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ByoL into AWS & Azure: Room for savings or new trap?

Our customers have often asked us if they could use their licenses into the Cloud, and whether it was a real manner to optimize the spend, or just a non sense. To make a long story short, our answer is YES; keep as a quick answer that Bring your own Licenses into the Clouds is […]

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Microsoft licensing in the Cloud – Part 2

Of course you guessed it after after first announcement a few days ago. There it is : SamBox.io now manages Bring you own License into Microsoft Azure. Ever heard of Hybrid Use Benefit ? Can I use my Windows Server licenses ? my SQL Server licenses ? In IaaS only, or in PaaS mode ? […]

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Microsoft ESU – what’s the deal?

Following the end of support for SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 on July 9, 2019, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 also reached the end of support on January 14, 2020. What does this mean and what are the alternatives? Microsoft’s support policy states that products have a 10-year lifecycle during which they will provide support. These 10 […]

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Microsoft licensing in the Cloud – Part 1

Ever heard of Bring your own license ? We are happy to announce that SamBox.io has been updated to manage Bring you own License into AWS. Can I use my Windows Server licenses ? my SQL Server licenses ? with or without Software Assurance ? Is there some metric restrictions ? What if I purchased […]

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SamBox.io Introduction

Watch our introduction video to discover SamBox.io in 2 minutes. Happy to meet you here !