What is a "qualified device" according to the video's EA discussion?

Name: Microsoft EA True Ups - Episode 3
Uploaded: 2023-08-08T15:00:35+00:00
Duration: 51 s
Channel: Mike Austin
Description: A qualified device under Microsoft EA is a PC that runs Windows Pro locally or via VDI, or any device accessing Core CAL server products like Exchange or…

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Microsoft EA True Ups - Episode 3

8 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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A qualified device under Microsoft EA is a PC that runs Windows Pro locally or via VDI, or any device accessing Core CAL server products like Exchange or SharePoint. Your EA's definition determines what counts, which affects your true-up obligations.

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A qualified device is (per the video) a personal computer capable of running Windows Pro locally or in a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), or any device that accesses server products in the Core CAL (e.g., Exchange, SharePoint).

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The key thing here is to determine what is a qualified device, right? So Microsoft puts in that language that you have to true up for all qualified devices. So what is qualified device? So you actually have to go to the definition section of your EA to find out what a qualified device is here. And so Microsoft basically defines a qualified device as a personal computer that's capable of running Windows Pro locally or in a vdi. And it accesses or. Sorry. So it's either a PC that can run Windows or it's a device that accesses a virtual infrastructure like a VDI desktop. So a virtual desktop or it is one that accesses any of the server products in the Core Cal. Right. So Exchange, SharePoint, whatnot.