Licensing Changes In The Structure Of Microsoft Sql 2012.

Microsoft SQL 2012 represents a host of big changes and even bigger technological improvements over SQL Server 2008

. Microsoft has increased the software's ability to analyze the mounds of s data that companies must sift through to increase profitability. The updated software offers companies more cloud computing ability and more powerful tools for advancing mission-critical priorities. To make use of the business intelligence and data storage environment in a cost-effective way, however, users will have to become familiar with the licensing changes that are accompanying all of the great technological changes.

Previous versions of SQL Server employed a per-processor licensing structure. This structure must be changed due to the fact that processors are being produced with more cores than ever before and growth in that area has not reached a ceiling. Considering the direction the CPU technology is headed, it is clear that Microsoft could not maintain its per-processor pricing layout. The minimum number of cores required for licensing will be four per processor. There may be some companies operating using dual core processors, in which case they would be required to pay for two licenses that they do not need. In an era where 10 and 12 core processors exist and quad-core are considered the standard, the problem of over-licensing seems less likely to occur and should eventually disappear altogether.

The prices for licensing cores versus processors are very competitive. Companies looking to upgrade from SQL 2008 Enterprise Edition to 2012 Enterprise Edition can expect to pay practically the same amount (assuming they're currently licensing two processors with Server 2008 and will be licensing four cores per processor with 2012). That comparison is true for Enterprise Edition, however there are some cost savings associated with the Data Center Edition. The 2012 licensing scheme charges approximately half the costs of the Data Center Edition 2008. Companies that continue licensing all of the cores can also continue enjoying unlimited virtualization rights they've enjoyed with SQL 2008. For existing SQL customers, the switch has the potential to save thousands of dollars. They can maintain full virtualization ability, which is an important consideration as virtualization of mission-critical applications becomes standard.

Changes to CPU architecture, increasing popularity of virtualization, and a desire to profit from the improvements in both of those technologies means the transition to per-core licensing has become undeniably necessary. So much so, that even without the leadership of an industry giant like Microsoft, many developers of server management software should be shifting to a similar structure themselves.

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