![]() ![]() ![]() SQL Server 2012 is a Cloud Ready Information Platform.' Consider this extract from their main page on SQL Server 2012 licensing : 'SQL Server 2012 is a significant product release, providing Mission Critical Confidence with greater uptime, blazing-fast performance and enhanced security features for mission critical workloads Breakthrough Insight with managed self-service data exploration and stunning interactive data visualization capabilities and Cloud On Your Terms by enabling the creation and extension of solutions across on-premises and public cloud. Awash with buzzwords and over-hyped fad terms (you say 'cloud', I say 'someone else's server') the overall effect is to confuse rather than enlighten. Unfortunately they haven't been very clear about the licensing differences, with pages upon pages of marketing bumpf aimed at purchasers and not professionals. With the introduction of SQL Server 2012, Microsoft has overhauled their existing per-processor licensing model to recognize that many customers are now using multi-core servers in both physical and virtual configurations.
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