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I bet a 64c Zen chip would be amazing with mixed SQL Server workloads but SQL Server's per-core licensing will make it crazy cost prohibitive. $456k for one ser
by gfody 9y ago
I bet a 64c Zen chip would be amazing with mixed SQL Server workloads but SQL Server's per-core licensing will make it crazy cost prohibitive. $456k for one server - ouch! Here's hoping per-core licensing goes tf away.
- richdougherty 9y agoSince we're doing more low power cores nowadays, maybe Microsoft should charge per watt? ;)
- gfody 9y agoI would totally get behind that, especially if it could be actual wattage used and not just based on the tdp of the CPU. Nothing sucks more than having to pay huge money for servers that are sub 5% utilization because you're trying to have some headroom.
- stefs 9y agoand from time to time a MS sales rep drops by and measures your power consumption to recalculate cost. or maybe have a power consumption tracking dongle that sends the information back to MS for billing while the MS techs just check if those are connected to the correct machine.
- richdougherty 9y agoGreat ideas!
- mtgx 9y agoWasn't the fact that Microsoft began charging per processor, one of the reasons the antitrust lawsuit against it started? But these days Microsoft is also beginning to exclude third-party browsers from its store, so I guess they don't care they're repeating the same violations all over again. Too much money on the line, when the worst case scenario is a slap on the wrist financially and some "monitoring" by federal agencies.
- colechristensen 9y ago>$456k for one server - ouch! Sounds like an IBM machine
- snuxoll 9y agoConsidering DB2 is bundled as part of the OS license for IBM i, 10K/core is still cheaper than SQL Server (though then you get to pay for drivers...because we're fucking IBM).
- CyberDildonics 9y agoOr use postgres for $0 and hire a database expert for 2-3 years.
- sergior 9y agoYou could just define SQL Server as legacy product and move onto something else.