CSP Spotlight
December 2022
Louise Ulrick
Commercial Licensing
December 2022
Agenda 2
Agenda
• The licensing of SQL Server
2022
• Did You See…?
December 2022
SQL Server 2022
December 2022
SQL Server 2022: licensing fundamentals
December 2022
Licensing SQL Server 2022 in the POSE 5
License by physical server
• Option for Standard or Enterprise Core
licenses
• License all the physical cores with a minimum
of 4 Core licenses per physical processor
• Any number of instances of SQL Server may
be run in the Physical Operating System
environment
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December 2022
Licensing SQL Server 2022 in the POSE 6
License by physical server
• Available for Standard Server/CAL licenses
• Assign 1 Server license to the physical server
• Any number of instances of SQL Server may
be run in the Physical Operating System
environment
• Assign CALs to users or devices
1
December 2022
Licensing SQL Server 2022 on-premises VMs 7
License by virtual machine
• Option for Standard or Enterprise Core licenses
• License all the virtual cores with a minimum of 4
Core licenses with active Software Assurance or
Software Subscriptions per virtual machine
• If a virtual core is mapped to more than one
hardware thread, a license is required for each
hardware thread to which it is mapped
• Any number of instances of the software may be
run in any number of containers in a virtual
machine
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December 2022
Licensing SQL Server 2022 on-premises VMs 8
License the physical server
• Available for Enterprise Core licenses
• License all physical cores in the server, with a minimum
of 4 Core licenses per processor
• For licenses without Software Assurance:
• Run SQL Server in a number of virtual machines
equal to the number of licenses
• For licenses with Software Assurance or Software
Subscriptions
• Run SQL Server in an unlimited number of virtual
machines
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December 2022
Licensing SQL Server 2022 on-premises VMs 9
License by virtual machine
• Available for Standard Server/CAL licenses
• Assign 1 Server license for each VM running
on the physical server
• Assign CALs to users or devices
2
December 2022
SQL Server 2022: partner cloud
December 2022
License Mobility through SA (SQL Server) 11
Introduced in 2011 to allow eligible licenses to be used on qualified partners’ shared servers
Qualified partners
• Authorized Mobility partners: SPLA partners who have signed the
License Mobility addendum
• Includes Amazon, Google, Alibaba, and Microsoft (the Listed Providers)
License eligibility
• Active Software Assurance on SQL Server
Standard or Enterprise Core licenses Processes
acquired through a Volume Licensing • Complete the License Verification Form
program within 10 days
• Active Software Assurance on SQL Server
Standard Server and CAL licenses acquired
through a Volume Licensing program
December 2022
Customer outsourcing options 12
Customers using outsourcing hire a third party to handle their IT infrastructure,
including hardware, IT services, and software
Listed Providers Authorized Outsourcers
Alibaba
Offers dedicated
customer solutions
Amazon
Offers shared
customer solutions
Google
Microsoft
December 2022
Outsourcing to dedicated hardware 13
Listed Providers
• Amazon, Google, Alibaba, and Microsoft
• License Mobility through SA is required, then follow the usual on-
premises licensing rules
• Eligible licenses:
• Active Software Assurance on SQL Server Standard or Enterprise
Core licenses acquired through a Volume Licensing agreement
• Active Software Assurance on SQL Server Standard Server and CAL
licenses acquired through a Volume Licensing agreement
All other outsourcers
• Eligible licenses: all types of SQL Server licenses, acquired through a
Volume Licensing agreement or CSP
• Follow the usual on-premises licensing rules
December 2022
Flexible Virtualization benefit (SQL Server) 14
Introduced in October 2022 to allow eligible SQL Server licenses to be used on
Authorized Outsourcers’ dedicated or shared servers
License eligibility Licensing rules
• Active Software Assurance on SQL • Follows usual on-premises licensing
Server Standard or Enterprise Core rules
licenses acquired through a Volume
Licensing program
• Active Software Assurance on SQL
Server Standard Server and CAL
licenses acquired through a Volume
Licensing program
• SQL Server Standard or Enterprise
Core licenses sold as Software
Subscriptions through CSP
• Licenses may have been acquired at
any time
December 2022
Options for using SQL Server 2022 licenses 15
Dedicated options Shared options
Azure multi-
Outsourcer
Outsourcer
Authorized
Authorized
Authorized
Customer-
Dedicated
Provider
Mobility
partner
owned
tenant
Listed
Azure
Host
L-only (VL/CSP)
L&SA – Core licenses (VL)
L&SA – Server/CAL (VL)
Software Subscriptions (CSP)
Included in license Via License Mobility through SA benefit
Via Flexible Virtualization benefit Via Azure Hybrid Benefit
December 2022
SQL Server 2022: Azure
December 2022
Options for using SQL Server in Azure 17
SQL Server on Azure SQL Azure SQL
Azure virtual Managed Database
machines Instance
Infrastructure-as-a- Platform-as-a-Service
Service (IaaS) (PaaS)
December 2022
For more information… 18
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December 2022
Choose the right SQL Server option in Azure
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December 2022
SQL Server virtual machine options in Azure 20
For customers For customers
SQL SQL
Server with short-term Server with longer-term
or variable or predictable
workloads workloads
Reserved Instance/
All-inclusive SQL Azure Savings Plan
Server VM meter +
Azure Hybrid
Benefit
+
Azure Hybrid
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December 2022
Azure Hybrid Benefit 21
Extended in 2018 to allow eligible SQL Server licenses to be used in Azure
Volume Licensing agreements
• A benefit for SQL Server Standard or Enterprise
Core licenses with active Software Assurance
• Core licenses are sold in 2-packs
SQL Server Enterprise VM
CSP Enterprise: 1 Core license = 1 vCore
Standard: 4 Core licenses = 1 vCore
• A benefit included with 1 or 3-year Software
Subscriptions for SQL Server Standard or
Enterprise Core licenses SQL Server Standard VM
• Core licenses are sold in 2-packs Enterprise: 1 Core license = 4 vCores
Standard: 1 Core license = 1 vCore
Rules for Azure virtual machines
• A minimum of 4 Core licenses must be assigned
to an Azure virtual machine
• Additional Core licenses are assigned to larger
virtual machines
December 2022
Options for using SQL Server in Azure 22
SQL Server on Azure SQL Azure SQL
Azure virtual Managed Database
machines Instance
Infrastructure-as-a- Platform-as-a-Service
Service (IaaS) (PaaS)
December 2022
Azure SQL options 23
For customers For customers
with short-term with longer-term
or variable or predictable
SQL workloads SQL workloads
Server Server
Reserved
All-inclusive Azure Capacity
SQL meter
+
Azure Hybrid
Benefit
December 2022
Azure Hybrid Benefit 24
Extended in 2018 and enhanced in 2020 to allow eligible SQL Server licenses to be used in Azure
Volume Licensing agreements
• A benefit for SQL Server Standard or Enterprise Core
licenses with active Software Assurance
• Core licenses are sold in 2-packs
CSP
• A benefit included with 1 or 3-year Software
Subscriptions for SQL Server Standard or Datacenter
Core licenses
• Core licenses are sold in 2-packs
Rights to Azure SQL vCores
General Purpose/Hyperscale Business Critical
Enterprise: 1 Core license = 4 vCores Enterprise: 1 Core license = 1 vCore
Standard: 1 Core license = 1 vCore Standard: 4 Core licenses = 1 vCore
December 2022
SQL Server 2022: DR and HA
December 2022
SQL Server 2022 Licensing Guide 26
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December 2022
Some definitions… 27
Page 26, SQL Server 2022 Licensing Guide
December 2022
Fail-over rights 28
Software Assurance benefit Software Subscriptions acquired through CSP
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December 2022
On-premises database failover options 29
Page 27, SQL Server 2022 Licensing Guide
December 2022
Failover with the Azure Hybrid Benefit (IaaS) 30
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Page 28,
SQL Server 2022
Licensing Guide
December 2022
Failover with the Azure Hybrid Benefit (PaaS) 31
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https://bit.ly/3F9nKLR
December 2022
New features of SQL Server 2022 32
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December 2022
Disaster Recovery to Azure SQL Managed Instance 33
Benefit for customers with
active Software Assurance
or subscription licenses
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December 2022
SQL Server 2022: Pay-As-You-Go
December 2022
SQL Server pay-as-you-go billing 35
The PAYG model is enabled by Azure Arc, so connection of the SQL Server to
Azure via Azure Arc is a prerequisite
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For SQL Server 2022 customers, the Azure
Arc connection is a default part of the SQL
Server 2022 setup process and the PAYG
billing is available now:
For customers with prior versions of SQL
Server (2014 editions and above), this
billing model will be enabled in the
Azure Portal (coming soon) once an
Azure Arc connection is established
December 2022
SQL Server pay-as-you-go billing 36
You can select pay-as-you-go billing through Microsoft
Azure to install a Standard or Enterprise edition without
supplying a pre-purchased product key
Pricing
Monthly rate Hourly rate
per core • Billing is through an Azure
Subscription
Standard • The billing granularity is one hour
Edition • Charges are calculated based on
the SQL Server edition, and the
maximum size of the hosting server
Enterprise at any time during that hour
Edition
• Usual 4-core minimums
December 2022
SQL Server 2022: price changes
December 2022
SQL Server 2022 price changes 38
1The bidirectional disaster recovery capability of the Link feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance is available in limited public preview. General availability will occur at a future date.
2Calculations based on scenarios running 730 hours/month for 12 months. Azure Windows Server VM calculations based on the pay-as-you-go rate for the D4sv4 Azure VM series across multiple regions. Savings include Windows Server Software
Assurance costs and exclude licensing costs for customers who migrate licenses with a purchase of Software Assurance. AWS calculations are based on the Windows Server On Demand rate for the m5.xlarge VM series across multiple regions and
include licensing costs. Prices as of 11/11/2022, subject to change. Actual savings may vary based on region and instance size.
3Calculationsbased on scenarios running 730 hours/month for 12 months. Calculations are based on Azure Hybrid Benefit rate for 8 vCore Azure SQL Managed Instance General Purpose on standard-series (Gen 5) hardware across multiple
regions. Savings include SQL Server Software Assurance costs, and exclude licensing costs for customers who migrate licenses with a purchase of Software Assurance. AWS calculations based on RDS On Demand Rate across multiple regions for SQL
Server Standard Edition for db.r5.2xlarge in a single AZ deployment, and include licensing costs. Prices as of 11/11/2022, subject to change. Actual savings may vary based on region, instance size and performance tier.
December 2022
SQL Server 2022 price changes in CSP 39
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Includes alignment
with SPLA and
general 10% price
increase
December 2022
Are these statements true or false? 40
For SQL Server 2022, licensing by virtual machine
requires SA or a Software Subscription T
Customers with SA/SS can choose to use Azure for DR
via an Azure virtual machine or a Managed Instance T
The 4 Core license minimum applies
to SQL Server 2022 PAYG billing T
The 10% price increase for SQL Server 2022 applies
to both on-premises licenses and Azure SQL F
December 2022
Partner resources 41
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December 2022
Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance 42
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December 2022
Did You See…?
December 2022
Canceling an Azure Subscription from Partner Center 44
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• Partners can cancel Azure
Subscriptions from Partner Center
• Subscriptions can be reactivated
from the Azure Management
Portal by customers or partners if
the Azure Plan is still active
• When all Azure Subscriptions are
canceled, the Azure Plan can be
canceled
December 2022
Teams Shared Device licenses 45
Rebranding of the existing Common Area Phone (CAP) license to the Teams Shared Device license to
enable broader functionalities involving shared devices
Microsoft Teams Display
Microsoft Teams Panel
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Teams Phone device
December 2022
Licensing Windows 11 for Virtual Desktops 46
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December 2022
Community Calls from Business Operations 47
CSP Q&A calls
• Who: CSP Direct Partners and Indirect Providers
• What: assist with questions related to CSP launches and upcoming changes
• When: December 14/15, 2022
• Registration: https://bit.ly/3afeki3
December 2022
CSP Spotlight
December 2022
Louise Ulrick
Commercial Licensing
December 2022
