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Overview of Microsoft on IBM

Overview of Microsoft on IBM

IBM Cloud has a strategic relationship with Microsoft to offer their suite of software. We offer their software natively in our cloud offerings and we support Bring Your Own Licenses (BYOL). Customers should review their current spending and usage patterns to determine which deployment model makes the most financial and technical performance sense.

Depending on the IBM Cloud solution, Microsoft software is purchased pay as you go (hourly, monthly) on shared and dedicated resources. Microsoft has recently changed their BYOL policy. Please see the Microsoft BYOL page for latest information. IBM is in License Mobility for Microsoft Software Assurance.

The following documentation provides design considerations and guidance for provisioning Microsoft on IBM Cloud.

Before you begin

Before you can install Microsoft software components on IBM Cloud, you need an:

  • Microsoft credentials to review relevant Microsoft documentation and download Microsoft software installation media when not using IBM supplied Microsoft images.
  • IBM ID to create an IBM Cloud account.