Hello,
We currently run 15 VM's in DS3 V2 series. As part of the cost optimization, we have considered
1) Reserved Instance
2) Auto Turn on \ Turn Off
3) Dev\Test Pricing
The VM's are already installed with VS 2019 editions (not sure which VS version is running). I understand Dev\Test pricing is applicable only to Visual Studio subscribers. If that is the case, I have below questions.
1) Dev\Test Pricing is applicable only to VS Professional and VS Enterprise subscribers and not VS Community Edition? From this link, I see that https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/pricing/ only VS Professional and Enterprise are eligible for Dev\Test pricing.
2) Can the existing VM's which are developer VM's and in Pay as you go subscription be shifted to Dev\Test pricing plans? How?
3) There are 3 options available for Dev\Test pricing. 1) Individual 2) Enterprise Agreement (private business requires 500 users and devices, public 250 users), 3) Teams. We have less than 10 developers. In our case, the option 3 is the option left to switch to Dev\Test pricing plan, correct?
Thanks,
Prasenna