Special Edition Using Microsoft

Chapter 5. Licensing

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• Paying the Piper 162

• Understanding Microsoft Licensing 162

• Taking Advantage of Volume Licensing 164

• Pricing 167

• Software Maintenance 171

• Calculating Total Solution Costs 172

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Paying the Piper

You might think that licensing is something to worry about after you figure out which products you’re going to use, and how you’re going to use them. While that’s certainly one approach, I prefer to start thinking about licensing up front. Microsoft licensing is complicated, and can get incredibly expensive. In some situations, the sheer cost of one solution might make you look at alternative solutions.

In this chapter, I’ll introduce you to the variety of Microsoft licensing schemes and volume ...