SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part VI: FAQs

I’ve tried to cover a lot of information in this SharePoint Licensing mini-series, but there is still a lot of information to cover.  For lack of a better format, I’m also including a SharePoint Licensing FAQ. Q: My company has a lot of employees that will be using SharePoint 2010.  Can we just purchase the… Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part VI: FAQs

SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part V: SharePoint 2010 Licensing Costs

How much does SharePoint cost?  Everyone asks about costs and fees (imagine that!).  SharePoint license costs change frequently and change by vendor.  Each reseller that you talk to will have different prices – definitely shop around.  There are also different licensing tiers.  If your organization is an eligible charity, then you may get significantly discounted… Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part V: SharePoint 2010 Licensing Costs

SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part IV: Scenario Examples

For Part IV in my SharePoint 2010 Licensing mini-series, I have put together several different licensing scenarios and detailed the requisite licensing for each.   SharePoint is very flexible in both licensing and capability.  As with any large company, understanding exactly which licenses you need can be quite perplexing!  Hopefully this will shed some light on… Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part IV: Scenario Examples

SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part III: Search, Office Web Applications, and Project Server

In the previous post, SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer and SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part II: Windows Server and SQL Server, I covered SharePoint Foundation 2010, SharePoint Designer 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Windows Server, and SQL Server.  In this post, I’ll cover additional related products. Microsoft Search Server Express 2010.  SharePoint Server… Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part III: Search, Office Web Applications, and Project Server

SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer

SharePoint 2010 is more powerful and easier to use than ever before, but how do you license SharePoint 2010?  SharePoint can be hosted on premise (meaning you can host it yourself), hosted in a managed environment (like a Rackspace or FPWeb), or hosted directly with Microsoft with SharePoint Online.  Regardless of where or how you… Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer

Presenting SharePoint 2010 in Washington, DC, on Friday, June 11

I will be presenting a SharePoint 2010 overview this Friday in Washington, DC.  Now that SharePoint 2010 has arrived, there are three big questions on everyone’s mind: What are the key functional improvements in SharePoint 2010? What are the practical benefits of upgrading to 2010 What are the costs and risks of upgrading? Many industry analysts… Continue reading Presenting SharePoint 2010 in Washington, DC, on Friday, June 11