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 self ...

Microsoft has clarified the more confusing elements of SQL Server licensing and extended major benefits to customers. The catch is that Software Assurance is required to take advantage of them.

With new R2 licensing, costs go up and unlimited virtualization rights on SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition go away ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Core-Based Licensing Under the Per Core licensing model, each server running SQL Server 2014 software or any of its components (such as Reporting Services or Integration ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Core-Based Licensing Under the Per Core licensing model, each server running SQL Server 2014 software or any of its components (such as Reporting Services or Integration ...

Company says licensing is weak spot in Oracle's armory, and it hopes to use it to woo database customers to SQL Server 2008.

Company says licensing is weak spot in Oracle's armory, and it hopes to use it to woo database customers to SQL Server 2008.

The client has requirement that state MS SQL Server is required (namely for support reasons). The are looking to go with MS SQL Server 2012 Standard. So.

To license under Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise 2012 they would license it as 40 (4×10) core licenses. (See the note about “Software Assurance Implications” below).

Company says licensing is weak spot in Oracle's armory, and it hopes to use it to woo database customers to SQL Server 2008.