SharePoint Licensing:
I post this simple Article in a very Understandable
manner, because, I have Many unclear things on License part of SharePoint
before. After I dig in Google and talking with Experts, I have a clear mind
about License’s. Sharing this with who still not clear on Licensing part.
Explanation:
As most know, starting with the 2007 version of SharePoint, the product
is available in three editions. In the 2010 version of SharePoint, those three
are SharePoint Foundation,
Server Standard, and Server Enterprise. I think
most people know that the Foundation edition of SharePoint does not require any
additional license purchase other than Windows Server licenses and Windows
Server CALs.
The Server Standard edition is not free. It requires one server license for each server
in the SharePoint farm. It also requires SharePoint users to have a
Server Standard Client Access License (CAL). Both of these licenses
are sold through Microsoft Volume Licensing and its volume licensing partners.
The Server Enterprise
edition requires one server license for each server in the
SharePoint farm, and this server license is the same license that is required
for a Server Standard farm. There is no distinction between server
licenses for a Standard farm vs. an Enterprise farm. There is a
distinction between the two editions for the user CAL. To use the Enterprise
edition your users need BOTH a Server Standard CAL and a Server Enterprise CAL.
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