May 5, 2009 at 5:01 pm
My Evaluation Edition copy of sql 2005 has expired and i need to reinstall it. How do i get it running fine and also keep my data restored.
May 5, 2009 at 5:08 pm
If you are just carrying out development \ testing work, why not buy a copy of Developer Edition?
You will have access to all of the features of Enterprise Edition for a very small cost.
It won't expire after 120 days either.
May 5, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Thanks for your response. I was using the evalution for production. now it has expired, i do not want to buy the standard or enterprise editions since i am not making any money from the application
I still want to have full performance like standard or enterprise editions
my questions:
1. What is the different between express edition and standard editions of sql 2005. Cost, Technical, Performance and DBA Administration
2. Will Developer edition give the same performance and functions like the evaluation edition?
Thanks
May 6, 2009 at 2:27 am
Developer Edition gives you all the features found within Enterprise Edition (i.e. everything SQL Server has to offer).
However, if using the SQL Server for production work then you can't use the Developer Edition (the terms of the EULA forbid it).
Express Edition is free and can be used for production work, but it is limited to using 1 processor, 4GB of RAM, and the maximum size of any single database is 4GB.
You will not have access to many of the advanced features within the paid for versions, and the management \ BI capabilities are more limited - but for smaller scale production work Express Edition may serve you well.
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