OK, I've been told that we want some of our data to be publicly accessible via the web. Setting it up is easy, but I have no idea about SQL licensing in this situation. I know IIS doesn't require a ...

When I teach a SQL Server Reporting Services class, the question always comes up about licensing and scaling out your implementation in the production environment. The answer is, as always, “it ...

In the complex and frustrating world of virtualization licensing, Microsoft has had its ups and downs and caused its fair share of IT aggravation. Licensing Microsoft products in a physical world has ...

Run SQL Server in the managed AWS service without re-licensing: Amazon RDS now allows bringing existing licenses and installation media. For the first time, AWS is allowing customers to transfer ...