Microsoft touts scheme for unlimited Windows Volume License

Microsoft is expected to rally its partners to pitch its Application Platform Agreement (APA) licensing scheme next month. APA is only available to organizations on Microsoft's volume-licensing programs though, so organizations with less than 250 PCs can start looking elsewhere. For organizations that qualify though, applications under APA include a swathe of software that most organizations will use. This includes all editions of SQL Server, all editions of Visual Studio Team System and server licenses of System Center, among others.

The idea is that for a pre-determined fee, customers can deploy an unlimited number of the above applications. This can result in potentially large savings for companies that intend to sink deep roots into the Microsoft ecosystem of software. A word of caution though: APA does not cover client access licenses (CALs) on Office SharePoint Server and System Center. The exact fee to be paid will need to be worked out on a case-by-case basis with Microsoft partners.

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