SharePoint Licensing Models
January 23, 2014
SharePoint used to be a straightforward on-site installation. However, as with all things, SharePoint has changed to keep up with the times. They now offer a few options for licensing, and Search Content Management attempts to break them down in their article, “Making Sense of SharePoint Licensing Models.”
The article begins:
“Microsoft is moving away from, though not yet abandoning, its traditional model. The new model increasingly emphasizes annuity payments for Software as a Service and services. So how can customers make sense of this new model amid an already confusing licensing setup? Microsoft has simplified licensing somewhat. There are three major approaches you can make sense of today: 1) Traditional SharePoint on-premises 2) SharePoint in the cloud and Office 365 3) Hosted SharePoint.”
The traditional on-site licensing model is still the backbone of SharePoint. However, organizations are growing more agile, and more mobile, and that means they appreciate the new options. Stephen E. Arnold, of ArnoldIT.com, is a longtime leader in search and follower of SharePoint. His coverage of the latest SharePoint news points to a trend in customization and mobile, which means that SharePoint is listening to what the customers want. Whether or not customers are completely satisfied with the out-of-the-box solution is another matter.
Emily Rae Aldridge, January 23, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
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