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tmmutsetse

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January 25, 2018 at 1:19 am

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Good day,
Please help me to understand the below
SQL Licensing:
20 X SQL Server 2014 Device Cals
6 X SQL Server Standard per core license
Thank you

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Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182916 More actions · Answer 1

tmmutsetse - Thursday, January 25, 2018 1:19 AM
Good day,
Please help me to understand the below
SQL Licensing:
20 X SQL Server 2014 Device Cals
6 X SQL Server Standard per core license
Thank you

Have you looked at Microsoft Licensing website?
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First thought would be a 6 core server license compared to cal licensing, without knowing more, there is no way to tell.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 2

Understand what about that?

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tmmutsetse Hall of Fame Points: 3669 More actions · Answer 3

Thank you and sorry for not elaborating,i want to know exactly what it means eg 20 X SQL Server 2014 Device Cals does it mean i can use the license on 20 computers or ....?

I hope i am clear this time.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 4

No, it means that 20 devices max can connect to that single SQL Server

Gail Shaw
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736478 More actions · Answer 5

Core licenses license that instance for unlimited users. You're licensing by hardware, and you need a license for each core in the host machine. Not each one SQL uses, but each and every core.

Device licenses are CALs and then you don't license hardware, but license for devices or users to connect. In small environments, CALs are often better. However, fairly quickly core licenses make more sense.