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Did you know you can have a free sample of our Licensing SQL Server 2016 Kindle book sent to a device of your choice? Find the book on Amazon by searching for "Lessons in Licensing" and then request a sample at the right hand side of the screen. This is what it looks like on a Windows phone!

The Licensing SQL Server 2016 books have arrived! Simon's off to the post office shortly to dispatch books all over the world.So if you're part of our SQL Server 2016 Licensing Research Program or have the book on pre-order you can expect your copy very soon! And shhhhh, don't tell anyone, the pre-order code is still valid if you want to join the merry band of people who understand SQL Server 2016 licensing. Just use SQL2016 at checkout when you order your book here: http://bit.ly/29vbXGY. Photo credit to the better-photographer-than-her-father Liesel!

There's still time to make use of this week's voucher code! Our Licensing SQL Server 2016 book is on pre-order which means you can get it for a special price of £5.99 rather than the regular price of £9.99. We're expecting delivery at the end of this week so you'll get your copy shortly afterwards. Head off to http://bit.ly/29vbXGY and use voucher code SQL2016 at checkout.

If you want an introduction to licensing, then Get Licensing Ready is a fabulous resource and a good place to start is with the "Product Fundamentals" and "Licensing Fundamentals" modules. We've just updated the Product Fundamentals set of resources (handout, video, and exam) to make sure it covers all the latest products including SQL Server 2016. So, why not give yourself a treat this weekend and put some time aside to work through this module and start your licensing certification journey 🙂 Find Get Licensing Ready here: http://getlicensingready.com.

The SQL Server Licensing module in Get Licensing Ready is updated for SQL Server 2016, which means there's another useful handout for you to add to your collection. Don't forget that you can find all of the popular GLR handouts in one place here: http://bit.ly/GLRHandouts.

The manufacturing proof of our new SQL Server 2016 Lessons in Licensing book has arrived! You can see here that there are helpful diagrams throughout and it's a proper course - there are exercises all the way through for you to check your learning. We have a special offer at the moment - get the book on pre-order for £5.99 instead of £9.99 using the code SQL2016 when you order it here: http://bit.ly/29vbXGY.

Our SQL Server 2016 Lessons in Licensing book is ready for pre-order! To celebrate, we've got a voucher code that gets you the book for £5.99 rather than the full price of £9.99, with expected shipping of around 25th July. If you need to learn about the licensing of SQL Server 2016 then pre-order your copy here: http://bit.ly/29vbXGY with a voucher code of SQL2016.

The Productivity Servers module includes Skype for Business Server 2015, SharePoint Server 2016, Exchange Server 2016, and Project Server 2016, and the video covers all these latest versions. Watch it to learn about licensing all of the products in a physical infrastructure, as well as how to license virtual machines both on-premises and in the cloud. You can find GLR here: http://getlicensingready.com and if you want all the latest GLR news you should follow @GLR_Updates on Twitter.