Aside from per CPU licensing, the only other alternative is per MHz correct?
In the case of Oracle, we found that per CPU was actually cheaper than
Oracles "power units" by almost 13,000 CDN!
DB Software is hot these days, and no matter which licensing agreement they
have, it's going to be a rip off : )
At 07:30 AM 11/17/00 -0900, you wrote:
>That ain't quite correct. I think if you want to do anything beyond limited
>SQL, you'll end up needing the $20K/cpu Enterprise Edition of SQL, which is
>comparable to Oracle.
>
>Either way, I think $20K/cpu is a miserable ripoff. In our instance, I have
>a quad-processor SQL box, but the processors are 200mhz. Why should I pay
>$80K for a license when a single-CPU 1ghz box would perform so much better,
>and cost only $20K in licensing?
>
>Moral? Per-CPU licensing is flawed.
>
>Alan McCollough
>Web Programmer
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>Alaska Native Medical Center
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Zachary Bedell [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 6:48 AM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: RE: SQL Server Licesning
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> > Well... Looks like M$ has changed their licensing strategy again,
> > but... Looking at the info from
> > http://www.microsoft.com/sql/productinfo/pricing.htm, you're looking
> > at $5000 per processor for unlimited user licenses. Not bad compared
> > to Oracle.... Also not bad considering the Internet Connector
> > License (which doesn't appear to exist anymore) used to go for
> > $20,000.
> >
> > For more (accurate...) information, check out the SQL Server website
> > - -- it's very nice.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Zac Bedell
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul Mone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 2:45 PM
> > > To: CF-Talk
> > > Subject: RE: SQL Server Licesning
> > >
> > >
> > > Any idea how much that runs?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Neil Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 3:12 AM
> > > To: CF-Talk
> > > Subject: RE: SQL Server Licesning
> > >
> > >
> > > yep you can get an unlimited internet connectivity license.
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