SBS Licensing from a Partner Perspective - 5W50 Webcast on January 16th

Eric Ligman and myself will be presenting a 5W50 webcast on Licensing for the Small Business Specialist ... from a Partner Perspective on January 16th starting at 9 AM PDT. Join us http://www.mssmallbiz.com/training/

Confused about Microsoft Licensing for Small Businesses. Join the club! As everyone knows, no one knows licensing better than Eric Ligman! Join Eric, along with Tim Carney, a fellow Microsoft Small Business Specialist and a SBSC User Group Leader, for this 5W50 webcast where they will discuss the basics of Microsoft Licensing for the Small Business. They will answer these questions:
- When should I sell OEM, Retail, Open Value, Open Value Subscription, Open Value Company Wide, Open Business Licenses, Open Government and Open Volume?
- When and why should I promote Software Assurance?
- When and why should I promote “Spread Payments” over an “Up-Front Payment”?
- What do all of those abbreviations (OV, OVS, L, L+SA …) mean?
- What about SKU’s? How do I get the right SKUs? Are there any clear tools to use?
- Is there an upgrade SKU from Windows Small Business Server 2003 to...?
- Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition specifics:
o What Operating Systems can I run on the second server?
o Can I run SQL on the first server?
o How long can I run SQL 2005?
o What about Virtualization and Terminal Server?
o My client is interested in MOSS or Unified Messaging, can they still use SBS and if so, what licensing is needed?
By the end of this 5W50 webcast, we will have definitively answered your most important questions:
- Why should I even care about licensing?
- What’s in it for me (WIIFM)?
- How can licensing help my business in this tight economy?