There’s an updated (October 2016) Server and Cloud Enrolment Program Guide which includes two useful amendments. Firstly it’s updated for the release of Windows Server/System Center 2016 which changes the minimum for the Core Infrastructure Server Suites to 400 Core licences. Then there are some updates to the rules around acquiring Azure through an SCE: first of all the 5% discount that was available until October has been removed, and secondly the minimum Monetary Commitment when Azure is the only component is now 10 units per month.

Find this guide here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.

There’s an updated (November 2016) Windows 10 Licensing Guide which just makes a few corrections regarding Windows 10 Education offerings.

Get the latest guide here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.

Microsoft announce that BizTalk Server 2016 is generally available (http://bit.ly/2h5h9JF).

The December 2016 Product Terms document is updated too with the only change to the licensing being the removal of the Core Factor in calculating the required number of Core licences (just use a minimum of 4 per processor).

BizTalk Server 2016 Developer Edition is also available – it’s a free product that’s available on the MSDN download page – see the details here: http://bit.ly/2g4Ofrs.

The December 2016 Product Terms is updated for Dynamics 365 On-premises where we can see that it replaces the CRM Server 2016 licences with simply user or device CALs for Team Members, Customer Service or Sales functionality.

External users need CALs too but there’s no requirement for Server licences at all. Users licensed for Dynamics 365 Online get equivalent access through dual access rights as you might expect.

Find the details on page 17-19 of the December 2016 Product Terms.

Secure Productive Enterprise was launched on 1 October 2016 and is the successor to the Enterprise Cloud Suite. Now there are some useful new Microsoft resources available: there’s a Licensing Guide which gives an overview of the licences available, considers 6 customer scenarios, and has a couple of pages of FAQs. Then there’s an “At a Glance” document and “Overview and FAQ” if you just want to know the headlines.

As usual, find these resources with all their Licensing Guide friends at http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.

There’s an updated (November 2016) Visual Studio Licensing whitepaper which has been amended to include Team Foundation Server 2017 (no changes to the licensing) and the new Release Management capabilities that are available.

Find the guide in the usual place here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.

Nano Server is a new deployment choice for Windows Server 2016 which requires Software Assurance on the Windows Server licences, and page 45 of the December 2016 Product Terms document confirms that you need SA on the CALs too.