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Windows Server 2012 Virtualization

Windows Server 2012 Virtualization – Hyper-V: A more complete virtualization platform Traditional datacenters were built with physical servers running a dedicated workload. Each server in the datacenter was designed, purchased, deployed, and maintained for the sole purpose of running a single workload. If the workload was later retired or upgraded, the physical server was either repurposed or retired.This approach had […]

SQL Server 2014 Virtualization Licensing Guide

SQL Server 2014 Virtualization – Introduction Virtualization is being employed in a wide range of computing scenarios today, from software development and testing, to disaster recovery and load balancing. To date, one of the major drivers of virtualization has been server consolidation. With the increase in server core density, a typical workload may use just a small fraction of the […]

SQL Server 2016 Virtualization Licensing Guide

Licensing SQL Server 2016 for virtualization SQL Server 2016 offers customers a unique level of flexibility when licensing in virtual environments – with options to license for maximum/unlimited virtualization or to carve out just the computing power needed by licensing individual virtual machines (VMs). In this document, we will cover each of these options and the related licensing rules in […]

SQL Server 2012 Virtualization Licensing Guide

Licensing SQL Server 2012 for Virtualization SQL Server 2012 offers customers a unique level of flexibility when licensing in virtual environments—withoptions to license for maximum/unlimited virtualization or to carve out just the computing power needed bylicensing individual virtual machines (VMs). In this document, we will cover each of these options in detail andthe related licensing rules. First, let’s start with […]

Licensing Windows Server for use with virtualization technologies_August 2020

Licensing Windows Server for use with virtualization technologies – Introduction and foundational licensing information With the growing prevalence of virtualization technologies, many customers ask how they should license Windows Server products with these technologies. Before delving into licensing details and examples, however, it is useful to review some basic licensing concepts to understand how they apply in virtualized scenarios. Windows […]