Microsoft's Windows Server 2016, due in the third quarter of 2016, will be moving from per-processor to per-core pricing.

Microsoft last week announced it will switch the licensing for next year’s Windows Server 2016 to a per-processor-core basis, a move analysts said is at least partly a grab for more revenue.

This change brings Windows Server's licensing in line with SQL Server's; SQL Server 2014 switched to a per core model. So too did BizTalk 2013. Azure is also licensed on the basis of virtual ...

The main licensing change coming to Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 is that the license will based on the amount of physical cores used to run the software. That's a switch from the ...

The main one is licensing Windows Server on a virtual core basis. Under this model, customers can buy licenses for only the virtual cores they need (with a per-VM minimum), without being tied to a ...

Microsoft is simplifying Windows Server Licensing. Coming May 2017, Microsoft is introducing a new 16-pack of Core Licenses for Windows Server, System Center, CIS Suites, and Premium Assurance in ...

Tim Hegedus, senior analyst at Miro Consulting, a Woodbridge, N.J.-based firm that helps customers with Microsoft licensing, said the switch to per-core licensing in Windows Server will have the ...

For instance, Warsaw, Poland-based Multishoring.info predicts an April 1 release of BizTalk Server 2013, accompanied by a switch to a per-core licensing model, instead of the earlier per-processor ...

Microsoft just updated the licensing terms for its Windows Server products. It brings a big change for Windows Server 2022 clients. The product terms pages only show a table as seen below.

There's a bad news for enterprises planning to upgrade to Windows Server 2016. However, beyond the first license, there's no minimum number that needs to be purchased per server. However ...