Microsoft sql server 2005 licensing query
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wow!, i am amazed at how micro$oft can charge for sql licences. My qusetion is pretty simple but no one can answer it! If i am using asp.net via sql server 2005, so imagine 20 people via the intranet or lan accessing the same page. How many CAL's do i need? It should be pretty trival, but i can't find the answer anywhere? Microsoft say you need a cal for every user or device making a direct connection to sql server or even indirect connections, like pooling or multiplexing. See this page http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/multiplexing.mspx[^] I know of certain application like Cimplicity by GE Fanuc that do this, ok they are running scripts as part of a user action but still 20 people could be making the same connection using the same CAL, surely this is illegal? Why it is ok for some and not other -- are GE in bed with Microsoft!! thanks -- just standing on my soap box can anyone give my an answer?
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wow!, i am amazed at how micro$oft can charge for sql licences. My qusetion is pretty simple but no one can answer it! If i am using asp.net via sql server 2005, so imagine 20 people via the intranet or lan accessing the same page. How many CAL's do i need? It should be pretty trival, but i can't find the answer anywhere? Microsoft say you need a cal for every user or device making a direct connection to sql server or even indirect connections, like pooling or multiplexing. See this page http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/multiplexing.mspx[^] I know of certain application like Cimplicity by GE Fanuc that do this, ok they are running scripts as part of a user action but still 20 people could be making the same connection using the same CAL, surely this is illegal? Why it is ok for some and not other -- are GE in bed with Microsoft!! thanks -- just standing on my soap box can anyone give my an answer?
CALs are not an appropriate license model for internet or large company applications. Take a look at SQL Server Processor Licensing Model. You pay per processor not per user. http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/default.mspx[^]
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CALs are not an appropriate license model for internet or large company applications. Take a look at SQL Server Processor Licensing Model. You pay per processor not per user. http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/default.mspx[^]
But intranet is not internet, its an internal network. Yes you could say that for big companies having customers connect to their website and using the database via asp.net. But what about internal customers and employees? What about the small that can't afford to pay for the processor licensing model!
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But intranet is not internet, its an internal network. Yes you could say that for big companies having customers connect to their website and using the database via asp.net. But what about internal customers and employees? What about the small that can't afford to pay for the processor licensing model!
Use SQL Express or move to one of the other free alternatives (MySql, etc.) Having used SQL Server for many years, I found it fairly cheap for what it does. It is the only server I have that has never 'burped'. We used to buy CALs many years back but, switched to per processor when SQL 2000 came out. At 2 processors running for 6 years with 30+ active users/devices that comes out to about $50 bucks per user per year with no license managment headaches. I am not even counting our Internet hits. Granted, coming up with the $10K in the beginning was tough. I think you will find the pricing competitive with Oracle and other mature datbases.