Here's the pricing chart, on page 3 of this Microsoft SQL Server 2012 licensing document: Update: The planned pricing also is up, as noted by one of my Twitter pals, Mark Stacey. There's no word (yet) on planned SQL Server 2012 pricing. Choice of core-based licensing or Server + CAL licensing for Standard.Server + CAL (Client Access License) licensing for Business Intelligence.With SQL Server 2012, Microsoft will offer three licensing options: Enterprise has a 20-core max, while BI and Standard support 16 cores max.
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Enterprise includes all the Standard and BI features, plus the "AlwaysOn" high-availability, ColumnStore datawarehousing functionality, and "Maximum virtualization" (for users with Software Assurance licenses). Standard offers "basic database, reporting and analytics capabilities." BI includes all Standard's capabilities, plus Power View ("Crescent"), reporting and analytics, data-quality services and master-data services. Here's Microsoft's chart explaining what's in (and not) in the three main SKUs, or packages:īI is a brand-new SKU that wasn't part of previous SQL Server releases.
Datacenter – its features will now be available in Enterprise Edition.Microsoft is eliminating three of its current SKUs when it launches SQL Server 2012, according to its Licensing frequently asked questions (FAQ) document.
There also will still be Web Developer and Express versions of SQL Server 2012, but they're not detailed. We know a bit about the three main SQL Server 2012 editions - Enterprise, BI (Business Intelligence) and Standard - thanks to a new chart posted to the Microsoft SQL Server page. Exactly how is Microsoft going to bundle up its various capabilities? SQL Server 2012, which will launch some time in the first few months of 2012, has a lot of moving parts.
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