Hello,
We have an application that uses SQL Server. The application is accessed internally using a client and externally using IIS. The IIS applications allows remote technicians to check their schedule and it also allows customers to create accounts and check some information. The IIS application requires users to authenticate and I assume those logins are stored in the SQL Server database.
1 - Since I can't determine how many users actually connect to the SQL database, should I just get the SQL Server 2017 4 core license so I don't have to deal with CALs? Otherwise, I think every time a customer creates its own account to access his information, we would require a CAL.
2 - Do we need CALs for the IIS external users that login to the application? Or would an external connector license apply here?
We are planning this while purchasing a...