While attempting to take the time to understand MSDN licensing, I found a blog titled “What is an MSDN Subscription… Really?“ I found the information to be helpful in comprehending an MSDN subscription.
The development teams use Visual Studio along with a server OS, SharePoint, and/or SQL Server. Visual Studio Premium with MSDN satisfies this requirement.
Found a helpful comparison chart for Visual Studio 2010.
Posted by mrothouse 
