However, there are some "traps" that could significantly increase costs for organizations, particularly at the license renewal stage. De Groot, who is also a senior consultant for Sacramento, Calif.-based Software Licensing Advisors, offered licensing tips for enterprise managers in a recent talk, " SQL Server 2012 Licensing Strategies" (registration required).Īlthough Microsoft made changes to its licensing model with SQL Server 2012, pricing has remained the same for the most part, according to DeGroot. ![]() The details of Microsoft’s SQL Server 2012 licensing agreement were reviewed by Paul DeGroot, a founder of Pica Communications, a company that offers consulting services on licensing Microsoft products. And this new licensing structure can come with some costly pitfalls, according to a licensing expert. Microsoft, for example, made changes to its licensing model with SQL Server 2012, switching from a per-processor licensing model to a per-core one. ![]() As agencies migrate to the cloud, consolidate their data centers and add ever more end-user devices to the enterprise network, reviewing and renewing licensing agreements has become increasingly important.
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