Microsoft Windows Server · FinOps Profile

Microsoft Windows Server Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Windows Server: perpetual core-based licenses (Standard $1,176, Datacenter $6,771 per 16-core pack) plus mandatory CALs, with optional Azure-Arc-billed pay-as-you-go ($33.58/core/month or $0.046/core/hour) for elastic workloads.

Microsoft Windows Server Finops is the FinOps profile for Microsoft Windows Server on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category subscription + pay-as-you-go.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, Cost Management, Microsoft, and Server.

Category: Operating System / Server Pricing: Subscription + Pay-As-You-Go Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSCost ManagementMicrosoftServerOperating System

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageTaxAdjustmentCredit

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Microsoft Corporation
ProviderName
Microsoft
PublisherName
Microsoft Corporation
ServiceCategory
Compute
ServiceName
Microsoft Windows Server
ServiceSubcategory
Operating System

Meters

standard_core_licenses
Unit: core-license
datacenter_core_licenses
Unit: core-license
cals
Unit: seat-year
payg_core_hours
Unit: core-hour
payg_core_months
Unit: core-month

Sources