Once you get into multiple hundreds of users/devices, per processor is definitely the way to go. I haven't seen the official figures on the breakeven point for cost since the release of SQL 2008, but it didn't use to be as high as you might think it would be. TVK
-----Original Message----- From: Candee Vaglica [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: What makes a sql connection We have a per processor license... On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Sherry Abercrombie <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
