License Mobility through Software Assurance on AWS
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- Kind
- Cloud policy
- Term
- Requires active Software Assurance (or eligible subscriptions) for the duration of use.
- Aliases
- License Mobility; LM through SA
- Definition
- Amazon Web Services and Microsoft FAQs: "License Mobility is a Microsoft Software Assurance benefit that allows you to bring specific product licenses to shared cloud infrastructure, including default (shared) tenant Amazon EC2."
- Commercial rules
- Eligible server applications only (SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, System Center Server, Remote Desktop Services and others listed in the Microsoft Product Terms); not Windows Server, Windows client or desktop applications. License verification form submitted to Microsoft (AWS acts as Authorized Mobility Partner; deployment may start up to ten days before submission). Licenses cannot move to another AWS Region for 90 days. Own media only.
- Applies to
- Eligible Microsoft server applications on Amazon EC2 default tenancy and Amazon RDS for SQL Server BYOM.