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Martin_Powell
Jan 26, 2021Copper Contributor
Windows 10 DaaS licensing (non WVD)
As part of our Services Strategy (we are an MSP), we are looking to build a hosted W10 DaaS on behalf of our customers and offer as an annuity service, but for an on-premise solution (not on Azure w...
HotCakeX
Jan 26, 2021MVP
Hi,
if you want to have DaaS (data as a service) and don't want to use Azure and Windows Virtual Desktop, you want to virtualize your own Windows 10 machines on-premise, with physical server hardware,
maybe this will help:
https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/d/98d6a56c-4d79-40f4-8462-da3ecba2dc2c/licensing_windows_desktop_os_for_virtual_machines.pdf
if you want to have DaaS (data as a service) and don't want to use Azure and Windows Virtual Desktop, you want to virtualize your own Windows 10 machines on-premise, with physical server hardware,
maybe this will help:
https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/d/98d6a56c-4d79-40f4-8462-da3ecba2dc2c/licensing_windows_desktop_os_for_virtual_machines.pdf
- Martin_PowellJan 26, 2021Copper Contributor
HotCakeX Thanks for reply
Our solution is based upon using a third party to host Windows client virtual machines on servers (Bare Metal) dedicated to the customer (not multi-tenanted). So Virtualization Rights seems to apply?
- HotCakeXJan 26, 2021MVPI think so yeah, because you are virtualizing them in the end,
there is a License advisory website but it has an old layout and elements don't load properly,
https://mla.microsoft.com/
- HotCakeXJan 26, 2021MVPthere is also this
https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/124053-licensing-windows-10-with-virtualization-technologies-how-to