How will Microsofts new per-core pricing affect the prices that SQL Server 2012 customers may pay? Directions on Microsoft has done the math.
From All About Microsoft:
From All About Microsoft:
Microsoft’s newest version of its database may cost you more if you deploy it on machines with more than four physical cores in each processor.Microsoft's SQL Server 2012: Will it cost you more?
That’s one of the findings of the independent analysis firm Directions on Microsoft, which is hosting a free telebriefing focusing on SQL Server 2012 licensing on March 22.