Have you been wondering how to license the Internet of Things? This is a good post with lots of links to useful, related articles: http://bit.ly/1c9eZiE
Monthly Archives: July 2013
MLSS link has changed
Time to refresh your MLSS exams? The site’s undergone some maintenance and you may have an old link saved – make sure you using the new link at http://getlicensingready.com
Windows 8 Embedded
Want to find out more about the Windows Embedded 8 offerings that were made available on 1 July 2013? This useful FAQ covers the offerings available to enterprises through Volume Licensing: http://bit.ly/13Aou5i
Overview of Office Pro Plus v Office 2013
This is a useful article explaining what Office ProPlus is and how it compares to other versions of Office 2013, including how it’s licensed and deployed: http://bit.ly/17xAvsp
Retirement of TechNet benefits
TechNet Subscriptions won’t be available after 31 August, 2013. This FAQ covers what happens to Volume Licensing customers: http://bit.ly/18iqr7z
Useful article on changes to Azure-hosted desktops licensing
There have been some changes to the licensing for Windows Azure so that RDS can now be used to host session-based desktops on Windows Azure VMs. Mary Jo Foley gives a nice overview of the changes: http://zd.net/12X9CKV
Really good Azure Licensing FAQ page
Not got into Windows Azure Virtual Machine licensing yet? Have a look at this great FAQ page and much more will become clear. Some good questions on Windows Server, SQL and RDS licensing: http://bit.ly/14eghFM
Introduction of OWA for iPad and iPhone
Outlook Web Apps are now available for iPhone and iPad users who have an Office 365 subscription. The announcement is here: http://bit.ly/12UGvb8