Sounds like we're basically saying the same thing, we're just getting caught up in terminology. You cannot buy a single SQL Enterprise license that covers one single CPU core. SQL...

Incorrect. You can only buy licenses in packs of two. The the price mentioned above is for one license "pack". Meaning 2...

Lowell (12/1/2016)

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a quick google shows me enterprise licenses for SQL2016 are $7,128 per core, so MSRP would be select 7128.00 * 16 = $114,048.00

At the PASS conference Glenn Berry...

Yes, you need enough SQL Enterprise licenses to cover all 16 cores, however one SQL Enterprise license = 2 cores. So for a 16-core server you'll need a total of...