Office 365 on Terminal Server License
I am receiving conflicting information from Office 365 directly and a channeled partner so I am hoping some of you may have some insight. The scenario is, we have a client with roughly 40 users on a RDS / Terminal server. We need to install the Office Apps (Word, Excel, Outlook) on the server and publish these out to all users. Then, all users will have an online exchange mailbox that they can tie into the RDS profile they have.
What I have been told so far, is that I can have 1 E3 license for apps to be licensed and all users to have E1 license for the Online Exchange mailbox. So in this scenario it would be 1xE3 @ 20/month, 40xE1 @8/month.
Can anyone clarify if they have experienced this aggravation lol, thank you!
What I have been told so far, is that I can have 1 E3 license for apps to be licensed and all users to have E1 license for the Online Exchange mailbox. So in this scenario it would be 1xE3 @ 20/month, 40xE1 @8/month.
Can anyone clarify if they have experienced this aggravation lol, thank you!
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Nathan,
It actually doesn't answer my question that I can tell. I am concerned with over provisioning the accounts. They don't all need to have the best of the best license so to speak just to utilize an email. So I am trying to narrow down the essentials for the apps to apply to all users and emails via web to all users.
It actually doesn't answer my question that I can tell. I am concerned with over provisioning the accounts. They don't all need to have the best of the best license so to speak just to utilize an email. So I am trying to narrow down the essentials for the apps to apply to all users and emails via web to all users.
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Yeah, so there are always ins and outs on how to be efficient on cost effectiveness for MS licensing, however to get that kind of licensing you will probably need to find a different vendor for those kinds of licensing needs. Typically I have found tho that have some scalability to your licensing is desirable/preferable to ala carte licensing. So rather than finding that cheaper alternative I would make sure that scalability is off the table entirely.
MS is interested on you spending more money rather than less, so it will not be easy and there isn't going to be any simple answer on finding a cost effective licensing methods for any MS product.
The only advice I can offer is talk to colleagues you might know at other companies and see how they are licensing their products and with what company they are they receiving their pricing from.
MS is interested on you spending more money rather than less, so it will not be easy and there isn't going to be any simple answer on finding a cost effective licensing methods for any MS product.
The only advice I can offer is talk to colleagues you might know at other companies and see how they are licensing their products and with what company they are they receiving their pricing from.
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Yep that is what they were considering but its not being so clear on how to advise them effectively. At the end of the day, the client is cost sensitive and I can only give them the details. Before opening a communication I wanted to make sure I wouldn't sell them on an improper config. FYI, 3 different Microsoft employees and 2 CSP partners have been discussed and not a single one agrees with each other. I have gotten the following from those reps:
1 E3, 40 E1 = 340/month
8 E3, 32 E1 (Since there is 5 installs per E3, utilize 1 per user and track) = 416/moth
8 ProPlus, 32 E1 (Same goal as one directly above) = 352/month
Now, again to clarify I am not trying to get an authoritative sign off from "Experts-Exchange said it was OK", I am simply relaying what those that represent the licensing companies and bouncing it off of peers here. It sounds wonky for those tho.
1 E3, 40 E1 = 340/month
8 E3, 32 E1 (Since there is 5 installs per E3, utilize 1 per user and track) = 416/moth
8 ProPlus, 32 E1 (Same goal as one directly above) = 352/month
Now, again to clarify I am not trying to get an authoritative sign off from "Experts-Exchange said it was OK", I am simply relaying what those that represent the licensing companies and bouncing it off of peers here. It sounds wonky for those tho.
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@Adam haha, loved the last paragraph, thanks!
I appreciate the sound boarding everyone. Customer is just going to have to assume cost of business and let it be that. If they want something dishonest or illegal then they are going to have to do it through someone else.
I appreciate the sound boarding everyone. Customer is just going to have to assume cost of business and let it be that. If they want something dishonest or illegal then they are going to have to do it through someone else.
In my experience, most Microsoft employees don't understand licensing unless that is there specialty. but consider that a licensing violation subjects the violator to a civil legal action and the aplent attorney fees along can bankrupt a business even if they are legit. consult an attorney but I would get any advice from Microsoft employees that appears appropriate (from people who work in that area) in writing and then act accordingly. if there's ever a dispute you can show you tried to do things appropriately.
Well to re-iterate, I think the responsible option is to go to:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/office-365-platform-service-description/office-365-plan-options
And after reading through all of the options call your Microsoft partner and have them quote what you need (ask for licensing options pertinent to you customer). Take all of that information and put it into your own company formatted quote and take it to your customer and let them decide. At some level they will either like one of the options or they will further explain what they are after or need. Sometimes, we make things more complicated then they actually are and when you go to your customer they will further clarify what they are after.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/office-365-platform-service-description/office-365-plan-options
And after reading through all of the options call your Microsoft partner and have them quote what you need (ask for licensing options pertinent to you customer). Take all of that information and put it into your own company formatted quote and take it to your customer and let them decide. At some level they will either like one of the options or they will further explain what they are after or need. Sometimes, we make things more complicated then they actually are and when you go to your customer they will further clarify what they are after.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/office-365-platform-service-description/office-365-plan-options