Brand: Microsoft

A Client Access License (CAL) is required for each user that accesses Windows Server. This is a three-year subscription to a user CAL.

Windows Server is the cloud-ready operating system that supports current workloads while introducing new technologies that make it easy to transition to cloud computing. It delivers powerful new layers of security along with Azure-inspired innovation for the applications and infrastructure that power your business. This is a one-year subscription to a pack of 2 core licenses, with a minimum of 8 core licenses per physical processor and 16 core licenses per physical server, or a minimum of 8 core licenses per virtual machine (SA or subscription required for VM-based licensing). This purchase includes Azure Hybrid Benefits for Windows Server enabling you to run in Azure Windows Server VMs at the Linux rate. You also need to purchase Windows Server Client Access Licenses (CALs) for every user or device accessing the server and an RDS CAL for every user or device using RDS technologies or accessing a graphical user interface.

Windows Server is the cloud-ready operating system that supports current workloads while introducing new technologies that make it easy to transition to cloud computing. It delivers powerful new layers of security along with Azure-inspired innovation for the applications and infrastructure that power your business. This is a three-year subscription to a pack of 2 core licenses, with a minimum of 8 core licenses per physical processor and 16 core licenses per physical server, or a minimum of 8 core licenses per virtual machine (SA or subscription required for VM-based licensing). This purchase includes Azure Hybrid Benefits for Windows Server enabling you to run in Azure Windows Server VMs at the Linux rate. You also need to purchase Windows Server Client Access Licenses (CALs) for every user or device accessing the server and an RDS CAL for every user or device using RDS technologies or accessing a graphical user interface.

Windows Server 2022 Datacenter is for highly virtualized datacenter and cloud environments, including shielded virtual machines, software-defined networking, storage spaces direct, and storage replication. This is a one-year subscription to a pack of 8 core licenses.

For Business that have external users (Contractors, Consultants) and would prefer to license the whole server for external access rather than purchase individual CALs for external Users.