BizTalk Server 2020

Licensing Datasheet • BizTalk Server 2020 Branch or Standard Edition software

Product Overview may not be installed on a server that is part of a networked
BizTalk Server is one of the integral parts of Microsoft’s Hybrid cluster or in an OSE that is part of a networked cluster of OSEs
Integration Platform. It enables customers to seamlessly connect on the same server.
mission critical applications, automate complex business
• BizTalk Server 2020 Branch Edition software may only be
processes and leverage numerous Azure services. Whether your
installed on servers at the endpoint of its internal network (or
applications run in the cloud or on-premises, you should have
edge of its organization) to connect business events or
the flexibility to seamlessly connect applications, unlock data and
transactions with activities processed at that endpoint,
automate business processes anywhere. BizTalk Server 2020
provided, the server does not:
offers:
• act as the central node in a “hub and spoke” networking
• Comprehensive application integration capabilities model,
including a highly available on-premises and cloud solution,
• centralize enterprise-wide communications with other
mission critical line of business application integration and
Servers or devices; or
many more.
• automate business processes across divisions, business
• Integration with latest Microsoft products such as Windows units, or branch offices.
Server 2019, Visual Studio 2019, SQL Server 2017 and 2019.
• Hybrid connectivity by enabling customers to integrate with Use of BizTalk Server Branch edition requires BizTalk
cloud native applications, web and mobile back end systems, Server Enterprise Edition be installed as the central node
and custom applications directly or through Azure Logic Apps. in a “hub and spoke” architecture.
Customers can now take advantage of Azure services like
Functions, Cognitive Services, Machine Learning and more to Licensing for Virtualization
gain actionable intelligence on their data and make informed BizTalk Server 2020 offers virtualization rights, options and
business decisions. More azure native integrations options are benefits to provide flexibility for customers deploying in virtual
available in BizTalk Server 2020. environments. There are two primary virtualization licensing
options in BizTalk Server 2020 —the ability to license individual
virtual machines and the ability to license for maximum
Editions Overview virtualization in highly virtualized and private cloud
environments.
BizTalk Server 2020 offers four editions:
• Enterprise Edition for customers with enterprise level INDIVIDUAL VIRTUAL MACHINES
requirements for high volume, reliability and availability As hardware capabilities grow, it continues to be more common
for each database to use a fraction of its server’s computing
• Standard Edition for organizations with moderate volume power. When deploying databases on Virtual Machines (VMs)
and deployment scale requirements that use just a fraction of a physical server, savings can be
• Branch Edition for hub and spoke deployment scenarios achieved by licensing individual VMs.

• Developer Edition for testing and development use in • To license a VM with core licenses, purchase a core license for
conjunction with any of the above three editions. each virtual core (virtual thread) allocated to the VM (with a
minimum of 4 core licenses per VM).

• Each licensed VM covered with SA can be moved frequently

BizTalk 2020 Licensing Models within a server farm, or to a third-party hoster or cloud
services provider, without the need to purchase additional
BizTalk Server 2020 is licensed exclusively in the Per Core BizTalk Server licenses.
licensing model. Per Core licensing provides customers with a
precise measure of computing power and a consistent licensing HIGH DENSITY VIRTUALIZATION
metric, regardless of whether solutions are deployed on physical Further savings can be achieved when licensing BizTalk Server
servers on-premises, or in virtual or cloud environments. 2020 for highly virtualized private cloud deployments. This is a
• To license a physical server—when running BizTalk Server in a great option for customers who want to take advantage of the
physical OSE—all physical cores on the server must be full computing power of their physical servers and have very
licensed. dynamic provisioning and de-provisioning of virtual resources.

• A minimum of four core licenses are required for each physical

processor on the server.
Depending on the BizTalk Server 2020 edition deployed, the
following usage requirements also apply:
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License Mobility through Software
Assurance
Volume license customers with active Software Assurance on
BizTalk Server per-core licenses may assign these licenses to
virtual cores running on shared 3rd party servers (public cloud).
For information on License Mobility please visit the License
Mobility through Software Assurance page at:
https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/licensing-
programs/software-assurance-license-mobility

Additional Resources
For additional information on deploying BizTalk Server
software— including more details on the new features
included in this new version release—
• Customers can deploy an unlimited number of VMs on the
https://docs.microsoft.com/biztalk/
server and utilize the full capacity of the licensed hardware, by
fully licensing the server (or server farm) with BizTalk
Enterprise Edition core licenses and SA coverage based on the
total number of physical cores on the servers.
• SA enables the ability to run an unlimited number of virtual
machines to handle dynamic workloads and fully utilize the
hardware’s computing power.

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