Entries Published On April, 2015
Enterprise Edition: Core vs CAL
Enterprise is the Cadillac Tesla Model S of SQL Server editions – unbridled access to all the things YAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHhRR! Other SQL Server editions (e.g. Standard, Business Intelligence, Developer, etc) have limitations – on product features (e.g. no Columnstore Indexing) and/or hardware resources (e.g. can’t use more than 16 cores or 4 sockets…whichever is smaller) and/or …
Choosing between Enterprise and BI Edition for SSAS Environment
SQL Server licensing often finds itself at the butt of a joke amongst professionals in this industry. In case it’s not obvious in the dialogue above, Kendal Van Dyke (b | t) is being sarcastic. Yes, there is a SQL Server licensing guide…and while technically its much closer to 30 pages (not even including all …