Windows Server 2016, not likely to arrive until the second half of next year, is going to shake up the way Microsoft licenses its server operating system, moving away from per socket licensing to ...

Microsoft plans to 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 money.

Microsoft published a few licensing details this month about its forthcoming Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 products.

When released, Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter edition will cost 28 percent more than the comparable edition on Windows Server 2012. It will cost $6,155 for Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter edition ...

General pricing information (PDF) is detailed in the Windows Server 2016 Licensing Datasheet, except Hyper-V Server 2016, which is offered as a free download that does not require a product key ...

In its drive to reduce the cost of managing and securing enterprise systems, the software company is shifting away from charging Windows Server System users licensing fees at installation and is ...

In part one of our three-part look into Windows Server 2012, we took a deep dive into the new licensing options. Today, we’re going to closely examine what really sets the two licensing options ...

Enterprise and Small Business Server are both going away; four new versions of Windows Server remain with the new release, which could be released to manufacturing real soon now.

New servers licensed with Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition will now have the license rights to run an unlimited number of virtualized Windows Server instances.

Good luck on your Windows 2012 licensing adventures! With the end of support date for Windows Server 2003 fast approaching, there’s never been a better time to plan your data center transformation.

Server 2012 R2 Price Hikes When released, Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter edition will cost 28 percent more than the comparable edition on Windows Server 2012. It will cost $6,155 for Windows Server ...

Microsoft published a few licensing details this month about its forthcoming Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 products.