Was local DB meant to be an alternative in place of Sql Server Developer?
On 24 July 2013 08:40, GregAtGregLowDotCom <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Corneliu,**** > > ** ** > > It’s good for dev/test scenarios but I gather not for UAT type scenarios.* > *** > > ** ** > > You’d be best getting advice from MS, and as usual, keep asking till you > get the advice you wanted J**** > > ** ** > > I’ve found that in general, no-one in the sales groups understand the dev > edition. Last year, it took them over a week to work out how we could buy > one. Now they are available from the standard license suppliers.**** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > ** ** > > Greg**** > > ** ** > > Dr Greg Low**** > > ** ** > > 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913fax > **** > > SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Corneliu I. Tusnea > *Sent:* Wednesday, 24 July 2013 7:52 AM > *To:* ozDotNet; SQLDownUnder > *Subject:* SQL Server Developer Edition**** > > ** ** > > Hi guys,**** > > ** ** > > [cross post to ozDotNet and SQLDownUnder]**** > > ** ** > > I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out the licenceing of SQL Server > Developer Edition.**** > > ** ** > > This is straight from the SQL_Server_2012_Licensing_Reference_Guide.pdf > from Microsoft:**** > > *Licensing SQL Server for Non-production Use***** > > *When using SQL Server software for development, test or demonstration > purposes, only the users are licensed***** > > *and there is no need for a corresponding license for the actual server > systems running SQL Server software in***** > > *this case.***** > > *[...]***** > > ** ** > > Now, can I assign such a licence to a public test/utc environment we use > to test the application before going into production. The "application" is > a website accessible over the internet but will NOT be used for any > production use. It's purely for testing, staging, utc and performance > testing.**** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > Corneliu**** >
