End of double licensing: Microsoft SQL Server in Amazon RDS

Run SQL Server in the managed AWS service without re-licensing: Amazon RDS now allows bringing existing licenses and installation media.
GitHub

license-sql-windows-in-avs.md

This article provides licensing considerations and tooling integration for running SQL Server, Windows Server, and Linux within Azure VMware Solution. Included in the pricing of Azure VMware Solution ...
GitHub

SQL Server Licensing.md

Business Intelligence Premium corporate and self-service BI Yes No SQL Server CALs required Standard Basic database, reporting and analytics capabilities Yes Yes SQL Server CALs required when ...
Microsoft

SQL Server

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InfoWorld

AWS targets a longtime cloud migration blocker with SQL Server license portability

Enterprises can now bring existing SQL Server licenses to Amazon RDS, making it easier to move operational data closer to AWS ...
theregister

SQL Server license prices rise ten percent as version 2022 debuts

UDPATED Microsoft last week made SQL Server 2022 generally available, and this week started to advise partners of price hikes for the database. The price hikes were detailed on the software behemoth's ...
Network World

Microsoft to move to license-by-core for SQL Server 2012

Hmmm…think back to 2005, Microsoft is marketing its plans to release a new version of Microsoft SQL Server (2005) –remember how Microsoft executives were swearing ...