Lots of things impact the cost of the product. This looks like a good place to start on the Microsoft site: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/get-sql-server.aspx

I went you to sent me the cost for the SQL Server 2008 R2. My office went to buy it

Thanks
Donald

Want a challenge? Show me why I’m forced to purchase an enterprise licenses to use vMotion with Sql Server 2008 R2. And if that even makes since. The 90 day restriction is now gone, right? I’m purchasing standard licences bases on virtual processors to # of cores per the document. but if all hell breakes loose I can’t move my effected virtual server over to another host? Not automatically by the way (ie no load balancing) just as an option to get the server back up faster in case of a crash? As you well know the price for Enterprise would simply have me going back to a physical box. My assumption is 90% of all virtual installs are done this way. As the rules have changed so many times many people are probably upgrading there standard versions as if they had pyhsical cpu’s 1 to 1 and calling it a day, but the minute they move the virtual host to another physical box they just became non compliant? am I right or wrong?

Brent I love your mind so give you the first crack at this, tomorrow I post on Sql Server Central.

Thanks,
Tony