Lync Server vs Lync Online

Again, Customer ask me about cloud and on-premise. I know everyone has a question in your mind. I share customer question below

1.       Do you have the compare datasheet between Lync Server 2013 and Lync Online?

[Answer]

Lync Online Service Description

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/jj822172.aspx

Client Comparison Tables

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg425836.aspx

When to Use Lync Server VS. When to Use Lync Online

http://www.lyncinsider.com/conferencing/when-to-use-lync-server-vs-when-to-use-lync-online/

2.       If customer would like to know how to integrate Lync and Exchange Server 2010, which’ s better Lync Server or Lync Online? What’s the limitation?

[Answer]

Based on our experience, Lync server is better, and the integration features limitation show as below:

Lync and Exchange integration features	Outlook integration (EWS, MAPI)	Outlook Web App integration (IM/P)	Outlook Web App online meetings (scheduling)	Unified Contact Store	High-resolution contact photos
Lync Server 2013 only	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported
Lync Online only	Supported	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported	Supported

3.       From customer existing software, customer should upgrade or not? What’s the limitation?

[Answer]

·         Exchange 2010 is supported to integrated with Lync server 2013

·         There is no public document for integrate Exchange 2010 with Lync online, all existing information point to integrate Exchange 2013 with Lync online.

4. Can customer do Lync Server and Lync Online for Coexistence and Exchange Server 2010? How do they do?

[Answer]

Lync server 2013 integrate with Exchange server 2010 :

Lync 2013 Integration with Exchange 2010 OWA for IM

http://lyncme.co.uk/microsoft-lync-server-2013/lync-2013-integration-with-exchange-2010-owa-for-im/

Lync online integrate with Exchange 2013:

How to integrate Exchange Server 2013 with Lync Server 2013, Lync Online, or a Lync Server 2013 hybrid deployment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2614242

Good Lucks :)

VDI : FAQ (Category&License)

Hi, Valued Reader

Most of customer is very confuse VDI type and license. I hope it will help you understand correctly.

 1. What’s different OS between Sessions based, Pool VMs and Personal VMs?

We don’t differentiate Session Based/Pool VMs/Personal VMs in terms of OS rather these are types or mode of offering VDI infrastructure. In more simplified manner Microsoft VDI is comprised of session-based and VM-based solutions.

A Session-Based Desktop is an individual session running inside a server Operating System on either a virtual machine or a physical server. There can be multiple user sessions per virtual/physical machine. The VDI (session based) environment (many users sharing a single server or servers. In case of the Session based users are going to get the Server desktop session (example RDP).

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is an individual virtual machine running a desktop Operating System. Although there can be multiple virtual machines per a given underlying physical server, but, only one user at a time on a given virtual machine i.e. each user can be assigned their own virtual machine. In case of Pooled/Personal users will get dedicated Desktop OS (Windows 7 or windows 8 based desktop OS). In case of pooled VMs it will be pool of identical VMs and users will assign to any VMs from that pool. Where as in case of Personal VMs users will get their own personal dedicated VMs.

2. Should I buy Add-on license, such as Session based licenses?, Windows RDS (device cal or user cal), and what’s the most suitable from requirement?

Answer the 1 and 2:

Deploy mothed	License
Session based	Windows Server + Windows CAL + RDS CAL
Pool VMs and Personal VMs	Windows Server + Windows CAL + RDS CAL + VDA subscription*

* If the Client (Windows 8) contain SA, the VDA subscription is included.

Choose a VDI Deployment Scenario

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn645525.aspx

Please refer these attachments “VDA_Brochure.pdf” and” Microsoft VDI and VDA FAQ v3 0.pdf” for more VDI license details.

VDA brochure from Kumton Suttiraksiri

Microsoft VDI, VDA FAQ 3.0 from Kumton Suttiraksiri

3. My Software in No.2 and 3. it will effect license, if I would like to do VDI? I should buy license with SA or not?

4. My Software in No.3, Can you suggest the license software that I should buy.

Answer the 3 and 4:

Both Pool VMs and Personal VMs is not cover any license for other software. For example, if we installed Office in the VM, please purchase appropriate license just like a physics PC.

     5. Some License  is separated in Device-CAL and User-CAL. I choose buy one or both.

Customer only need purchase one type of the CAL. Please refer this article:

About Licensing

Client Access Licenses and Management Licenses

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/client-access-license.aspx

User CALs

With the User CAL, you purchase a CAL for every user who accesses the server to use services such as file storage or printing, regardless of the number of devices they use for that access. Purchasing a User CAL might make more sense if your company employees need to have roaming access to the corporate network using multiple devices, or from unknown devices, or simply have more devices than users in your organization.

Client Access License based on user

Device CALs

With a Device CAL, you purchase a CAL for every device that accesses your server, regardless of the number of users who use that device to access the server. Device CALs may make more economic and administrative sense if your company has workers who share devices, for example, on different work shifts.

Client Access License based on device

   6. How much SKU license for VDI?

Officially the VDA is $100 /year/device, but the Partner can find the price list from Disti.
Hope it help. Good Luck