Licensing Windows for Virtual Desktops

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Agenda

New Desktop Virtualization Scenarios…

Windows Licensing for Virtual Desktops

Customer Scenarios for VDI

Desktop Virtualization

THE NEED FOR A NEW TYPE OF WINDOWS LICENSE

Applications

Data

Operating

System

Hardware

What is Desktop Virtualization?Microsoft Delivers a Broad Range of Desktop Virtualization Offerings to Address Your Unique Business and IT Challenges

• Folder Redirection• Roaming Profiles

• Application Virtualization• RemoteApp

• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure suites

• Remote Desktop Services• Enterprise Desktop Virtualization

Data & User Settings

Applications

Operating System

Benefits of Desktop virtualization

Anywhere Access for Users • Data and applications• Offline mobile user productivity

Business Agility and Continuity • Disaster recovery• Helpdesk tools

Integrated Management• Application management

• Physical and virtual desktop management

• Data management

• Corporate PCs• Portable devicesSecurity and Data Protection

Use Cases for Virtual Desktops

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

(VDI)

VM on Contractor or Employee Owned PCs

VM on Portable Media

Remote Boot VM from Network

Storage Device

Blade PCs

OS Streaming

Users have access to virtual Windows running on a server from authorized devices, including thin clients.

IT can provide managed desktops to non-managed third party owned Windows PCs.

Virtual copies of Windows provided on media such as USB / DVD.

Create and store a Windows image on a storage device, such as a network server, which may be run over an internal network locally in physical or virtual operating system environments.

Multiple users are accessing blade PC with a single copy of Windows physically installed per blade.

A central copy of the OS is streamed down for local execution ona device.

Windows Licensing for Virtual Desktops

Announcement – Upcoming Changes to VECDStarting July 1st, 2010

VECD for SA and VECD No Longer on

Pricelist

• VECD for SA will be included in SA• SA customers can now deploy desktops

anywhere, locally or in the datacenter• SA customers will have all VECD for SA

benefits, including roaming rights

Introducing Windows VDA

(Virtual Desktop Access)

• License your Windows VM for access from thin clients, third party, and non-Windows-based devices

• A device-based subscription• $100/year/device• Primary user has extended roaming rights• Software Assurance benefits for Windows

Contact your Microsoft representative for more details on how to avail of this offer today

New!

You asked

for it!

Simple Device Based Licensing for Microsoft VDI

Every Device Accessing the VDI Infrastructure Needs to Be Licensed

Microsoft VDI Suite

PCs Under SA

Thin Clients/Non-SA Devices

(Standard / Premium)Windows VDA

(Windows Virtual Desktop Access

Microsoft VDI Suite(Standard / Premium)

Licensing for Server and Management Infrastructure

only

Licensing for Server and Management Infrastructure

Licensing for Windows client OS

Licensing for Windows client OS included in SA

A Deeper Look at Windows VDAA Device Based Annual Subscription Program for Devices that Don’t Qualify for SA to License Virtual Copies of Windows (XP, Vista, and 7)

What devices can be covered?

Is Software Assurance a pre-requisite?

What is the retail price?

Does it have Software Assurance benefits?

Total number of Devices not Qualified for Windows Client SA Accessing Virtual

Environment

Total number of Windows VDA Licenses

Required(Irrespective of virtualization infrastructure)

Windows VDA

Thin clients, third party devices

No

$100/year/device

Yes

Windows Licensing is Designed for Virtual Environments

• Install Windows on any combination of hardware and storage

• Unlimited movement between servers and storage

• Reassignment rights to another device after 90 days, or in case of endpoint failure

• Access corporate desktop images from non-corporate Windows PCs

• Single VDA license allows concurrent access for up to 4 VMs

• Roam outside the corporate network – access desktop from non-corporate devices

• Dynamic desktop licensing enabled through KMS/MAK activation

• Unlimited backups of both running and stored VMs

• Includes SA benefits such as 24*7 call support, training vouchers, access to Enterprise versions of Windows, etc

• Option to purchase MDOP and WinFLP

What you expect from your virtual

desktop environment…

…and how Windows VDA / SA delivers

Improved Business

Continuity

Increased Desktop

Flexibility

Additional Value

What licensing vehicle is right for you?

Windows Client SA Windows VDA

VDI with thin clients as access devices

VM on Contractor / Employee Owned PCs

VDI using PCs as access devices

Blade PCs

Remote Boot VM from Network Storage Device

VM on Portable Media

Recommended Valid

Windows VDA Scenarios

Scenario 1 – Standard Users

50 VMs80 Users

My company has 100 corporate PCs covered under SA that need to access our VDI environment. However, we only have 80 users and only 50 VMs are used at any one time.

• If PCs are already covered with SA, no additional licensing is required

• If PCs cannot upgrade to SA, 100 Windows VDA licenses

License Requirement

No additional licensing required

Scenario

License

100 PCs with SA

License

Scenario 2 – Shift Workers

150 VMs300 Users

License Requirement

No additional licensing required

Shift 1Shift 2Shift 3

My company has 100 PCs with SA, with 300 workers accessing our VDI environment in shifts. At any time, 150 VMs are being accessed using VDI.

• If PCs are already covered with SA, no additional licensing is required

• If PCs cannot upgrade to SA, 100 Windows VDA licenses

Scenario

100 PCs with SA

Scenario 3 – Mixed Desktop Hardware

150 VMs100 Users100 PCs with SA

100 Thin Clients

License Requirement

100 Windows VDA Licenses

My company has 100 PCs and 100 thin clients using VDI. Only 100 devices are used at a time, and access 100 VMs running Windows Vista or Windows XP.

Scenario • 100 thin clients, 100 Windows VDA licenses

• 100 PCs are already covered with SA, no additional licenses required

License

Scenario 4 – Occasional Home Users

For Microsoft Office application use at home, you must have a Microsoft Office license with SA coverage and register for Home Use Rights at no additional cost.

Note

100 Employees(each a named user of

VDI device at work)

License Requirement

No additional Windows

VDA LicensesOccasional

Home Access

My company has 100 employees who are the primary users of 100 thin clients covered under Windows VDA at work. These employees occasionally work from home and access the corporate VMs via VDI from their home machine (employee-owned) .

Scenario VDA licenses include home use rights for the primary (“named”) user of a company-owned PC covered under VDA.

• Employee is a primary user of VDA device at work, no additional VDA licenses

• Employee is not a primary user of VDA device at work, 100 Windows VDA licenses

License

Scenario 5 – 100% Home Users

100 Employees(use work

machines from home)

License Requirement

100 Windows VDA Licenses

Full TimeHome Access

My company has 100 employees who work from home and will access corporate VMs via VDI from their authorized device at home.

Scenario These non-corporate devices will have to be licensed.

• 100 employee owned PCs, 100 VDA licenses required

License

Scenario 6 – Roaming Users

100 Users

License Requirement

300 Windows VDA for SA Licenses

300 thin clients

My company has 300 thin clients that need to access our VDI environment. However, we only have 100 users and only 50 VMs are used at any one time.

Scenario VDA is a device based license.

• 300 devices accessing VDI, 300 VDA licenses

License

Scenario 7 – Contractor-Owned PCs

100 ContractorsJan - June

License Requirement

100 Windows VDA Licenses

100 ContractorsJune - Dec

My company has 100 contractors who are working for 6 months, and then 100 different contractors are employed for the other 6 months. Each contractor will have one PC (owned by the contractor) to access our corporate VMs via VDI.

Scenario Each contractor-owned PC will require a Windows VDA license, which comes with 90-day permanent reassignment rights.

• 100 contractor PCs accessing VDI, 100 Windows VDA licenses

License