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Radical Changes in Licensing and Editions of SQL 2012

2 days ago, Microsoft announced the new licensing scheme and available editions for SQL 2012.

In a nutshell:

  • SQL 2012 will be available in 3 major editions: Standard, BI, and Enterprise.
    • Web, Developer and Express editions will also be available
  • SQL 2012 licenses will be core based and/or user and device based.
  • Cloud optimized licensing with “floating” virtual core licenses.

For detailed info, see:

Get ready for some interesting responses :-)

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Ami Levin
My name is Ami Levin, and I've been working with SQL Server for over 15 years. In 2006 I was awarded the SQL Server MVP award.I am also the CTO (and co-founder) of DBSophic. I hope you will find this blog interesting and useful. Your feedback will be highly appreciated.

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Ami Levin
My name is Ami Levin, and I've been working with SQL Server for over 15 years. In 2006 I was awarded the SQL Server MVP award. I am also the CTO (and co-founder) of DBSophic. I hope you will find this blog interesting and useful. Your feedback will be highly appreciated....
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