Computerworld

Microsoft to change Windows Server 2016 licensing rules, will use per-core metric

Microsoft last week announced it will switch the licensing for next year’s Windows Server 2016 to a per-processor-core basis, a move analysts said is at least partly a grab for more revenue.
Ars Technica

Windows Server 2016 moving to per core, not per socket, licensing

Windows Server 2016, not likely to arrive until the second half of next year, is going to shake up the way Microsoft licenses its server operating system, moving away from per socket licensing to per ...
クラウド Watch

Windows Server 2016とSQL Server 2016、インテルの最新プラットフォームでIT ...

株式会社インプレスは全国4会場で、Windows Server 2016、SQL Server 2016を扱う販売会社やSIer向けのセミナー「ビジネス環境の変化と情報漏洩リスクに備えるIT提案セミナー」を開催した。特別協賛はインテル株式会社と日本マイクロソフト株式会社。 東京では12月6 ...
ZDNet

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is a wrap

Microsoft SQL Server 2016, the latest version of Redmond's core operational database, has reached GA. This release, which has been available in public preview for just over a year, is probably one of ...
マイナビニュース

100倍の処理速度を実現。本気でSQL Server 2016に注力するMicrosoft

Microsoftが注力するSQL Server 2016は、既報のとおり2016年6月1日にリリースした。これに先立つ3月には、現在リリース中のデータベースプラットフォーム「SQL Server 2016」を大きくアピールするイベント「Data Driven」を開催している。スマートフォン向け ...
ZDNet

Google pushes ahead to make its cloud better for Windows enterprise users

Google is expanding support of Windows Server and SQL Server on the Google Cloud Platform with the goal of making its cloud "the best enterprise cloud environment." On February 1, Google made ...
CIO

Free SQL Server 2016 Licenses!

As part of the SQL Server 2016 launch event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a commercial database promotion that provides customers with free licenses if you are running a competitor’s platform ...