Comments on: The the hidden cost of VDI – VECD

By: Hyper-V und kein Ende - MCSEboard.de MCSE Forum

Hyper-V und kein Ende - MCSEboard.de MCSE Forum — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:12:12 +0000

[...] Zitat von Data1701 Wenn ich Windows XP aus Hyper V laufen lassen, dann muss ich halt dementsprechend viele XP-Lizenzen vorhalten. Achtung, um Virtual Desktops zu machen musst du VECD erwerben! The the hidden cost of VDI – VECD | VM /ETC [...]

By: SeanClark.us » Microsoft Licensing for VDI - A.K.A: extortion

SeanClark.us » Microsoft Licensing for VDI - A.K.A: extortion — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:51:39 +0000

[...] The hidden cost of VDI – VECD - Rich Brambley over at VMetc.com [...]

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:03:20 +0000

Jeff,

Good point.

Chris,

Thanks for keeping me and the vmetc readers straight with your expertise on VECD!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:37:05 +0000

Correct VECD is a non-perpetual subscription.

$375/YEAR??? Are you kidding me? You might want to double check that price.

VECD (for NON-SA customers) has an ERP of $120/year. Software Assurance (SA) customers have an ERP of about $23/year.

The KEY differenences between VECD and OEM/FPP licensing is you get Volume Activation, SA (which includes upgrade/downgrade rights), and the number of instances you get in a virtual enviroment.

There are way too many to list and it comes out about even with OEM vs. VECD licensing (and you get more with VECD).

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:18:03 +0000

However. VECD is an ANNUAL purchase. It is non-perpetual.

So at 375 a year (which Ingram is quoting) in a 4 year life span I would pay for at least 2 actual workstations with OEM.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:36:32 +0000

Well you are 1/2 correct on the above.

If you dont have SA you can purchase VECD (not for SA) and it will give you the full license for Vista Enterprise (and downgrade rights to previous OS’s). Granted its at a higher cost, but it comes with SA.

By: VM /ETC » Blog Archive » Clarification on the cost of VDI and VECD

VM /ETC » Blog Archive » Clarification on the cost of VDI and VECD — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:49:10 +0000

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By: Duncan

Duncan — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:29:17 +0000

Microsoft should really change the licensing or ease up. Especially with VDI and the licenses companies already bought. This makes a transition really expensive.