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<div><div data-sp-canvascontrol="" data-sp-canvasdataversion="1.0" data-sp-controldata="&#123;&quot;position&quot;&#58;&#123;&quot;layoutIndex&quot;&#58;1,&quot;zoneIndex&quot;&#58;1,&quot;sectionIndex&quot;&#58;1,&quot;sectionFactor&quot;&#58;12,&quot;controlIndex&quot;&#58;0&#125;,&quot;controlType&quot;&#58;3,&quot;id&quot;&#58;&quot;ba89fd6d-8981-4e15-94e2-f7a3dab18616&quot;,&quot;webPartId&quot;&#58;&quot;d1d91016-032f-456d-98a4-721247c305e8&quot;,&quot;rteInstanceId&quot;&#58;&quot;29fc44c0-3916-49b5-8b61-f943894e3703&quot;,&quot;addedFromPersistedData&quot;&#58;true,&quot;reservedHeight&quot;&#58;402,&quot;reservedWidth&quot;&#58;1178&#125;"><div data-sp-webpart="" data-sp-webpartdataversion="1.11" data-sp-webpartdata="&#123;&quot;id&quot;&#58;&quot;d1d91016-032f-456d-98a4-721247c305e8&quot;,&quot;instanceId&quot;&#58;&quot;ba89fd6d-8981-4e15-94e2-f7a3dab18616&quot;,&quot;title&quot;&#58;&quot;Image&quot;,&quot;description&quot;&#58;&quot;Add an image, picture or photo to your page including text overlays and ability to crop and resize images.&quot;,&quot;audiences&quot;&#58;[],&quot;serverProcessedContent&quot;&#58;&#123;&quot;htmlStrings&quot;&#58;&#123;&#125;,&quot;searchablePlainTexts&quot;&#58;&#123;&#125;,&quot;imageSources&quot;&#58;&#123;&quot;imageSource&quot;&#58;&quot;/sites/M365-CDN/SiteAssets/SitePages/Content-20623/642939353-license.jpg&quot;&#125;,&quot;links&quot;&#58;&#123;&#125;,&quot;customMetadata&quot;&#58;&#123;&quot;imageSource&quot;&#58;&#123;&quot;siteId&quot;&#58;&quot;40ef054e-5ec7-4552-ac92-09bbd4faa5e1&quot;,&quot;webId&quot;&#58;&quot;35f81bac-1b1d-4f8c-a038-0302a1a6ae55&quot;,&quot;listId&quot;&#58;&quot;870ffa3e-eb32-4905-82ab-9e57adb99968&quot;,&quot;uniqueId&quot;&#58;&quot;01dc015d-1a8f-4054-ac01-5eddf03998fd&quot;,&quot;width&quot;&#58;2048,&quot;height&quot;&#58;1045&#125;&#125;&#125;,&quot;dataVersion&quot;&#58;&quot;1.11&quot;,&quot;properties&quot;&#58;&#123;&quot;id&quot;&#58;&quot;078966b8-5644-4d66-955c-9e273eb78c53&quot;,&quot;linkUrl&quot;&#58;&quot;&quot;,&quot;isInlineImage&quot;&#58;true,&quot;siteId&quot;&#58;&quot;40ef054e-5ec7-4552-ac92-09bbd4faa5e1&quot;,&quot;webId&quot;&#58;&quot;35f81bac-1b1d-4f8c-a038-0302a1a6ae55&quot;,&quot;listId&quot;&#58;&quot;870ffa3e-eb32-4905-82ab-9e57adb99968&quot;,&quot;uniqueId&quot;&#58;&quot;01dc015d-1a8f-4054-ac01-5eddf03998fd&quot;,&quot;imgHeight&quot;&#58;1045,&quot;imgWidth&quot;&#58;2048,&quot;imageSourceType&quot;&#58;2,&quot;resizeCoefficient&quot;&#58;0.62478777589134127,&quot;resizeDesiredWidth&quot;&#58;736,&quot;alignment&quot;&#58;&quot;Center&quot;,&quot;fileName&quot;&#58;&quot;license.jpg&quot;,&quot;fixAspectRatio&quot;&#58;false,&quot;overlayText&quot;&#58;&quot;&quot;,&quot;altText&quot;&#58;&quot;&quot;&#125;,&quot;containsDynamicDataSource&quot;&#58;false&#125;"><div data-sp-componentid="d1d91016-032f-456d-98a4-721247c305e8"></div><div data-sp-htmlproperties=""><img data-sp-prop-name="imageSource" src="/sites/M365-CDN/SiteAssets/SitePages/Content-20623/642939353-license.jpg" data-sp-cust-siteId="40ef054e-5ec7-4552-ac92-09bbd4faa5e1" data-sp-cust-webId="35f81bac-1b1d-4f8c-a038-0302a1a6ae55" data-sp-cust-listId="870ffa3e-eb32-4905-82ab-9e57adb99968" data-sp-cust-uniqueId="01dc015d-1a8f-4054-ac01-5eddf03998fd" data-sp-cust-width="2048" data-sp-cust-height="1045" /></div></div></div><div data-sp-canvascontrol="" data-sp-canvasdataversion="1.0" data-sp-controldata="&#123;&quot;controlType&quot;&#58;4,&quot;id&quot;&#58;&quot;29fc44c0-3916-49b5-8b61-f943894e3703&quot;,&quot;position&quot;&#58;&#123;&quot;layoutIndex&quot;&#58;1,&quot;zoneIndex&quot;&#58;1,&quot;sectionIndex&quot;&#58;1,&quot;sectionFactor&quot;&#58;12,&quot;controlIndex&quot;&#58;1&#125;,&quot;addedFromPersistedData&quot;&#58;true&#125;"><div data-sp-rte=""><h3>Azure Hybrid Benefite - Are you using your licenses, correct?</h3><p><br></p><p>Azure Hybrid Benefit is a feature of Microsoft Azure that allows customers to save money on their Azure resources. It provides customers with the ability to access Azure services at a discounted rate when they leverage their existing Windows Server or SQL Server on-premises licenses.&#160;</p><p>With Azure Hybrid Benefit, customers can use their existing licenses to pay for Azure services, enabling them to save up to 40 percent in some cases. Additionally, customers can use the Azure Hybrid Benefit to take advantage of other Azure services such as Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Active Directory. This allows customers to maximize their existing investments while taking advantage of the latest cloud-based technologies.</p><p><i>“If you are moving your on-premises SQL Servers to the cloud, and/or if you have a mix of Azure SQL, Managed Instance and on-prem, make sure you are licensing correctly with Azure Hybrid Benefits. Shashank shows us how!”</i></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Azure Hybrid Benefit<br><a data-cke-saved-href="https&#58;//azure.microsoft.com/pricing/hybrid-benefit/%5D" href="https&#58;//azure.microsoft.com/pricing/hybrid-benefit/%5d">https&#58;//azure.microsoft.com/pricing/hybrid-benefit/</a></li><li>Azure Hybrid Benefit - Azure SQL Database &amp; SQL Managed Instance<br><a data-cke-saved-href="https&#58;//learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-sql/azure-hybrid-benefit?view=azuresql&amp;tabs=azure-portal%5D" href="https&#58;//learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-sql/azure-hybrid-benefit?view=azuresql&amp;tabs=azure-portal%5d">https&#58;//learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-sql/azure-hybrid-benefit?view=azuresql&amp;tabs=azure-portal</a></li><li>Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server<br><a data-cke-saved-href="https&#58;//learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/azure-hybrid-benefit" href="https&#58;//learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/azure-hybrid-benefit">https&#58;//learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/azure-hybrid-benefit</a></li></ul><div tabindex="-1" data-cke-widget-wrapper="1" data-cke-filter="off" class="cke_widget_wrapper cke_widget_block cke_widget_inlineimage cke_widget_wrapper_webPartInRteInlineImage cke_widget_wrapper_webPartInRteClear cke_widget_wrapper_webPartInRteAlignCenter cke_widget_wrapper_webPartInRte" data-cke-display-name="div" data-cke-widget-id="8" role="region" aria-label="Inline image in RTE. Use Alt + F11 to go to toolbar. Use Alt + P to open the property pane."><div data-webpart-id="image" class="webPartInRte webPartInRteAlignCenter webPartInRteClear webPartInRteInlineImage cke_widget_element" data-cke-widget-data="%7B%22classes%22%3A%7B%22webPartInRteInlineImage%22%3A1%2C%22webPartInRteClear%22%3A1%2C%22webPartInRteAlignCenter%22%3A1%2C%22webPartInRte%22%3A1%7D%7D" data-cke-widget-upcasted="1" data-cke-widget-keep-attr="0" data-widget="inlineimage" data-instance-id="ba89fd6d-8981-4e15-94e2-f7a3dab18616" title=""></div></div><h3><b>Checklist for Azure Hybrid Benefit?</b><b></b></h3><p>Azure Hybrid Benefit (AHB) is a licensing benefit that helps you to significantly reduce the costs of running your workloads in the cloud. However, there are a few things you need to be aware of when using this benefit&#58;</p><p><br></p><ol><li><b>Eligibility</b>&#58; Ensure you have eligible on-premises licenses with Software Assurance or qualifying subscription licenses.</li><li><b>Conversion Ratios</b>&#58; Understand the conversion ratios. AHB allows different ratios for different types of virtual machines.</li><li><b>License Mobility</b>&#58; Be aware that SQL Server licenses must be covered by Software Assurance in order to be eligible for License Mobility, a requirement to use the Azure Hybrid Benefit.</li><li><b>No Double Dipping</b>&#58; You cannot use the same licenses on-premises and in Azure at the same time if you're using the Azure Hybrid Benefit.</li><li><b>Region Limitation</b>&#58; Azure Hybrid Benefit usage will be audited and reported on a regional basis. This means you need to ensure you're using the benefit in the regions it is allowed.</li><li><b>License Compliance</b>&#58; It's your responsibility to ensure that you're in compliance with all licensing rules when using Azure Hybrid Benefit. Microsoft may audit your use of this benefit.</li><li><b>Mixing Licenses</b>&#58; Understand that you can't mix licenses within a single VM. For instance, you can't use some cores with the Azure Hybrid Benefit and some cores without the benefit within a single machine.</li><li><b>VM Size</b>&#58; Be aware that Azure Hybrid Benefit applies to specific VM sizes. You need to ensure that the VM size you're using is applicable to the benefit.</li><li><b>SQL Server Benefits</b>&#58; If you're using SQL Server, be aware that Azure Hybrid Benefit also provides benefits for SQL Server, including cost savings for high availability and disaster recovery.&#160; &#160;</li><li><b>Plan for Retirements</b>&#58; Microsoft typically announces when it will retire a benefit. Keep an eye on these announcements to make sure you don't find yourself suddenly ineligible for a benefit you were counting on.&#160; &#160;</li></ol><p>Please make sure to refer to Microsoft's official documentation and your licensing agreement for the most accurate and up-to-date information.</p><p><br></p><h3><b>More links </b>​​​​​​​<b>on about Azure Benefits&#160;</b></h3><p><br></p><ul><li><a data-cke-saved-href="https&#58;//learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/hybrid-use-benefit-licensing" href="https&#58;//learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/hybrid-use-benefit-licensing">Explore Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows VMs - Microsoft Learn</a><br>Apr 19, 2023 — From the Virtual Machine or Virtual machine scale sets resource blade, you can view a list of all your VM(s) and licensing type by configuring&#160;...</li><li><a data-cke-saved-href="https&#58;//learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/azure-hybrid-benefit" href="https&#58;//learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/azure-hybrid-benefit">Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server - Microsoft Learn</a><br>Apr 6, 2023 — Azure Hybrid Benefit is a cost-saving benefit that enables you to use your on-premises licenses with Software Assurance (SA) or subscription&#160;...</li><li><a data-cke-saved-href="https&#58;//azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/hybrid-benefit/" href="https&#58;//azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/hybrid-benefit/">Azure Hybrid Benefit - Hybrid Cost Calculator</a><br>Use the hybrid benefit cost calculator to estimate your savings. ... Azure Hybrid Benefit is a licensing offer that helps you migrate and save to Azure.</li></ul></div></div><div data-sp-canvascontrol="" data-sp-canvasdataversion="1.0" data-sp-controldata="&#123;&quot;controlType&quot;&#58;0,&quot;pageSettingsSlice&quot;&#58;&#123;&quot;isDefaultDescription&quot;&#58;true,&quot;isDefaultThumbnail&quot;&#58;true,&quot;globalRichTextStylingVersion&quot;&#58;0,&quot;rtePageSettings&quot;&#58;&#123;&quot;contentVersion&quot;&#58;4&#125;,&quot;isEmailReady&quot;&#58;false&#125;&#125;"></div></div>

Azure Hybrid Benefite - Are you using your licenses correct?

If you are moving your on-premises SQL Servers to the cloud, and/or if you have a mix of Azure SQL, Managed Instance and on-prem