Microsoft has clarified the more confusing elements of SQL Server licensing and extended major benefits to customers. The catch is that Software Assurance is required to take advantage of them.

Developer, Express and Compact editions will still be available after the SQL Server 2012 product is released, Microsoft indicated. Licensing Changes ...

This introductory licensing guide for SQL Server 2016 will help clear up any questions before a large scale purchase is made.

SQL Server 2017 Developer Edition provides a fully featured version of SQL Server software—including all the features and capabilities of Enterprise Edition—licensed for development, test and ...

"SQL Server Developer Edition is for development and testing only." SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition retails for $50 per machine for a single license. It's currently available on sites such as Amazon ...

To license under Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise 2012 they would license it as 40 (4×10) core licenses. (See the note about “Software Assurance Implications” below).

The forthcoming launch of SQL Server 2008 will see Microsoft focus its considerable resources on the issue of licensing, to win customers from rivals Oracle and IBM.

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Developer is a full-featured free edition with a freely licensed license to be used in development and test environments other than production.

Get your hands on the upcoming SQL Server development tools. All you need to do is join the program and provide feedback to the mothership.

Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these open-ended SQL Server proficiency interview Q&As useful.