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- 1. Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Top reasons your customers should upgrade to SQL Server 2012 1
- 2. Modernize. Save. Grow. Modernize Your Platform with SQL Server 2012
- 3. [Company Name] | What We Do Expertise and Services [e.g. Cloud Services] History and Experience [e.g. Provided reporting and data analysis solutions for small businesses since 1998] Goal [e.g. Commitment to build a successful long-term relationship by providing best-in-class support, training, guidance, etc. ]
- 4. Goals and Agenda This presentation is about how you can grow your business with SQL Server 2012. The goal is to help you: • Discover how you can modernize your platform with SQL Server 2012 • Learn about the resources that can help you
- 5. Introduction
- 6. We need… ?Availability 9s Speed Compliance Data Exploration Consistent Data Scale On Demand Fast Time to Market Increased Productivity Anywhere Access Scalable AnalyticsSelf-Service BI
- 7. Windows Azure Marketplace & Data Sync 24+TB¹ Cubes 15K Partitions Tier 1 Scalability AlwaysOn In-Memory ColumnStore Windows Server Core Support PowerPivot SharePoint Data Quality Services & BI Semantic Model Unlimited Virtualization & License Mobility Flexible Deployment Common Management & Development Tools The solution… Availability 9s Speed Compliance Fast Time to Market Self-Service BI Increased Productivity Data Exploration Consistent Data Scale On Demand Anywhere Access Scalable Analytics ?
- 8. SQL Server 2012 A Modernized Platform
- 9. The Journey to a Modernized Platform
- 10. A modernized platform for all Upper Mid-Market (>250 PCs) EXTEND YOUR DATA ANYWHERE Core Mid-Market (50-250 PCs) ACCELERATE BUSINESS GROWTH Lower Mid-Market (25-49 PCs) REDUCE OWNERSHIP COSTS
- 11. Why Upgrade? We want to improve the performance and reliability of our data management so we can increase productivity…but we also need better control our IT maintenance costs.“ ” Reduce your TCO
- 12. Upgrade to SQL Server 2012 We want to improve the performance and reliability of our data management so we can increase productivity…but we also need better control our IT maintenance costs.“ ” Reduce your TCO
- 13. Why Modernize? Our current database can no longer meet the scalability and performance requirements of our most demanding applications.“ ” Accelerate your business growth 9s
- 14. Modernize Your Application Platform Accelerate your business growth Our current database can no longer meet the scalability and performance requirements of our most demanding applications.“ ” Modern Hardware
- 15. Why the Cloud? Managing multiple databases and servers is getting more and more expensive, but we still need to cut down time costs and focus on our core business while protecting data with improved availability. “ ” Extend your reach…almost anywhere
- 16. Get Ready for the Cloud Managing multiple databases and servers is getting more and more expensive, but we still need to cut down time costs and focus on our core business while protecting data with improved availability. “ ” Extend your reach…almost anywhere
- 17. We Can Help
- 18. Next Steps Work with us to: • Assess your current infrastructure • Explore the benefits of upgrading to SQL Server 2012 • Evaluate licensing models and determine the best option for your needs • Discuss existing resources and offers designed to simplify and reduce the cost of upgrading
- 19. Contact Us Our Contact Info: [Name] [Phone] [Email] Our Website: [URL] [Instruction for Partner: Customize this slide to introduce your company, then remove this box.]
- 20. Appendix
- 21. Evolution of SQL Server Are you leveraging the best technology available? 1 Source: Microsoft Sales, 2011 SQL Server 2000
- 22. • 80% of SMB customers use SE edition • Basic Database, Reporting, and Analytics • Programming, Developer, & Management Tools • Best Choice for cost conscious customers Platform Modernization SQL Standard Edition CHALLENGE: “We need effective and secure data management with high performance, reliable infrastructure, comprehensive development and up-to-date, technology.” SOLUTION: Modernize your platform to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition. RESULTS: • Deliver required uptime and data protection. • Scale on demand with flexible deployment options on your terms. • Extend the reach of data most anywhere across server and/or cloud.
- 23. Platform Modernization SQL Enterprise Edition CHALLENGE: “We don’t have all the IT capabilities in house, and we’re investing sparingly in new hardware and server As our organization grows, we need to scale affordably while making sure everyone has access to BI functionality” SOLUTION: Modernize your platform to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition. RESULTS: • Make better informed decisions with collaborative, self-service BI • Increase operational efficiency through database consolidation • Get cloud-ready and reduce costs with unlimited virtualized database deployment • Includes all SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter & BI Edition capabilities • Advanced Security (auditing, transparent data encryption) • Data Warehousing • Maximum Scalability & Performance • AlwaysOn high availability • Unlimited Virtualization Licensing with SA
- 24. • 80% of SMB customers use Standard edition (SE) • Basic Database, Reporting, and Analytics • Programming, Developer, & Management Tools • Best Choice for cost conscious customers Platform Modernization SQL Server Lineup • Includes all SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter & BI Edition capabilities • Advanced Security (auditing, transparent data encryption) • Data Warehousing • Maximum Scalability & Performance • AlwaysOn high availability • Unlimited Virtualization Licensing with Software Assurance • Brand New Edition • Includes all SE capabilities • Enterprise Data Mgmt. (data quality, master data services) • PowerView, PowerPivot for SharePoint Server • Corporate BI (Semantic model, advanced analytics)
- 25. Mission Critical Confidence Real world examples World’s largest container shipping company NEW SQL Server AlwaysOn Mediterranean Shipping Company runs their business critical global shipping logistics application on SQL Server. Getting the required 9’s is absolutely critical for the business. NEW SQL Server AlwaysOn Online company reduces downtime and helps its customers to improve service
- 26. Breakthrough Insight Real world example NEW Power View EdgeNet connects Manufacturers, Retailers, and Shopping Engines to create world-class-product data feeds where quickly slicing and visualizing data is critical to providing the highest quality products and services.
- 27. SharePoint360 provides IT services and BI solutions to global customers. With a SQL Server 2012 solution, the firm can enhance its competitiveness, increase revenue, accelerate the time-to-market of BI offerings, and greatly reduce yearly costs. Breakthrough Insight Real world examples NEW Data Quality Services RealtyTrac helps customers make real estate decisions with property data and mortgage information. With a SQL Server 2012 solution, information workers have tools to improve data quality and analysis for higher accuracy results that mean better decisions. NEW Reporting Services
- 28. Cloud on Your Terms Real world example Common Architecture and Tools Miami’s 911 system ran on a mainframe. Today when someone dials 911 in Miami, emergency personnel are dispatched from the system’s Windows Server. Data from the system is stored in a SQL Server database.
- 29. Leading TCO Cloud-Optimized Pay As You Grow
- 31. License Hardware Capacity by Cores Enterprise Business Intelligence Standard
- 32. License by User or Device Enterprise Business Intelligence Standard
Editor's Notes
- Let’s take a look at some of the critical server needs that we keep hearing from our SMB customers
- The Solution: A modernized platform built on Microsoft SQL Server 2012 MISSION CRITICAL CONFIDENCE 9’s- AlwaysOn for global high availability with active, multiple secondary's, 2x* faster failover & ease of use Speed- In-memory ColumnStore delivers astonishing Data warehousing performance gains by 10x* Compliance- Windows Server Core support for reduced OS patching by 50-60 percent for increased security and greater uptime BREAKTHROUGH INSIGHT Data Exploration PowerPivot built on Excel, and Power View for stunning data visualizations and broad adoption Self-Service BI- End-user agility through self-service BI balanced with enterprise security and governance via SharePoint Consistent Data- Data Quality Services and BI Semantic Model for increased productivity and data accuracy, built-in Scalable Analytics- Proven analytics for 24+TB¹ cubes, and 15K partitions delivering Tier 1 scalability for large sliding windows CLOUD ON YOUR TERMS Scale on Demand- Easily move applications across on-premises and cloud with unlimited virtualization and license mobility Fast Time to Market- Scale on demand with flexible deployment options and choice across on-premises and cloud Increased Productivity- Common management and development tools: SQL Server Data Tools, T-SQL & SSMS Anywhere Access- Extend to cloud with Windows Azure Marketplace and Data Sync; Support for unstructured data and interop with PHP & Java
- In the next wave of SQL Server investments, Microsoft is delivering its cloud-ready information platform to organizations looking to efficiently protect, unlock, and scale the power of their data across the desktop, device, data center, and private or public cloud. Mission-Critical Confidence The next wave of SQL Server investments further help protect an organization‘s infrastructure – getting you the nines and performance you need at the right price, especially for mission critical workloads. When you make a bet on Microsoft, you get more than a trusted platform; you get a trusted business partner and ecosystem of experienced vendors. Breakthrough Insight SQL Server will help customers unlock exciting new insights with self-service pervasive data discovery across structured, unstructured, and cloud data sources backed by IT management and insight—and credible, consistent data and large-scale data warehousing and analytics solutions. Cloud on Your Terms The next wave of SQL Server investments will offer organizations the agility to quickly create and scale solutions that solve challenges and fuel new business opportunity from server to private or public cloud, linked together with common tools for optimized productivity and cutting-edge developer technologies. Build once, deploy and manage wherever. Now let’s take a look at some of the ways to modernize your platform.
- Moving your business forward requires making the right decisions. And making those decisions requires getting the right information to the right people—and at the right time. On the other hand, many of you have constrained budgets and have to make trade-offs. You need to do more with less and find new ways to compete. No matter the size of your business or IT, the solution is platform modernization. By modernizing your platform your business will run better, grow faster, and quite literally transform it so it’s ready for the future.
- KEY MESSAGE: By updating to an innovative and proven database like SQL Server 2012, you’ll have a platform that’s more productive, more reliable, and more secure. And, with a reduction in ongoing application and maintenance costs, it’s also more affordable. BENEFITS: Choose from a full range of licensing options and SKUs suited to your IT budget. Increase ROI by improving the efficiency of existing systems and workers with key new features in SQL Server 2012. Lower your TCO with a platform that delivers required uptime and data protection, without wasting time and money. SQL Server 2012 has fewer outages, less vulnerability, and the most current security enhancements and fixes. Reduce database hardware and software management costs with enhanced SQL Server 2012 functionality which eliminates idle hardware and improves IT cost efficiency and performance. Experience productivity gains with faster access to business data, and deep integration with desktop and server applications that you already use.
- KEY MESSAGE: The journey to a modern platform begins with SQL Server 2012. Upgrade to the latest version of SQL Server for new and existing applications to get the high performance and reliability you need to stay productive while reducing your total cost of ownership. With more than 45% SQL Server installed base currently using SQL Server® 2000/2005 in the SMB market, chances are a lot of you are missing out on over a decade’s worth of technological advances and business critical insight.
- KEY MESSAGE: Modernize your application platform OPPORTUNITIES: SQL Server 2012 EE BENEFITS: Gain increased performance and scale, faster throughput, and energy efficiency by upgrading to the latest hardware innovations. Gain blazing-fast performance backed by industry-leading benchmarks, and reduce downtime with SQL Server AlwaysOn. Get enterprise-level security and compliance with built-in encryption to protect data. Upgrade to Windows Server “8” and get the great built-in benefits of virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V technology.
- Upgrade your hardware, server & database. Top reasons to upgrade: Current version may have some hard to diagnose bugs that are causing problems like outages or other impact to business. SQL Server Mainstream support ended on April 8, 2008. On April 9, 2013, Extended Support for SQL Server 2000 will come to an end, and SQL Server 2000 will no longer be supported. Many application providers are already pushing customers to upgrade as they end support for older versions. It is essential to have the most current security enhancements & fixes. The news is still full of reports about hacked and cracked systems. Remaining on an outdated release puts you at risk of attacks or system crashes. Potential cost savings with energy efficiency, better compression, productivity and performance gains Faster access to your business data Windows Server 8 Offers a dynamic, multitenant infrastructure to help you scale and secure workloads to build a private cloud Delivers a highly available and easy-to-manage multiserver platform Offers a broad, scalable, and elastic server platform that gives you the flexibility to build and deploy applications and websites on-premises, in the cloud, or across both Provides users with flexible access to data and applications while simplifying management and maintaining security, control, and compliance Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) enables enterprises to meet the needs of users and IT by empowering anywhere productivity and accelerated application deployment provides anywhere user access to applications that are dynamically available on any authorized PC without application installs. Virtual applications and user settings are preserved whether users are online or offline. Increases business agility through faster application deployment and updates with no user interruptions. Minimizes conflicts between applications, allowing enterprises to reduce application compatibility testing time.
- KEY MESSAGE: Get ready for the cloud OPPORTUNITIES: SQL Server 2012 EE and Virtualization BENEFITS: SQL Server 2012 is optimized for database consolidation, virtualization, and private cloud. Reduce complexity and accelerate time to solution through private or public cloud offerings. Reduce hardware and licensing costs with database server consolidation and virtualization. Enable virtual machine mobility across private cloud, public cloud and on-premises with flexible virtualization licensing options. Simplify IT management with end-to-end management tools and consolidation support tools provided by Microsoft– Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP), SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA).
- KEY MESSAGE: Get ready for the cloud by standardizing OPPORTUNITIES: SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition, Virtualization, SQL Azure SQL Azure is a highly available and scalable cloud database service built on the same SQL Server tools and APIs you use today. Requires zero installation, setup or management by developers Built in high availability and fault tolerance Requires no physical administration 99.9% monthly SLA. Scale On-Demand SQL Azure is an ideal database for transactional query-based business applications such as transactional processing, departmental or line of business solutions. It can be accessed from Windows Azure applications, as well as on-premises applications hosted in your data centers. And, SQL Azure empowers business users through familiar tools they already know how to use today, such as Microsoft Excel.
- Let’s illustrate how you can profit today. SQL Server has evolved over the last decade with increasingly more powerful performance and capabilities. SQL Server 2000 offered a stable departmental IT and enhanced enterprise data platform. With SQL Server 2005, Microsoft delivered a solid offering for departmental and mid-market IT with an enhanced enterprise data platform. SQL Server 2008 offered a comprehensive data platform solution for the enterprise. This edition made significant advances in business-critical and BI capabilities. SQL Server 2008 R2 delivers comprehensive, integrated data management and business intelligence with award-winning analytics. PowerPivot, which gives users the power to create compelling self-service BI solutions, was named one of eWeek’s Top 10 Technologies for 2010. Now, with SQL Server 2012, Microsoft delivers a new standard for business-critical databases and end-to-end business intelligence with cloud-ready technologies and solutions. The new SQL Server offers major gains in availability and performance, along with tools for rapid data exploration and discovery; and credible, consistent data. In addition, new unified developer tools enable organizations to build and deploy applications across hybrid environments more quickly and easily.
- Microsoft has simplified its SQL Server 2012 product line into to three main offerings… Standard Edition (SE)– remains the best choice for departmental use with limited scale. It delivers fundamental database and basic BI functionality. Business Intelligence Edition (BI)- offers premium corporate and self-service BI capabilities and is inclusive of Standard Edition, so it will still contain the basic OLTP offerings as well. Enterprise Edition (EE)- the most comprehensive offering, includes business critical OLTP database and end-to-end business intelligence capabilities. This updated alignment reflects a significant investment in business intelligence and a single, powerful Tier 1 offering for business critical needs. It also enables your customers to pay as they grow so they can plan their database budgets in a more consistent and predictable manner. SQL 2012 also provides partners with tremendous new revenue opportunities. Benefit Statement: By modernizing older technologies, your customers can improve productivity, increase reliability and automated business processes for business critical applications, and control IT spend through a reduction in application and IT maintenance costs. Reduce total cost of ownership with a platform that delivers required uptime and data protection, without wasting time and money Accelerate business growth with the ability to scale on demand with flexible deployment options on your terms: server to cloud Benefit from truly transformational technology to extend the reach of data most anywhere across server and/or cloud with expansive developer technologies NOTE: Microsoft will be retiring the Datacenter, Web, Workgroup and Small Business editions available with previous offerings. If your customers are currently using one of these editions they will be eligible to transition to an edition that is comparable.
- Microsoft has simplified its SQL Server 2012 product line into to three main offerings… Standard Edition (SE)– remains the best choice for departmental use with limited scale. It delivers fundamental database and basic BI functionality. Business Intelligence Edition (BI)- offers premium corporate and self-service BI capabilities and is inclusive of Standard Edition, so it will still contain the basic OLTP offerings as well. Enterprise Edition (EE)- the most comprehensive offering, includes business critical OLTP database and end-to-end business intelligence capabilities. This updated alignment reflects a significant investment in business intelligence and a single, powerful Tier 1 offering for business critical needs. It also enables your customers to pay as they grow so they can plan their database budgets in a more consistent and predictable manner. SQL 2012 also provides partners with tremendous new revenue opportunities. Benefit Statement: By modernizing older technologies, your customers can improve productivity, increase reliability and automated business processes for business critical applications, and control IT spend through a reduction in application and IT maintenance costs. Reduce total cost of ownership with a platform that delivers required uptime and data protection, without wasting time and money Accelerate business growth with the ability to scale on demand with flexible deployment options on your terms: server to cloud Benefit from truly transformational technology to extend the reach of data most anywhere across server and/or cloud with expansive developer technologies NOTE: Microsoft will be retiring the Datacenter, Web, Workgroup and Small Business editions available with previous offerings. If your customers are currently using one of these editions they will be eligible to transition to an edition that is comparable.
- Microsoft has simplified its SQL Server 2012 product line into to three main offerings… Standard Edition (SE)– remains the best choice for departmental use with limited scale. It delivers fundamental database and basic BI functionality. Business Intelligence Edition (BI)- offers premium corporate and self-service BI capabilities and is inclusive of Standard Edition, so it will still contain the basic OLTP offerings as well. Enterprise Edition (EE)- the most comprehensive offering, includes business critical OLTP database and end-to-end business intelligence capabilities. This updated alignment reflects a significant investment in business intelligence and a single, powerful Tier 1 offering for business critical needs. It also enables your customers to pay as they grow so they can plan their database budgets in a more consistent and predictable manner. SQL 2012 also provides partners with tremendous new revenue opportunities. Benefit Statement: By modernizing older technologies, your customers can improve productivity, increase reliability and automated business processes for business critical applications, and control IT spend through a reduction in application and IT maintenance costs. Reduce total cost of ownership with a platform that delivers required uptime and data protection, without wasting time and money Accelerate business growth with the ability to scale on demand with flexible deployment options on your terms: server to cloud Benefit from truly transformational technology to extend the reach of data most anywhere across server and/or cloud with expansive developer technologies NOTE: Microsoft will be retiring the Datacenter, Web, Workgroup and Small Business editions available with previous offerings. If your customers are currently using one of these editions they will be eligible to transition to an edition that is comparable.
- AlwaysOn supports 24x7x365 ship tracking Improved application failover and uptime by 2x Complete redundancy and protection in a few clicks High availability is essential for a company like Mediterranean Shipping Company, who must be online at all times. The company chose SQL Server 2012 for their business-critical global shipping logistics application. SQL Server AlwaysOn supports the company’s need for ship tracking 24x7, 365 days per year. Mediterranean also improved application failover and uptime by 2x, and were quickly and easily able to achieve complete redundancy and protection—in just a few clicks. Service U http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-SQL-Server-2012/ServiceU/Online-Company-Reduces-Downtime-and-Helps-Its-Customers-to-Improve-Service/4000011506 Quote: David Smith, Director, Software Architecture
- Driving greater sales through increased analysis Increased speed of ad hoc analysis and productivity of information workers Expanded BI access and use, reduced tax on database administrators EdgeNet connects Manufacturers, Retailers, and Shopping Engines to create world-class-product data feeds. In EdgeNet’s business, quickly slicing and visualizing data is critical to providing the highest quality products and services. With the business intelligence capabilities of SQL Server 2012, the company was able to drive greater sales through increased analysis—and to increase the speed of ad hoc analysis. By expanding BI access and use, EdgeNet also saw a reduced burden on the company’s database administrators. With Power View and its interactive data visualizations, the company reports that end-users are able to answer questions that they previously did not have the expertise to answer on their own.
- Real Estate Website Helps Customers Make Better Decisions with Higher Quality Data To help its customers make real estate decisions, RealtyTrac needed to provide more accurate property data and a clearer view of each property’s mortgage information. The company deployed a Microsoft solution to take advantage of tools that information workers can use to improve data quality and analysis. With accurate and comprehensive data, RealtyTrac can help its customers make better decisions and improve its own competitive advantage. It also expects to save IT time and costs. Full case study: http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-SQL-Server-2012/RealtyTrac/Real-Estate-Website-Helps-Customers-Make-Better-Decisions-with-Higher-Quality-Data/4000011350 Consulting Firm Gains Competitive Edge and Delivers More Innovative BI in Less Time To attract and retain global customers, IT services firm SharePoint360 must rapidly deliver competitive services including business intelligence (BI) at an affordable price. In 2011, the company implemented innovative BI capabilities with Microsoft software. As a result, SharePoint360 can enhance its competitiveness, increase revenue, accelerate the time-to-market of BI solutions, and improve data accuracy and insight. It also expects to reduce yearly costs by U.S.$268,000. Full case study: http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-SQL-Server-2012/SharePoint360/Consulting-Firm-Gains-Competitive-Edge-and-Delivers-More-Innovative-BI-in-Less-Time/4000011529
- 911 system on-premises, 311 in the cloud to scale for major incidents, saving the city an estimated $900,000 per year Modernized and extended applications to new areas, not previously possible When the City of Miami wanted to update their mainframe-based 911 system, they opted for a Microsoft solution for its ability to make it easier to migrate mainframe applications to a hybrid environment—including on-premises and cloud. Now, when someone dials 911 in Miami, emergency personnel are dispatched from the system’s Windows Server, and data from the system is stored in a SQL Server database. The City was able to house the 911 system on-premises, while the 311 system resides in the cloud to scale for major incidents, saving an estimated $900,000 per year. The City was also able to modernize and extend applications to new areas, which was not possible with the previous system.
- SQL Server 2012 pricing and licensing is designed to better align to the way customers purchase database and business intelligence products. The new pricing and licensing offers a range of benefits for you and your customers: SQL Server 2012 offers market leading TCO: SQL Server 2012 continues to be the clear high-value leader among major vendors. Customers with Software Assurance will get significant benefits and ways to help ease the transition to new licensing models. Customers with Enterprise Agreements will have the easiest transition to SQL Server 2012, and they will realize the greatest cost savings. SQL Server 2012 is cloud-optimized: SQL Server 2012 is the most virtualization-friendly database, with simplified virtualization licensing, the flexibility to license per VM, and excellent support for Hyper-V. Customers also have the ability to support hybrid scenarios that span on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud. SQL Server 2012 pricing and licensing is designed to enable customers to pay as they grow: The new streamlined editions are aligned to database and business intelligence needs. For data center scenarios, licensing is better aligned to hardware capacity. For business intelligence, licensing is aligned to user-based access which is the way most customers are accustomed to purchasing BI.
- Licensing changes for SQL Server 2012 This table provides an overview of the licensing changes for SQL Server 2012 editions, and some very basic rules of thumb to illustrate the fundamental pricing changes. Standard Edition will continue to be available through both Server/CAL and core-based licensing. The price of a SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition processor license will be worth 4 cores when purchasing the new version. There will be no change to the price of a Standard Edition server license. CAL pricing will increase. BI Edition will be available exclusively through Server/CAL licensing. This will be available for the same price as a SQL Server 2008 R2 server license. Enterprise Edition will now only be available through capacity-based licensing, which will now be measured using cores, not processors. Enterprise Edition server licenses will no longer be available for new purchases. The price of a SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition processor license will be worth 4 cores when purchasing the new version. (Note that cores will be sold in two-packs.) With the new pricing, Microsoft remains the high-value leader among the major vendors. As we will cover later in the training, customers with Software Assurance and Enterprise Agreements will have options available to help smooth the migration to the new pricing and licensing.
- Licensing by cores provides your customers a way to pay for the power they need, with a predictable, consistent measure of hardware capacity. Capacity-based licensing, which is available for Enterprise and Standard Editions, is appropriate for database and data warehouse workloads and situations in which users are not easily counted. Why cores? Cores are more precise than processors for measuring compute power. They are a more fair method of measurement. And they are more easily translated and migrated to cloud or hosted deployments. How does licensing by hardware capacity work? For physical server licensing, licensing is based on the physical cores in use on the hardware. Processors covered under Software Assurance can upgrade to SQL 2012 at no additional cost. For virtual machine licensing, you can help your customers license individual virtual machines, licensing virtual cores through License Mobility with Software Assurance. Unlimited virtualization is also available with Enterprise Edition.
- Licensing by user or device provides a predictable and consistent measure of capacity. Server/CAL licensing, available with BI and Standard Editions, is appropriate for business intelligence workloads and scenarios in which users can be counted accurately. Server/CAL licenses are an easier way to deploy BI solutions, and they provide alignment to SharePoint and Office. Physical server licenses are based on each individual server. Enterprise Edition servers covered under Software Assurance can be upgraded to SQL Server 2012 at no cost. Enterprise Edition units upgraded to SQL Server 2012 or bought after April 1st will have a 20 core maximum limit for the server. SQL Server 2012 edition CALs are also required for access. Through License Mobility with Software Assurance, your customers can also license individual virtual machines based on virtual processors.