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…
Customers with SharePoint Server SE licenses may downgrade and use any previous version of the product. There’s only one edition of SharePoint Server SE so down-edition rights don’t apply.
SharePoint Server SE licenses always include Software Assurance and thus the Disaster Recovery benefit is included. This means that they can install SharePoint Server on a “cold” – that is, a turned off – backup server for the purposes of…
SharePoint Server SE Server and CAL licenses always include Software Assurance and thus the License Mobility across Server Farms benefit is included, and licenses can be reassigned between servers in a server farm as often as required. This topic is…
In common with the other products that are licensed with a Server/CAL model, a SharePoint Server SE Server license is assigned to a physical server and this allows SharePoint Server SE to run in a single virtual machine. Additional Server…
As with Exchange Server 2019, the Server license covers any number of external users. However, there’s another nuance with SharePoint Server licensing that you need to know about – how intranet, extranet, and Internet scenarios are licensed. In an intranet…
SharePoint Server SE is licensed with the Server/CAL model and, as with Exchange Server 2019, there are SharePoint Server SE Standard and Enterprise CALs available to license access to different functionality. Again, the Enterprise CALs are Additive CALs and may…
The latest version of SharePoint Server is known as the Subscription Edition, or SE. When licenses for this edition are purchased they include Software Assurance, and active SA is required to continue using it. If a customer’s SA lapses or…
SharePoint Server is a content management, workflow automation, and collaboration portal, which also allows a single infrastructure for Internet, intranet and extranet sites. Users typically connect to the SharePoint sites or portals through a web browser. In April 2025, Microsoft…
Exchange Server 2019 Server licenses and CALs are available with or without Software Assurance through the Volume Licensing agreements, and as perpetual licenses without Software Assurance through the Cloud Solution Provider program. As usual, check out the Product Terms for…