Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Enterprise License | Download | PN: 7JQ-01013
SQL Server 2016 Edition Comparison:
Feature | SQL Server 2016 Express | SQL Server 2016 Standard | SQL Server 2016 Enterprise - This Edition |
---|---|---|---|
Maximum Compute Capacity (per instance) | Limited to lesser of 1 Socket or 4 Cores | Lesser of 4 Sockets or 24 Cores | OS Maximum |
Maximum Memory Utilization (per instance) | 1 GB for Database Engine, 352 MB for SQL Server Express with Advanced Services | 128 GB | OS Maximum |
High Availability | Not supported | Basic Availability Groups | AlwaysOn Availability Groups, multi-database failover, multiple synchronous replicas |
Online Operations | Not supported | Basic online operations | Advanced online operations including online index rebuilds |
Performance | Basic performance features | Standard performance features | Advanced performance features (In-Memory OLTP, Adaptive Query Processing, Advanced analytics) |
Security | Basic security features | Basic security features | Advanced security features (Always Encrypted, Row-level security, Dynamic data masking) |
Data Warehousing | Not supported | Basic DW capabilities | Advanced DW capabilities (Columnstore indexes, Data Compression, Partitioning) |
Business Intelligence | Not supported | Basic BI capabilities | Advanced BI capabilities (Power BI Report Server, Advanced analytics) |
Data Mining | Not supported | Basic data mining | Advanced data mining |
Database Snapshot | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
Enterprise Manageability | Basic management tools | Standard management tools | Advanced manageability (Policy-Based Management, Data-tier Applications, Multi-Server Management) |
Partitioning | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
Data Compression | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
Table and Index Partitioning | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
Backup Compression | Not supported | Supported | Supported |
Audit | Not supported | Basic auditing | Advanced auditing (Server Audit Specification) |
Resource Governor | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
Replication | Not supported | Standard Replication | Advanced Replication (Peer-to-Peer, Merge) |
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) | Basic SSIS features | Standard SSIS features | Advanced SSIS features (SSIS Scale Out, Advanced Transformations) |
Master Data Services | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
Data Quality Services | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
Power BI Report Server | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
PowerPivot for SharePoint | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
Power View | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
How to license SQL Server?
Licensing Models
- Core-based Licensing: Applies to the Enterprise Edition and offers unlimited Virtualization Rights when all physical cores are licensed.
- Server + CAL (Client Access License): Applies to the Standard Edition and requires a license for each server and a CAL for each user or device accessing the server.
Core-Based Licensing (Standard and Enterprise Editions)
+--------------------+ | SERVER | |--------------------| | Core 1 | Core 2 | | Core 3 | Core 4 | +--------------------+ | Minimum 4 Core Licenses per Processor |
- Core Licenses: Sold in packs of two. Each physical core must have a license. - This License
- Minimum Requirement: A minimum of four core licenses per physical processor.
- Virtualization: With Software Assurance, allows for unlimited virtualization. This license is a retail pack with 2 cores without SA, so the virtualization will depend upon the number of vCPU's licensed.
- 3 Year Software Assurance Included
Server + CAL Licensing (Standard Edition)
- Server License: One license per server.
- CALs: One CAL per user or device accessing the server
Virtualization and Containers
+----------------------------+ | HOST | +----------------------------+ | VM 1 | VM 2 | VM 3 | VM 4 | +----------------------------+ | Each VM must be licensed | +----------------------------+
- Enterprise Edition: Offers flexibility with virtualization, allowing for multiple VMs and containers.
- Standard Edition: Limited to a lower number of VMs and containers unless each VM is licensed individually.
Licensing for Specific Environments
- Non-production (Dev/Test): Developer Edition is free and provides the full feature set for development and testing purposes.
- High Availability: Passive secondary servers for failover are included in the licensing of the primary server.
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