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Microsoft BYOL on Google Cloud (License Mobility and Outsourcing Software Management Rights)

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Kind
Cloud policy
Term
Follows the customer's Microsoft agreements and Software Assurance coverage.
Aliases
License Mobility; OSMR
Definition
Microsoft Licensing on Google Cloud: "Microsoft licensing on Google Cloud generally falls into two categories: On-demand Licenses from Google Cloud Bring Your Own License (BYOL)". "There are two common pathways for using your own Microsoft licenses on Google Cloud: Software Assurance with License Mobility Outsourcing Software Management Rights".
Commercial rules
Google documents that License Mobility requires active Software Assurance and CALs with SA, and that a license deployed in a region cannot move to another region for 90 days. Outsourcing Software Management Rights require products released before October 1, 2019 (or licenses acquired under enrollments effective before that date) and sole-tenant nodes. Microsoft terms govern; Google states you are responsible for compliance.
Applies to
Windows Server, SQL Server and other Microsoft server products on Compute Engine.
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