This guide provides some information about Windows licenses for Infomaniak Public Cloud.

Windows License Information

As a Microsoft Partner, Infomaniak provides and automatically bills Microsoft licenses for the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2019 Standard and Datacenter
• Windows Server 2022 Standard and Datacenter
• Windows Server 2025 Standard and Datacenter

Billing is based on the number of VCPUs of the instance.

The license belongs to Infomaniak and is not the property of the customer. It starts when the customer uses one of these versions of Windows Server and stops when the instance is destroyed.

There is no license billing in case of pause or stop of the instance.

Microsoft Partner

• As a Microsoft partner, Infomaniak provides pre-activated corresponding images on Public Cloud, via Horizon or the Openstack CLI. In case of activation failure, refer to this other guide on the subject.
• As a Microsoft partner, Infomaniak does not allow the use of a customer's personal license (Bring Your Own License); in the case of using their own license, Infomaniak makes available and automatically bills the licenses provided by Infomaniak. The customer can then activate their OS via the activation procedure.
• As a Microsoft partner, the non-use of licenses (i.e., a 180-day Evaluation version) is also not allowed. These versions are for testing in an internal environment. In the case of using an evaluation version, Infomaniak makes available and automatically bills the licenses provided by Infomaniak. The customer can then activate their OS via the procedure for converting an evaluation version to a normal activated version.
• If you use Microsoft software within Windows Server that requires a License Mobility, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Server, or Microsoft Exchange Server, you must submit the Software Assurance document via the Infomaniak contact form.