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SQL Server Licensing Explained

Microsoft SQL Servers manages to handle critical workloads for different types of workforces. It is made for different sizes and seems complicated and expensive for setting up software infrastructure for your organization. It can be confusing to think about how it works, let alone how to license them. Some SQL Servers exist for the Cloud with thousands of concurrent users and others in small to medium-sized businesses. But don't worry, as we have compiled all the SQL server version licenses for you to make a better decision before you purchase. But, if you need more information on which license to go for, feel free to contact our support executive because we know what is best for your business.

Microsoft SQL Server 2019

Software Assurance Benefit Standard Enterprise
Next version rights
License Mobility to shared third party servers
Fail-Over servers for high availability
Unlimited virtualization
Machine Learning Server for Hadoop
Power BI Report Server
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Microsoft SQL Server 2017

Software Assurance Benefit Standard Enterprise
Next version rights
License Mobility to shared third party servers
Fail-Over servers for high availability
Unlimited virtualization
Machine Learning Server for Hadoop
Power BI Report Server
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Microsoft SQL Server 2016

Feature Standard Enterprise
Maximum Number of Cores 24 Cores Unlimited
MMemory: Maximum Buffer Pool Size per Instance 128 GB Operating System Max
Memory: Maximum Columnstore Segment Cache per Instance 32 GB Operating System Max
Memory: Maximum Memory-Optimized Data per Database 32 GB Operating System Max
Maximum Database Size 524 PB 524 PB
Advanced High Availability
Unlimited Virtualization, a Software Assurance Benefit
Transparent Data Encryption
Advanced Data Integration: Fuzzy Grouping and Look Ups
Adaptive Query Processing
Enterprise data management: Master Data Services, Data Quality Services
Mobile Reports and KPIs
Stretch Database
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Microsoft SQL Server 2014

Features Standard Business Intelligence Enterprise
Licensing Options Core-Based or Server+CAL Server+CAL Core-Based
AlwaysOn High Availability Basic Basic Advanced
Windows Server Core Edition Support
Basic OLTP
Basic Reporting & Analytics
Programmability & Developer Tools(T-SQL, CLR, Data Types, FileTable)
Manageability(Management Studio, Policy-Based Management)
Enterprise Data Management(Data Quality Services, Master Data Services)
Self-service Business Intelligence(Power View, PowerPivot)
Corporate Business Intelligence(Semantic Model, Advanced Analytics)
Advanced Security(Advanced Auditing, Transparent Data Encryption)
In-memory ColumnStore
In-memory OLTP
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012

SQL Server 2012 Capabilities Standard Business Intelligence Enterprise
Licensing Options Core-Based or Server+CAL Server+CAL Core-Based
Windows Server Core Edition Support
Basic High Availability
Basic OLTP
Basic Reporting & Analytics
Programmability & Developer Tools(T-SQL, CLR, Data Types, FileTable)
Manageability(Management Studio, Policy-Based Management)
Enterprise Data Management(Data Quality Services, Master Data Services)
Self-service Business Intelligence(Power View, PowerPivot)
Corporate Business Intelligence(Semantic Model, Advanced Analytics)
Advanced Security(Advanced Auditing, Transparent Data Encryption)
Data Warehousing (ColumnStore Index, compression, partitioning)
AlwaysOn High Availability
StreamInsight Basic Basic Advanced
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

Edition Limits SQL Server 2008 SQL Server 2008 R2
Datacenter Processors/OSEs/Memory N/A Up to 256 logical processors / Unlimited / OS maximum
Enterprise Processors / OSEs / Memory Unlimited / OS maximum Up to 8 processors / Up to 4 per Server License /2TB
Standard Memory OS maximum 64GB
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Edition Limits SQL Server 2008 SQL Server 2008 R2
Datacenter Processors/OSEs/Memory N/A Up to 256 logical processors / Unlimited / OS maximum
Enterprise Processors / OSEs / Memory Unlimited / OS maximum Up to 8 processors / Up to 4 per Server License /2TB
Standard Memory OS maximum 64GB