Phoenix Webinar - Update on Server 2016 & System Centre 2016

[timbo343]

I had this through late yesterday afternoon and thought it might be of interest to some of us.

 

This is the interesting line in the document "Both will be changing from per processor to per core licensing to bring them in line with other products and licensing agreements."

 

Here is the link to the event registration page https://www.phoenixs.co.uk/webinar-m...m-center-2016/

[skell]

It just seems Microsoft want us to move to Linux...

[timbo343]

It just seems Microsoft want us to move to Linux...

 

It does seem that way or keep making the $$$ year on year as tech is actually becoming more efficient.

[zag]

I've said it many times before, but as network admins we should ask ourselves:

 

"How does upgrading the server help our users?".

 

I have yet to see a good reason for moving away from Windows 2008 R2 yet using that question.

[Arthur]

A non-issue for most schools?

 

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/12/windows-server-2016-moving-to-per-core-not-per-socket-licensing/

 

... the licensing moves to a per core model. Instead of 2012's two socket license pack, 2016 will use a 2 core pack, with the license cost of each 2016 pack being 1/8th the price of the corresponding 2 socket pack for 2012. Each system running Windows Server 2016 must have a minimum of 8 cores (4 packs) per processor, and a minimum of 16 cores (8 packs) per system.

 

For systems with up to 4 processors and up to 8 cores per processor, this won't change the overall licensing cost. Above this, however, things get more expensive; although the price for a single processor 10 core system will remain the same, with two or or more sockets populated by 10 core processors, prices will go up; 2 or 4 processors with 10 cores per processor will cost 25 percent more to run Windows Server 2016 than they did 2012.

 

(previous thread: http://www.edugeek.net/showthread.php?t=163227)

[timbo343]

I had this through late yesterday afternoon and thought it might be of interest to some of us.

 

This is the interesting line in the document "Both will be changing from per processor to per core licensing to bring them in line with other products and licensing agreements."

 

Here is the link to the event registration page https://www.phoenixs.co.uk/webinar-m...m-center-2016/

 

The original link is broken so here is the new link to this event if anyone is interested... https://www.phoenixs.co.uk/webinar-microsoft-windows-server-2016-system-center-2016/

 

Edugeek Mods, please edit the link in the original post.