Effective April 2, 2020, VMware will be updating its per-CPU licensing model to align more closely to the industry standard of licensing software based on CPU cores as a main licensing metric. This means that VMware uses the per-CPU licensing model while requiring one license covering CPUs with up to 32 physical cores. Prior to April 30, 2020 customers who purchase VMware software per-CPU licenses, to be deployed on a physical server with more than 32-cores per CPU, will be eligible for additional free per-CPU licenses to cover the cores on those CPUs.
For further information on the VMware Per-CPU Licensing Model, please visit: https://news.vmware.com/company/cpu-pricing-model-update-feb-2020.
Microsoft Security solutions: Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2)
In October 2024, the EU Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) goes into effect, setting new standards for cybersecurity. Microsoft offers several solutions to help organizations meet NIS2 requirements. What is NIS2? Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) is the new European cybersecurity directive that will require organizations to
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