Licensing external users
There is no External Connector license available for Project Server 2019, so an organization must buy Project Server 2019 User or Device CALs for its external users to access the services of their Project Servers.
Licensing Project Server 2019
Project Server 2019 is licensed with the basic Server/CAL licensing model. In this model there’s a Project Server 2019 license assigned to the server and then users or devices are licensed with Project Server 2019 User or Device CALs, as…
Project Server 2019 and Project Server SE
The latest version of Project Server is known as the Subscription Edition, or SE, and is covered in the previous section. Project Server 2019 itself is still available to buy as a license-only purchase and the licensing is covered in…
PROJECT SERVER 2019
Project Server 2019 is a project management server solution that allows project managers, key stakeholders, and other team members to collaborate on a project. The project plans themselves are created in Project Professional 2019 by a project manager and then…
Availability of Project Server SE licenses
Project Server SE Server licenses and CALs are only available with Software Assurance through the Volume Licensing agreements. As usual, check out the Product Terms for specifics.
Required infrastructure products
There are three products that are required pieces of the technology infrastructure for Project Server: SQL Server, SharePoint Server and, of course, Windows Server. Therefore, any licensing recommendations you make for Project Server should also include licenses for these products.…
Licensing for the cloud
Customers with Project Server SE licenses may install the software on their own servers, or on an Authorized Outsourcer’s server which is dedicated to them. As mentioned previously, Project Server SE Server and CAL licenses always include Software Assurance and…
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…
Downgrade and down-edition rights
Customers with Project Server SE licenses may downgrade and use any previous version of the product. There’s only one edition of Project Server SE so down-edition rights don’t apply.
Licensing for Disaster Recovery
Project Server SE is eligible for the Disaster Recovery benefit if customers have active Software Assurance on both their Server licenses and CALs. This means that they can install Project Server on a “cold” – that is, a turned off…