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SPLA Licensing 
Bruno
August 7, 2013 at 4:10 am
Thanks, it’s important to notice the difference between users that have access and users that accessed the service. Do you know if this is the same with Sharepoint SALs ?
splaman
August 11, 2013 at 12:21 pm
Yes SharePoint user licenses work the same. I wrote a blog on SharePoint as well. There is a processor license for SharePoint Extranet scenarios
splanoob
August 21, 2013 at 11:52 pm
If I am deploying an RDS server for one client in particular, should I just put in my company details in the RDS licensing wizard, or theirs? Seems strange to put their company details but with my SPLA agreement number.
Also, how do I track the number of users? Via RDS manager or equivalent? Can I see how many RDS licenses have been activated from my VLC console?
Thanks for clearing up the confusion with reporting licenses. I would absolutely have under reported.
splaman
August 22, 2013 at 4:55 pm
Thanks for reading. Glad this helped in your understanding of SPLA. It’s one thing to be compliant, just make sure you are licensing the most cost effective way. You might want to contact the activation center for a definitive answer. You need to enter your enrollment number for activation.
jakspla
May 1, 2015 at 2:19 pm
Hello, is it necessary RDS sal for windows server?
Thanks in advance
splaman
June 3, 2015 at 4:25 pm
If they are using RDS – Yes!
Brian B
February 4, 2016 at 9:36 am
Is using security controls to prevent the use of Office adequate to justify reporting a different # of Office licenses vs RDS licenses?
100 users can log into the environment
25 need office. Security groups control who can launch Office executables.
splaman
February 22, 2016 at 8:07 am
Sure I suppose. You have to prove there is no way they have access.
Thomas
February 16, 2018 at 2:41 am
So why do you need to install a licesnse server and licenses to begin with? if acces and reportin is based on security group, why then do i need license installed in order to use RDS?
Pascal Dorion
March 12, 2018 at 4:18 pm
How does billing work for deploying RDS SALs via Azure and CSP setup? How do I get Azure (MS) to bill the RDS SALs I deploy with an SPLA license? I don’t see RDS SALs as a monthly subscription with the MS Partner portal to add to clients in a CSP setup.
MS Licensing
March 12, 2018 at 6:56 pm
It’s not available in Azure (meaning you can’t license RDS from Azure- you can deploy it, not license it). Only way to do it is thru your SPLA that you’d report monthly.