Microsoft is changing some of its licensing rules, which are already complex. Here’s what small businesses should know.

Microsoft rolled out a description of its SQL Server 2012 licensing model on Thursday. Microsoft's up-and-coming relational database management system (formerly code-named "Denali") promises ...

Microsoft is changing the pricing and SKUs for the upcoming version of SQL Server, its flagship database. The changes include deletion of some old editions, and a new way of counting compute power. In ...

I need to build a SQL server and I want to host it on a Server 2008 box. I don't have any 2008 CALs. End users would not be hitting this server, just some data warehousing applications. Do I need CALs ...

At least once a month I run into a seasoned IT professional who will finally admit that they’ve never quite figured out how to license CALs (and at least once a quarter that someone asks “What is a ...

Microsoft has announced some big changes to the pricing and licensing of its on-premises server products, which will take effect in July and August 2025. The company says these updates are needed to ...