We have SQL 7.0 and must upgrade to 2000. We are licensed per seat, but upgrading will end up costing nearly 25K$ (100 per seat). Are there other options that may be cheaper, such as per server?
Any suggestions would be very helpful and appreciated!
You could license SQL Server per processor ! Usually cheaper when a lot of client licenses are involved. Break-even point is about 26 CAL's per Processor license.