SQL 2008 R2 Ent Edition on Win 2008 R2 Ent Edition

• _nzrdb6

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  December 7, 2011 at 8:21 am

  #247335

  I have the option of hosting my DBs on the Enterprise Edition of Win 2008 R2 but I need to make a case for it versus Standard. As a DBA I'm not sure what I gain from the latest and greatest OS. Could anyone please help me out.

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• Robert Klimes

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  December 7, 2011 at 8:44 am

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  look at the options in both and if you do not need any of the features in enterprise now or in the future then standard would be sufficient.

  http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/C/6/FC6006B5-866E-42C1-88F8-9AC4B8BC610D/WS%20Brand%20Pages%20-%20Editions%20Comparison%20Guide.pdf

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• Elliott Whitlow

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  December 7, 2011 at 8:45 am

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  I typically only go EE on the OS when I intend to use clustering.. The other reasons I could think of are more than 32GB of RAM can be used and if you have more than 4 processors (not CORES).

  But for me clustering is usually the trigger.

  But here is a comparison:

  http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/C/6/FC6006B5-866E-42C1-88F8-9AC4B8BC610D/WS%20Brand%20Pages%20-%20Editions%20Comparison%20Guide.pdf

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• Elliott Whitlow

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  December 7, 2011 at 8:46 am

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  Ah Robert, you beat me to it.. 😛

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