Re: EC2 alternatives

> > On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:08 PM, Michael Sheehan
> > <mich...@servepath.com> wrote:
> > Microsoft holds the service provider (not the customer) accountable
> > for making sure the proper licenses have been purchased.
>

Interesting... If I rent a dedicated server, from say, ServePath, does
that mean I cannot install my own Windows (how's that different from a
VMware VM)? Does that change if I brought my own server in ColoServe
and have my own Windows pre-installed? If I lease the server from Dell
instead of purchasing it?

> Microsoft should really fix these kinds of issues.

Yes.

>Randy:
>
> Yes, it's a mess, which also means an opportunity for people who can
> help to solve it. A non-trivial task on Windows.
>
Yes, agree on all 3 counts.

At least, VMware (I think they forced the issue) did a good job in
getting Microsoft to recognize that VMs exist (before Microsoft offers
their own) and offer per-VM license. Of course, it is not simple. For
anyone who cares -- deeply or just for fun -- check out Microsoft's
calculator at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/calculator.mspx

-- Peter

Peter Nickolov, Founder, 3Tera
www.3tera.com

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