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Changing SQL Server Editions: Standard, Enterprise, Evaluation and More

August 6, 2014

"Enterprise Edition was installed for SQL Server, but it turns out that we only have a license for Standard Edition. Is that an easy change?" I see this question a lot. The answer is well documented by Microsoft, but it seems to be really hard for folks to find! If you'd like to go straight…

SQL Server 2014 Licensing Changes

April 3, 2014

With the release of SQL Server 2014, we get to learn all kinds of new licensing changes. While I don’t work for Microsoft legal, I do have a PDF reader and a web browser. You can follow along in the SQL Server 2014 Licensing Datasheet… if you dare.Server + CAL Licensing is Still AroundIt’s only for…