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Move to cloud and save big using
your Windows Server licenses
Now you can move your existing Windows Server licenses to Azure when you
extend your datacenter to the cloud. With the Azure Hybrid Use Benet, you
can use on-premises Windows Server licenses that include Software Assurance
to run Windows Server virtual machines in Azure at the base compute rate.
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Using your existing licenses, you can save up to 40 percent
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on Windows
Server virtual machines in Azure, depending on usage, instance type, and
location.
For every 2-processor Windows Server license or Windows Server license
with 16-cores covered with Software Assurance, you can run either of the
following at the base compute rate:
• Up to two machines with up to 8 cores or
• One virtual machine with up to 16 cores.
You can also run virtual machines with more than 16 cores by stacking
licenses. For example, for two 2-processor licenses or two 16-core licenses,
you may run a virtual machine with up to 32 cores.
Maximize benefits from your Software Assurance investment.
If your licenses don’t already include Software Assurance, a program that
includes rights to new software releases and cost-efcient upgrades, this
could be a good time to reconsider. Software Assurance is an essential
investment in the journey to transform your application portfolio.
Azure Hybrid Use Benet
with Windows Server
Before Azure
Hybrid Use Benet:
Annual cost of one
Windows Server
virtual machine on
Azure $2,964*
Annual savings* of
~40% or $1,187
Here’s one example of how much a customer
could save by running Windows Server on
Azure using this benet. When using on-
premises Windows Server licenses with Software
Assurance, customers pay only the base
compute rate.
*Savings based on two D2 v2 Promo VMs in West US 2 Region
running 20 hours per day for one year (365 days), base
compute rate at CentOS or Ubuntu Linux rate for West US 2,
and Software Assurance cost (Level A) for Windows Server
Standard Edition (one 2-processor license or a set of 16 core
licenses). Actual savings may vary based on region, instance
type, or usage. Prices as of April 2017. Prices subject to change.
Annual cost of
one base compute
virtual machine on
Azure $1,577*
Annual WS SA cost
~$200*
How to activate your benefit
There are three ways to make the Azure
Hybrid Use Benet work for you:
I. Customers can deploy pre-built
Windows Server images within minutes:
1. Go to Azure Marketplace.
2. Select Get it now.
3. Deploy your workload in the Azure
Portal.
II. You can also upload a custom virtual
machine.
III. You can migrate existing workloads
with Azure Site Recovery (free for rst
31 days).
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Linux rate for virtual machines.
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Actual savings may vary based on region, instance type,
or usage. Prices as of April 2017. Prices subject to change.
Copyright © 2017 Microsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. This document is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information presented here.
Move
applications
to the cloud
Modernize
applications
Sustain critical
and legacy
applications
New!
New!
Save up to 40 percent and gain speed,
scale, and innovation in the cloud with
the Azure Hybrid Use Benet.
Create more agile, secure, and intelligent
applications with new product version rights
and the Nano Server installation option.
Gain six more years to run without
disruption, while you focus on digital
transformation with the Premium
Assurance Add-on.