{"id":9009,"date":"2013-09-27T12:20:12","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T12:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.journeytothecloud.com\/?p=3308"},"modified":"2013-09-27T12:20:12","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T12:20:12","slug":"time-is-running-out-important-price-changes-of-windows-2012-r2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/time-is-running-out-important-price-changes-of-windows-2012-r2\/","title":{"rendered":"Time is Running Out: Important Price Changes of Windows 2012 R2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Rob O&#8217;Shaughnessy, Director of Software Licensing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s some good news, and there\u2019s some bad news.\u00a0 The good news is Windows 2012 R2 is being released\u2026the bad news you have to pay for it. <span id=\"more-3308\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft recently announced the release of Windows 2012 R2 which will be offering some new functionality described here <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/server-cloud\/windows-server\/windows-server-2012-r2.aspx\">Windows Server 2012 R2<\/a>. However, along with the new release is some new pricing that will make you\u2026well\u2026read on.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft is releasing Windows 2012 R2 on November 1<sup>st<\/sup> and will be increasing the price of Windows Datacenter by 28%.\u00a0 This is not a typo.\u00a0 I\u2019ll spell it out for you: Twenty-Eight Percent.\u00a0 For you Twitter people that\u2019s #twentyeightpercentholycow.<\/p>\n<p>Now, only Datacenter is going up in price.\u00a0 Windows Standard Server and Windows Cals will remain the same price.\u00a0 Also, Windows 2012 Cals will be compliant with Windows 2012 R2 so if you own Windows 2012 User or Device Cals you don\u2019t need to purchase new Cals.\u00a0 So it\u2019s just Datacenter right?\u00a0 Yes\u2026well almost.<\/p>\n<p>Also going up in price is Windows Remote Desktop Services Cals (RDS) which will be increasing by 20% on November 1<sup>st<\/sup>.\u00a0 \u00a0Same deal here \u2013 if you own 2012 RDS Cals they will also be compliant with Windows 2012 R2. This means new Cals are NOT required for Windows 2012 R2 if you own Windows 2012 RDS Cals.<\/p>\n<p>FAQ\u2019s:<\/p>\n<p>Q: Why is Microsoft doing this?<\/p>\n<p>A: Because, they can.<\/p>\n<p>OK, so here\u2019s what you have to think about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want to have access to Windows 2012 R2 and typically purchase it with SA, be sure to purchase the license before November 1<sup>st<\/sup> to avoid the price hike.<\/li>\n<li>If you are looking at getting Windows 2012 and are not in position to purchase or don\u2019t need SA, you can purchase the license before November 1<sup>st<\/sup> to avoid the price increase but you won\u2019t have access to R2.<\/li>\n<li>If you want R2 and don\u2019t need to purchase SA, be sure to wait until November 1<sup>st<\/sup> to purchase it. Otherwise, if you purchase the license without SA prior to November 1<sup>st<\/sup>, you will not have access to R2.<\/li>\n<li>Lastly if you need RDS Cals purchase them before November 1<sup>st<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s coming up fast as the last day to purchase Windows 2012 Datacenter and RDS is Halloween night\u2026scary huh?<\/p>\n<p>These are important decisions for your company to make, so if you have any questions please don\u2019t hesitate to reach out to me directly <a href=\"mailto:roshaughnessy@greenpages.com\">roshaughnessy@greenpages.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=Ye-O5rmY-zk:oPMYIsLr_Zs:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=Ye-O5rmY-zk:oPMYIsLr_Zs:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=Ye-O5rmY-zk:oPMYIsLr_Zs:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=Ye-O5rmY-zk:oPMYIsLr_Zs:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=Ye-O5rmY-zk:oPMYIsLr_Zs:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=Ye-O5rmY-zk:oPMYIsLr_Zs:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/JourneyToTheCloud\/~4\/Ye-O5rmY-zk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rob O&rsquo;Shaughnessy, Director of Software Licensing &nbsp; There&rsquo;s some good news, and there&rsquo;s some bad news.&nbsp; The good news is Windows 2012 R2 is being released&hellip;the bad news you have to pay for it. Microsoft recently announced the release of Windows 2012 R2 which will be offering some new functionality described here Windows Server&hellip;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.journeytothecloud.com\/miscellaneous-it\/time-is-running-out-important-price-changes-of-windows-2012-r2\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,51,181,264],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-microsoft","category-miscellaneous-it","category-windows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}