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An overview of CloudSigma Microsoft licensing framework

Here is an explanation of CloudSigma’s Microsoft licensing framework. Microsoft Windows Server This is licensed based on virtual cores. They are available for purchase on a subscription or burst usage basis. For all versions of Windows server we now use the Microsoft Windows Datacenter Edition from a licensing perspective. Microsoft SQL Server SQL Server is licensed based on pairs of …

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Increased pricing for Microsoft licensing

In line with Microsoft’s recent pricing increase we are updating the pricing for Microsoft licensing across all our cloud locations worldwide. Therefore, we have prepared the table below which depicts the updated price in all available currencies.  The price increase is approximately 12%. License name Utilisation USD CHF EUR GBP AUD PHP PLN SAR BRL Up to Windows Server 2012 …

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Create a Script for Windows to Auto Expand your Partition after you Increase your Virtual Drive Size

At CloudSigma our infrastructure provides unbundled resources which gives a lot of flexibility. It means you can increase a drive’s size as you need to. The problem for the most people is however that when the drive size is increased at the infrastructure layer in the cloud, the filesystem is not expanded automatically and you have to do this manually …