From the archive · 26 May 2014
The private cloud matures: Hyper-V 2012 R2 and SPLA
2014: we renewed processors, moved to Hyper-V 2012 R2 and signed the Microsoft SPLA agreement that introduced pay-as-you-go licensing.
We are upgrading our high-performance private virtual hosting system (private cloud) with faster processors and a new version of the operating system.
- New processing cores: 24 cores at 3.33 GHz and 24 MB of cache in a NUMA architecture.
- New Windows 2012 R2 / Hyper V 2012 R2 for second-generation virtual machines.
We have signed a contract with Microsoft, running until the end of 2017, as members of the SPLA programme for service providers.
This means we can offer you pay-as-you-go licences, billed monthly.
Highlights include licensing for:
- Dynamics AX
- Dynamics CRM
- Dynamics NAV
- Exchange
- Forefront
- Office
- Remote Desktop Services
- Sharepoint
- SQL Server
- System Center
- Windows Server
Today, in 2026
That 2014 SPLA is the same programme under which we license Windows Server and SQL Server on our IaaS platform today — pay-as-you-go, with no upfront investment for the client. More than a decade of continuity in the model.
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