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 ...

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

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).

If you've already virtualized some — or all — of your Microsoft SQL Server environment, you've gained certain physical consolidation and management advantages. But, now you're locked into Microsoft's ...

Since SQL Server only supports an Active/Passive implementation at the instance level, Microsoft only charges for one license because one of the nodes is always passively waiting for failover.

Microsoft's up-and-coming relational database management system (formerly code-named "Denali") promises self-service business intelligence features and other new capabilities when commercially ...

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.