It does however have other benefits like software update rights, DR, extended support etc. it only lasts for a certain term and results in continual payments to Microsoft. Software assurance has become a real consideration point when purchasing SQL Server 2014 licences as passive secondary SQL servers now require software assurance.
#SQL USER CAL COST LICENSE#
The Server+CAL licensing model provides the option to license users and/or devices and then have low-cost access to incremental SQL Server deployments. This is a real rough guide without software assurance considered, but for interest how many days would it take before purchasing your own licences would appear to make more sense? With SQL Server 2014, Microsoft offers a variety of licensing options aligned with how customers typically purchase specific workloads. SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Cores vs SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence with CALs Coresīelow is a screen shot from the Azure Pricing Calculator in US$. SQL Server 2014 Standard Cores vs SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Cores Standard Cores SQL Server 2014 Standard Cores vs SQL Server 2014 Standard with CALs
Therefore a starting point for the Standard and Enterprises editions with core licences would have to be:īased on the above information, the thresholds between licences would be: Additional 2 core licences can be purchased after this initial charge. This is either 4 cores per physical socket or 4 vCPUs in a virtual machine. User and/or Device CALs are also required to be purchased.Īn absolute minimum of 4 cores is required to be purchased when using core licensing. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Licensing Changes - CALs Also I heard an ugly rumor yesterday about Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 from Gaby Amar at Softmart saying that in order to use SQL Server 2008 R2 in a server/CAL model you will have to have 2008 R2 CALs as well (typically for R2 releases you dont need an updated CAL). * You can have up to 50 instances on the server. Client access licences (CALs) are required for every user or device accessing a server in the Server + CAL licensing model. The price indications below are in US$ without software insurance or discounts. For your specific pricing, contact your Microsoft reseller. At what point should you think about using a different SQL Server 2014 licensing model.
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