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Windows Server Edition Licensing
Hello everyone, One of my customers have been using Azure and decided to landfall their VM's so when they have pulled the VHD files to their local private cloud, they realized the Windows server ...
IngFabianCampo i am not sure if I got that right.
Customer using Azure VMs in Azure can use WS Datacenter or Standard for same costs.
If they are eligible for Azure Hybrid Benefits, they can conduct licensed cores for on-premises in the same amount in Azure (min 8 licensed core per Azure VM).
they are allowed to use WS Datacenter in Azure (for whatever reason) even when they use AHUB from on-prem with WS Standard.
on-premises they have to install what they have aquired licenses for the hardware.
If they aquired WS Datacenter they may install WS Standard or DC on-prem on
If they aquired WS Standard they may only install WS Standard on-prem. Limited to 2 VMs per licensed hardware, stacking allowed etc.
Does this help or off the topic?