I think your Softchoice person may be correct. I can't remember the details of how SQL connections are licensed, but I just checked and we have over 600 SQL CALs for our SQL server stuff. So at some point in the past we looked at the SQL licensing and made the determination that we need to have enough CALS to cover all employees.
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Eldridge, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > We have this application that the entire house uses that has switched to > a MSSQL backend. No one is directly connecting to the SQL box but their app > talks to one server that is making the connections for it. Our lovely > Softchoice person is saying that we need sql cals for everyone (1700+) that > use this app. I’m thinking the only connection being made is from the server > the app is talking to and the sql server. Thus 1 connection? Right? Wrong? > > > > > > dave > > This e-mail contains the thoughts and opinions of the sender and does not > represent official Parkview Medical Center policy. > > This communication is intended only for the recipient(s) named above, may > be confidential and/or legally privileged: and, must be treated as such in > accordance with state and federal laws. If you are not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of this communication, or > any of its contents, is prohibited. If you have received this communication > in error, please return to sender and delete the message from your computer > system. > > > > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke Sent from: Haslet TX United States. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
