Microsoft have traditionally sold licenses for SQL Server through the Volume Licensing agreements, with or without Software Assurance, depending on the agreement. Licenses acquired through an Open Value Subscription or an Enterprise Subscription Enrollment are non-perpetual, or subscription, licenses, while…
Power BI Report Server Organizations using Power BI to analyze and report on their business data need to license both the users who publish reports and those who consume them. However, Power BI Report Server is an on-premises server product…
Eligibility for the License Mobility through SA benefit means that SQL Server 2022 Standard/Enterprise Core licenses and Server/CAL licenses may be used in the following environments: Azure dedicated or multi-tenant environments An Authorized Mobility partner’s shared hardware A Listed Provider’s…
Eligibility for the Flexible Virtualization Benefit means that SQL Server 2022 Standard/Enterprise Core licenses and Server/CAL licenses may be used with any Authorized Outsourcer’s shared hardware. The Flexible Virtualization Benefit is covered in detail in this section.
Eligibility for the Azure Hybrid Benefit allows a customer to choose whether they use their SQL Server 2022 Standard/Enterprise Core licenses in an on-premises data center or in Azure. The Azure Hybrid Benefit is covered in detail in this section.
Customers with SQL Server 2022 licenses may install the software on their own servers, or an Authorized Outsourcer’s server which is dedicated to them. Licenses with active Software Assurance are eligible for the following benefits to allow customers to use…
When SQL Server products reach the end of their support lifecycle, Microsoft no longer programmatically provide regular security updates for these products. However, customers who need to continue running these versions of SQL Server can purchase Extended Security Updates (ESU)…
Customers with Software Assurance on their SQL Server Standard Core licenses are eligible to purchase a Step-up license for SQL Server Enterprise Core licenses. This means that they just pay the difference in price between the two Core licenses rather…
For new customers choosing to license SQL Server 2022 Enterprise there is just one licensing model – the Per Core licensing model. However, certain customers can use SQL Server 2022 Enterprise licensed with the Server/CAL model. Let’s take a step…