Sounds like, for my purposes of learning MS SQL - the Express version would be plenty sufficient.
Thanks for your input! -K- ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Bourke Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 1:32 pm Subject: Re: [NF] How cheap is it to get SQL Server Developer? VERY To: [email protected] > The recent Express editions are not that far off the full enchilada > these days, to be honest, for most developer and LOB application > requirements. > > Here's the breakdown for SQL Server 2014 Express: > https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/cc645993.aspx > > Most of the reporting stuff you'd need is included in the > "Express With > Advanced Services" variant. What the Express versions are really > missingis the heavy duty scaling and analytics stuff. > > > -- > Alan Bourke > alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm > > On Wed, 11 Mar 2015, at 05:23 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Its quite a coincidence that you should bring this up today - > since I > > just got the offer for the new job - doing VFP work - but, the > back-end > > for the most part is MS SQL. They have some smaller DBF's that > haven't> been converted to MS SQL yet - but, most of the data > has been. > > > > So - I'm curious. Isn't there an MS SQL Express - that's Free to > > download? Although - I suspect that Free Express version > doesn't have the > > "bells and whistles" you referred to - like SSRS and the other > stuff (all > > acronyms that I have NO Idea what they mean!). > > > > Just curious - as I may now seriously look into downloading > the Express > > version. > > > > L8r, > > -K- > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Stephen Russell > > Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 12:23 pm > > Subject: [NF] How cheap is it to get SQL Server Developer? VERY > > To: [email protected] > > > > > This is ONLY for your work and not at all for customers to > use. > > > It is FULL > > > bore SQL server with all the bells and whistles in it > allowing > > > you to sell > > > better versions of SQL to your clients. > > > > > > You get full BI, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS to learn how to work with > all > > > the no cost > > > add-ons to paid for Sql Server. > > > > > > > > > http://goo.gl/r8m0CG > > > > > > > > > We use this on our TEST server because license is nothing > > > compared to > > > Enterprise license fees. > > > > > > -- > > > Stephen Russell > > > Sr. Analyst > > > Ring Container Technology > > > Oakland TN > > > > > > 901.246-0159 cell > > > > > > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > > > multipart/alternative > > > text/plain (text body -- kept) > > > text/html > > > --- > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxOT-free version of > this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/1426095112.1588955.238997477.76cad...@webmail.messagingengine.com** > All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the > author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is > added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > > Report [OT] Abuse: > http://leafe.com/reportAbuse/1426095112.1588955.238997477.76cad...@webmail.messagingengine.com ****************** KURT WENDT Freelance Prototyper --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
