Some exist in the Cloud with thousands of concurrent users and others exist in small to medium size on-prem businesses. SQL servers are also designed to process different types of data, including primitive types like Char, Varchar, binary, and text, just to name a few. SQL Server licensing can be staggeringly overwhelming due to its sheer size and the number of other applications that interact with it.
Before we get into how a SQL Server works, here are some terms that you may need to know:. SQL Servers come with different licensing types and different editions, all of which we will break down. On the physical server, there are two processors, each with six physical cores with a total of twelve cores. In addition to the license for the operating system, I would need 6 core licenses since they come in packs of two in order to be properly licensed.
Client Access Licenses CAL , is a license that grants access to specific Microsoft server software, usually in conjunction with other Microsoft server software licenses.
Basically, while the server license allows for the installation of the software on an operating system, the CAL allows for people or devices to access the services that the operating system is hosting. User CAL: Allows for a single unique physical user to access the Microsoft software from many different devices. This includes work devices, personal devices, Internet kiosk or a personal digital assistant without the need to purchase a CAL for every device. However, you are licensed per physical person, not log-in usernames, so all the John Smiths in your company can breathe easy.
Device CAL: Allows a large number of users to access the server software through a single device. Windows Server CAL. The CAL must be of the same version or be a more recent version than the version of the Server software you are pairing it with. Each server product will require the associated CAL. A CAL can also give you access to multiple servers of the same kind throughout your domain. As you can imagine the pairing of your CALs to your servers can get extremely confusing and complex, especially if you try to mix and match.
So, it is always a good idea to consult your Microsoft Rep or your third-party rep, give them a clear picture about what your software environment looks like and then they can tell you about the CALs you need.
Now that we have our SQL server licensing models laid out, we can move onto the next level of complication: Editions. Microsoft offers four different Editions : Standard popular selection , Enterprise also popular , Express, and Developer.
Standard: The basic experience with standard reporting and analytic capabilities. There is a limit of memory, database size, and a maximum number of cores.
Enterprise: Having all the basic features of the Standard Edition, Enterprise also offers tools for analyzing business and financial data, along with critical applications and data warehousing features essential for enterprises, whom this edition is primarily targeted towards. Where the Standard edition had limits on its space and usage, the Enterprise edition has the sky as the limit. It is only offered in core-based licensing models, which makes sense since enterprise customers usually chose core-based licensing models.
Express: This free version offers a limited experience, even when compared to the Standard edition. It is excellent though for general database use, including small applications with both hardware and software limitations. Many organizations will first deploy SQL Server Express to see if it is sufficient for their specific applications and will only move to the fee-based editions when they can confirm that Express will not meet their requirements.
Developer: This edition allows you to build, test, and demonstrate applications in a non-production environment. A piece of software will be considered in production if individuals, either inside or outside of the organization, use the software for any reason beyond development, including evaluation acceptance testing such as a review of the application before it is put into general use.
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The licensing in SQL Server is the "honor" system. There is nothing in the installation which restricts the usage based on the license you purchased. If you want to know what you legally are authorized to use, you need to contact Microsoft Licensing. SQL Server indeed will use added cpu's as it is not aware of your licensing, SQL on its own will not put any restriction if you add additional cpu's, but you need to take care of your licensing.
If it is SQL Server then licensing is on per processor based but onwards MS has changed licensing model, now it is core based. Sign in. United States English. First Step is Product Selection. Select the product by clicking on the product that you want e. Select the Language type as per your requirement.
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