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Are you factoring in the SQL Server licenses when you say it is cheap?
by carson 16y ago
Are you factoring in the SQL Server licenses when you say it is cheap?
- ergo98 16y agoPerhaps they're taking advantage of BizSpark or WebSpark or a similar programs. If they aren't, the dual CPU machine they mention would require $14,000 of SQL Server licenses (if you paid list). EDIT: Actually there's a newer "Web Edition" targeted to roles like this that halves the price. So $7,000 for that server (the details are sparse, but it also sounds like you can opt into it for $15 / month / processor). That's a lot to someone trying to shoehorn a startup, but is it really a lot for real businesses? On the server end they still have tremendous headroom in the scaling up department...and that's before the Westmere-EX drops and bumps the top up quite a significant amount. You can add 1TB of memory, and four 8-core processors, to commodity Dell servers. That's before you get into the serious business.
- daviding 16y agoBizspark is a short-term program, where you invalidate yourself when you get revenue. It's a good idea but I understand it only delays those looming SQL Server per proc license costs. While I congratulate Jeff and Joel I would like to see more numbers about the 'cheap and easy' claim if possible please?
- icey 16y agoI don't think anyone pays list price for SQL server licenses. They're still not cheap, but the suggested prices are usually 10 to 20 percent high.