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Amazon Web Services Metric

User (user-based subscription)

Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Cited

Unit
User
Aliases
per-user subscription; SAL
Definition
License Manager user-based subscriptions: "Licenses are provided by Amazon and have a per-user subscription fee."
Counting rules
Each user associated with license-included instances is charged per user; a user is counted once for Microsoft Office and Visual Studio irrespective of the number of instances the user connects to, while Windows Server is charged per vCPU with the instance. The Win Remote Desktop Services SAL is a per user per month fee with no proration.
Floors / minimums
Remote Desktop Services SAL: per user per month, no proration.
Applies to products
  • Microsoft Office (license-included on EC2)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio (license-included on EC2)
  • Microsoft Remote Desktop Services SAL
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