I will be presenting for the SQL PASS Virtualization Virtual Chapter on Wedensday, May 13 at 12 PM Eastern Time (9 AM Pacific Time, 4 PM UTC)
Register:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2379810820604114689
Title: Licensing SQL Server on a Virtual Platform
Description:
Licensing rules and guidelines for SQL Server is a complex topic and at best, a moving target. Just when you think you have figured out how to license your servers, they change the rules. Add virtualization into the conversation, and the confusion just jumped to a whole other level. When do you license the host and when do you license individual Virtual Machines (VMs)? When is Software Assurance (SA) a requirement? Why might you want to buy SA even when it isn’t required? When do we count logical cores from hyperthreading? What’s the deal with licensing AMD cores? How...