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How to use MS Office on Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022 is the newest version of Windows Server and the operating system is supported until October 2031. Microsoft 365 Apps (formerly Office 365) is NOT supported on Windows Server 2022. However, Office LTSC 2021 is supported on Windows Server 2022. Office 2019 is also supported on Windows Server 2022. See Office/Windows matrix here: […]

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Deploy your MS Access Database, MS Access Application online to the cloud with Remote Desktop Services (terminal services)

Using Windows Remote Desktops is the Quickest/Easiest method to share a Microsoft Access Database application among many users:

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Microsoft Access Runtime (free download) on our Remote Desktop (Terminal) Servers

Do you need full Microsoft Access to create/modify Access databases or do you only need Access Runtime to allow users to only run existing Access databases.  If you only need MS Access Runtime, you can save on Office/Access licensing fees. Riptide Hosting can provide Microsoft licensing for the full version of Access 2019, Access 2016, […]

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Microsoft Licensing for Remote Desktop Users and MS Office Users

On our Windows VMs, we provide the Microsoft licensing (Windows Server licensing on all, and when needed: MS Office (or a component such as MS Access or MS Excel), Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and SQL Server). In fact, our users cannot use their own Microsoft licensing on our Windows VMs. If a client want to […]

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Microsoft licensing terms being modified for dedicated hosting cloud services; Now is a great time to consider monthly MS licensing through the SPLA program

Starting October 1, 2019, Microsoft is modifying their licensing terms related to outsourcing rights and dedicated hosted cloud services.  Beginning October 1, 2019, on-premises Microsoft licenses purchased without Software Assurance cannot be deployed on dedicated hosted cloud services offered by the following “Listed Providers”: Microsoft, Alibaba, Amazon and Google.  Riptide Hosting is not one of […]

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Advantages to using Riptide Hosting SPLA Microsoft Licenses

Advantages to using Riptide Hosting SPLA Microsoft Licenses Most customers use our Microsoft licensing (Windows Server, Office, SQL Server, Remote Desktop Services – RDS) provided under the SPLA program (Service Provider Licensing Agreement) on a monthly basis rather than purchasing their own MS Volume Licenses.  (Windows Server CAL licenses are not required with our SPLA […]

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MS Access Services retired in Office 365 and Sharepoint Online – Look at MS Access Hosting with Riptide Hosting

SWITCH TO RIPTIDE HOSTING FOR YOUR MS ACCESS HOSTING NEEDS Microsoft announced that  Access-based web apps and Access web databases in Office 365 and SharePoint Online will be shut down by April, 2018.  See link here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Access-Services-in-SharePoint-Roadmap-497fd86b-e982-43c4-8318-81e6d3e711e8?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US This does not affect Access Desktop databases (.accdb). One alternative you should consider is use of a Windows […]

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Azure RemoteApp discontinued – use Riptide Hosting as alternative to Azure RemoteApp and Citrix

Azure RemoteApp discontinued – use Riptide Hosting as alternative to Azure RemoteApp and Citrix Microsoft announced this month that it is discontinuing its Azure RemoteApp service and no new purchases will be available after October 1, 2016. Here is a link to their announcement Azure RemoteApp shutting down Riptide Hosting provides Remote Desktop (Terminal Server) […]

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Microsoft Licensing – Volume Licensing versus SPLA Licensing costs

We can provide most Microsoft software licensing on a monthly basis through the SPLA program.  These licenses are provided on a monthly basis and are easily provisioned.  In some situations, you can use your own valid Microsoft volume licenses but there are numerous restrictions.  For example, Microsoft Office does not have license mobility rights and […]

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Does your hosting provider offer remote desktop services licensing?

Although hosting providers are generally required to provide the Windows Server operating system license via the SPLA program on hosted servers, very few offer the Remote Desktop Services (previously Terminal Services) user licenses (aka CALs/SALs) to their customers. If you are using the Remote Desktop Services role, you are required to have RDS user licenses […]