client Office Office Office Office Office Office Corporate Premises
Office in a Windows VDI (no SA) Each device used to access Office in a VDI host needs a licence VDI Hosts & Network (VMs running Windows 7/8 and Office) Office Home PC Office Work PC Thin Client Office Office Office Office Office Office Corporate Premises
Office with SA: Windows VDI or RDS Host Having SA on Office provides roaming rights off corporate premises VDI Hosts or Remote Desktop Services Hosts Home PC Work PC Thin Client Office Office +SA Office Office +SA Office +SA Corporate Premises
Coming up 1. Office on PCs 2. Software Assurance 3. Remote Access Remote Desktop Services Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) 4. Office 365
Office Pro Plus via Office 365 Licensing Model Office Pro Plus 2010/2013 Per device perpetual licence; SA required for future upgrades # Installs On licensed device plus one portable device unless in EA Multi-Language Pack Can be acquired separately or a benefit of adding SA Version downgrade Yes No Supported deployment - Local install - RD Session Host - VDI Office 365 ProPlus App-V deployment Supported Supported Remote Access to desktop Yes No Per User subscription; includes rights to future upgrades Up to 5 PCs or Macs at a time Included in subscription - Local install - RD Session Host - VDI (dedicated VMs)
Office 365 ProPlus: Local, VDI or RDS Host Per User Model: applies to local, VDI or RDS session! VDI Hosts or Remote Desktop Services Hosts Home PC Work PC Thin Client Office 365 Office 365 Office 365 Corporate Premises
Office 365 Enterprise Suites
On-Premises Access Office 365 Enterprise Plans purchased through an Enterprise Agreement provide on-premises access rights Standard and Enterprise Functionality! Licensing acquired through MOSA do not have VL rights Office 365 ProPlus is licensed per user Can be locally installed on up to five concurrent OSEs One install can be on a Citrix/RDS Server Resolves the BYOD roaming rights issue on corporate premises Potentially addresses SAM device licence issue Citrix deployment to a subset of users
Hot off the press!! Windows Server 2012 R2 on price list Nov. Windows Server Datacenter price increase 28% RDS CAL price increase 20% 2012 CALs fine to use with 2012 R2 New Server and Cloud Enrolment (SCE) Released in October EA for Servers Replaces ECI, EAP and EWA
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