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Licensing a server farm

Skype for Business Server 2019 is consistent with the other products licensed with the Server/CAL model – if Server licenses are purchased with Software Assurance the License Mobility across Server Farms benefit is included, and licenses can be reassigned between…

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Licensing virtual machines

As with all of the other Server/CAL licensed products, a Skype for Business Server 2019 Server license is assigned to a physical server and licenses Skype for Business Server 2019 to run in a single virtual machine. Additional Server licenses…

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Licensing external users

The Skype for Business Server 2019 Server license is assigned to a physical server and allows an unlimited number of external users to access the services of the server.

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Licensing Skype for Business Server 2019

Skype for Business Server 2019 has three CALs available for customers to purchase. There’s the Base CAL which is the Standard CAL, and then two Additive CALs called the Enterprise and Plus CALs. All Skype for Business Server users need…

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SKYPE FOR BUSINESS SERVER 2019

Skype for Business Server 2019 is the server solution for instant messaging, presence information, web conferencing, and enterprise telephony. There are a variety of clients that users can use to access the services of Skype for Business Server 2019, ranging…

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Required infrastructure products

SQL Server is a required infrastructure product for SharePoint Server, and so any licensing recommendations you make for SharePoint Server should also include licenses for SQL Server which can be covered with either Core licenses or Server licenses and CALs,…

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Licensing for the cloud

Customers with SharePoint Server 2019 licenses may install the software on their own servers, or on an Authorized Outsourcer’s server which is dedicated to them. Because there is no option to purchase Software Assurance with SharePoint Server 2019 licenses there…

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CAL equivalent licenses

A User SL for an online service that includes rights to access a licensed on-premises server is known as a CAL equivalent license. Because the User SL is a subscription license it’s deemed to be equivalent to the latest version…

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Downgrade and down-edition rights

Customers with SharePoint Server 2019 licenses may downgrade and use any previous version of the product. There’s only one edition of SharePoint Server 2019 so down-edition rights don’t apply.

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