Difference between SQL Server Standard edition - OEM version , retail and Promo version

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Difference between SQL Server Standard edition - OEM version , retail and Promo version

rlimaye

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August 17, 2008 at 1:53 pm

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I want to buy SQL server standard edition. When I looked at the prices online, there is a significant difference between the OEM price and retail box price. Is there any difference in functionality?
I want to install Microsoft CRM 3.0 which requires standard edition and the report server.
Anyone can tell me what do I lose functionality wise with the OEM version of SQL Server 2005 standard?
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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004356 More actions · Answer 1

Please post the link where you found the pricing so we can figure out what you mean by the "OEM" version because, to the best of my knowledge, nothing is referred to as the "OEM" version... do you mean the "Express" version???

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Charlie-120533 SSCrazy Points: 2187 More actions · Answer 2

I believe that OEM refers to Original Equipment manufacture. It's like a site license. It's a full-up version but you don't get the manuals, etc. The Retail box is like going to the Computer store and buying it off the shelf. It comes with the box, manuals, etc. OEM usually is the less-expensive of the two.

A word to the wise: just be carefull where you but the OEM since it could come from a company that might have had extra licenses, a defunct company whose employee wants to make a quick buck, or just stolen.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004356 More actions · Answer 3

If there's that big a price difference, I'm thinking that the OEM version may be the Standard Edition...

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

robert.hassel SSC Journeyman Points: 94 More actions · Answer 4

Often times the OEM version is used by people that build computers and has some restrictions. For example it can be installed on the original machine but can't be later installed and licensed on a different machine. Newegg sells a lot of OEM versions of OS's, etc.

Chris Harshman SSC-Forever Points: 42192 More actions · Answer 5

The difference may be in licenses. If the difference is really large, then the OEM version may just be the disc, and you'd have to purchase a license and/or CALs separately. check out:

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/sqlserverlicensing.mspx