Why buy HPE OEM licenses for Windows Server 2022

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HPE and Microsoft have worked together for a long time, providing seamless solution integration and optimized IT solutions that help businesses of all sizes and across industries to supercharge performance and efficiency. These joint solutions are built on cost-effective, industry-standard IT with the latest hardware and simplified, affordable licensing options. Customers see enormous benefits when they combine HPE and Microsoft’s joint ecosystem, broad solution portfolio, and HPE Pointnext service expertise to solve their biggest challenges.

Today, HPE and Microsoft continue this long tradition, with hybrid cloud options that are fast, flexible, and scalable—speeding time to value with a new generation of applications and data that move between data centers and the cloud. Modern HPE ProLiant Gen10 Servers are built to accelerate business insights across a hybrid world of on-premises servers and public and private clouds.

HPE offers many servers that are qualified and certified for Windows Server 2022, the operating system (OS) that bridges on-premises environments with Azure services enabling hybrid scenarios and maximizing existing investments. To further simplify the process of installing Windows Server 2022 on HPE ProLiant Gen10 Servers, HPE offers Rapid Setup Software, a server deployment software that provides a simple, guided process for OS and hypervisor installation, setup, and configuration.

By pairing HPE OEM Windows Server 2022 licenses with HPE hardware, you give your customers a complete solution with licensing that offers many advantages over other licensing types.

Top five reason to choose HPE OEM Windows Server license

1. It’s the simplest, most cost-effective licensing for many small and midsize businesses (SMBs).
2. The OS and drivers are pre-tested for the hardware and supported by HPE.
3. Customers get simplified purchasing with a one-stop-shop for purchasing hardware, software, and services, the OS, and Windows Server client access licenses (CALs).
4. Customers get streamlined support with support available for the server and server OS all from HPE.
5. HPE OEM Windows Server licenses include free 90 days of installation support from HPE to help users get servers up and running, while hardware and extended support services are also available upon request.

How are OEM licenses delivered?

HPE sells and delivers HPE OEM Windows Server 2022 licenses in a variety of ways. First, preinstalled configurations are available from our online stores, via our channel partners, and through our direct sales team. Non-preinstalled factory OEM licenses (also referred to as “drop-in-box” licenses) are available with new HPE servers from our online stores and via our channel partners, for customers choosing do-it-yourself installations. And don’t forget that HPE Reseller Option Kit (ROK) licenses are available to resellers from HPE authorized distributors. Resellers can combine HPE ROK licenses with HPE server system sales to deliver the value of the HPE OEM license along with any other services and products they may offer.

Learn more:

• Windows Server 2022—your guide to the new licensing editions
• What you need to know about End of Life for Windows Server 2019
• Why sell the HPE Windows Server Reseller Option Kit?
• Windows Server 2022 is here: how to implement it on HPE ProLiant servers