Besides releasing SQL Server 2022 this week, Microsoft also announced some new options for SQL Server licensing. To provide some background and history, SQL Server has had the same licensing model ...

Microsoft rolled out a description of its SQL Server 2012 licensing model on Thursday. Microsoft's up-and-coming relational database management system (formerly code-named "Denali") promises ...

Brien M. Posey is a freelance technical writer who has contributed to dozens of books and is a six-time Microsoft MVP award winner. SQL Server 2005 reaches its end-of-life milestone on April 12, the ...

The are looking to go with MS SQL Server 2012 Standard. So. Can someone explain to me in plain English how the licensing works? So far, I've only been able to establish that there are CAL ...

As soon as you think you have mastered the latest licensing model, it changes. I would rather invest my time in the technology itself. But I have been asked to write about the SQL Server 2008 R2 ...

The forthcoming launch of SQL Server 2008 will see Microsoft focus its considerable resources on the issue of licensing, to win customers from rivals Oracle and IBM. Speaking to ZDNet.co.uk ...

The forthcoming launch of SQL Server 2008 will see Microsoft focus its considerable resources on the issue of licensing, to win customers from rivals Oracle and IBM. "Our challenge, now (that ...

And, your budget. Wouldn't it be great if you could save significant data center dollars on your ever-growing Microsoft licensing bill? And, do so regardless of your current choice of SQL Server ...

but I have no idea about SQL licensing in this situation. I know IIS doesn't require a CAL if you aren't doing user validation, but what about SQL Server? There is only one account (IUSR_WEBSERVER ...

To try and make better sense of it, Microsoft does provide a SQL Server 2008 R2 licensing quick reference guide. The guide offers these frequently asked questions and answers to try and provide ...