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SQL Server 2012 – so easy to sell
Microsoft has simplified the SQL Server offering to three main products:
Enterprise Edition – for mission critical applications and data warehousing. • Advanced high availability with AlwaysOn • High performance data warehousing with ColumnStore
• Maximum virtualisation (with Software Assurance) • Inclusive of Business Intelligence edition’s capabilities.
Business Intelligence Edition – a new edition for premium corporate and self-service BI. • Rapid data discovery with Power View • Corporate and scalable reporting and analytics • Data Quality Services and Master Data Services • Inclusive of the Standard edition’s capabilities.
Standard Edition for basic database, reporting, and analytics • Continues to offer basic database, reporting and analytics capabilities.
Web, Developer and Express editions will also be available; The Web Edition will be offered only to hosting providers via the Services Provider Licence Agreement (SLPA). Developer, Express and Compact Editions will also continue to be distributed without licensing or pricing changes. A range of appliances including Parallel Data Warehouse, a BI appliance, and a database consolidation appliance will also be available.
A new
approach to licensing
Licensing for SQL Server editions is now aligned with how customers consume solutions: • License by cores for Enterprise • License per users/devices for Business Intelligence • Choice of licensing for Standard
Microsoft has also extended virtualisation and cloud benefits for cloud-optimised licensing under software assurance: • Licence ability for a single VM or unlimited virtualisation
• Licence mobility across private and public clouds.
SQL Server 2012 will simplify customer options with three main editions that are closely aligned with how customers use SQL Server across workloads. SQL Server 2012 will also deliver licensing which enables customers to more easily take advantage of the benefits of public and private cloud through virtualisation and licence mobility. The new model provides:
Find out more about the SQL 2012 launch at our upcoming Partner Licensing briefings on 22nd March at: The Savoy Hotel, London or
16th May at:
The National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
Simplified Licensing • SQL Server 2012 will offer two licensing options – one that is based on computing power and one that is based on users or devices
Flexibility and innovation • Cloud-optimised licensing with the ability to license a single VM or license a server for maximum virtualisation as well as the flexibility to move your VMs from server to server, or to hosting providers or the cloud.
Industry-leading TCO • Microsoft continues to provide outstanding value at any scale. SQL Server 2012 will offer compelling product features and capabilities within three main editions with no costly add-ons required to run mission critical and business intelligence applications.
We want to work with you to build awareness and create opportunities around Microsoft SQL Server 2012. If you want to find out more about how we can do that, please get in touch with the Software team – email
software@computer2000.co.uk.
Account Manager 0871 880 3000 (Calls cost 10p per minute plus any network charges) SMB Development Sales 0871 880 3333 (Calls cost 10p per minute plus any network charges)
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