September 11, 2008 at 10:03 am
Anyone can guide me on what I need for a 2008 license... or possibly 2005 upgrade to 2008.
We have a web application that serves as an intranet. We have about 10 employees working on the DB on a regular basis.
We will also have an extranet where clients can consult progress on their contracts and various other data like this.
What is the best license for us? Any input is greatly appreciated.
September 11, 2008 at 12:41 pm
If you can depend on a set number of devices connecting, and the number is not really high, a server / CAL approach is usually cheaper.
However, since you have an extranet site you probably have no control over at least a portion of the devices that can connect - so you need to buy per-processor licenses. Per-processor is really per-socket, so a server with a Quad core processor only needs a single per-procesor license even though it technically has 4 processors.
Has anyone looked into the Hyper-V / MSSQL licensing yet? It is still the way the VMWare / MSSQL licenses were (license per physical CPU)? I have not looked yet.
September 11, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Well the extranet is still only in a nice to have project phase, absolutly not essential to our business. If this feature costs us 10K extra just to save a few hours, the project might get dropped altogether!
The main feature of this extranet would be to let our suppliers login to our system and let us know about shipping dates and commands confirmations (which can still be done via e-mail anyways!!!). Other than that we wanted to let clients reprint their bills and see upcomming ones (all done manually at the moment, but it does not take a lot of resources).
September 11, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Unfortuantely, there is no upgrade path from a server/cal license scheme to a per-processor scheme as far as money. So, if you start out going cheap, you will have to buy an entire license later if you decide to go with the extranet module. Of course, an extra SQL license never seems to go unused, so that may not be a big deal.
On the software end, there is no different install and MS SQL is unaware of the type of license, so at least there would be no technical problem changing license models later.
September 11, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I just have to ask...
Can I jsut create a single asp_net user for all the clients / suppliers and have them use that to login on the server... and obviously have that count as a single user :P.
September 11, 2008 at 1:28 pm
What about partitioning the project. The internal side using SQL Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition (depending on needs/requirements) and the Extranet side using SQL Server 2008 Web Edition? The Web Edition is licensed at $15 per proc per month.
Just another idea.
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September 11, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I love this site :D.
So that 15.00$ / month... 180$ / year for the web license???
I'm guessing here that I'd either use replication or linked server to keep all that data in sync. Does that sound about right?
September 11, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Ninja's - the answer is no.
That is clearly an example of multiplexing - which is explicitly addresed in the licensing and is not allowed. Each client connecting would need to be properly licensed.
September 11, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Michael Earl (9/11/2008)
Ninja's - the answer is no.That is clearly an example of multiplexing - which is explicitly addresed in the licensing and is not allowed. Each client connecting would need to be properly licensed.
With 2500 clients / suppliers, that's kind of out of the question :-P. Will have to go with the web version.
September 11, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Best thing to do is check out Microsofts Web Site for SQL Server 2008, and then contact them regarding the different versions and what they can and can't do. My suggestion was based simply on a quick read of the different editions and their pricing off this site. I haven't done a whole lot of research into the various versions of SQL Server 2008.
We just started moving to SQL Server 2005 where I work.
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September 11, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Also, based on this siite (http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/pricing.aspx) the Web Edition is ONLY licensed by processor at $15 per processor per month under the SPLA channel.
Again, all I can say, is do more research.
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September 11, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Thanx for all the help... there's so much data on the subject, and no simple answer besides asking them... now I know what I'll be talking about and what to ask.
Thanx again. :hehe:
September 23, 2008 at 10:20 am
Lynn Pettis (9/11/2008)
Also, based on this siite (http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/pricing.aspx) the Web Edition is ONLY licensed by processor at $15 per processor per month under the SPLA channel.Again, all I can say, is do more research.
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Thanks for the link, useful information
Good thing I don't need to worry about that aspect
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