With new core based licensing model since SQL Server 2012 (Current release, SQL Server 2016), maximum virtualization, upgrades, software assurance and other licensing concerns, it is very important to know how the new licensing affect your environment. You can find out more details about the licensing at SQL Server 2012 licensing guide (Current release, SQL Server 2016 licensing guide). SQL Server licensing could be complicated and some times confusing for some people. Please refer to your licensing advisor or representative for any licensing question. As companies are evaluating SQL Server licensing cost due to some of the licensing model changes in SQL Server 2012 (Current release, SQL Server 2016), it is also a good time to review and understand SQL Server licensing model and its options for non-production environment. It is often that there are combination of sandbox, development, testing and production environment for each of application development process stages. In an application development life cycle (also known as SDLC), a software goes through multiple stages including designing, development, testing and acceptance before deployed to production. Have you wondered how SQL Server licensing work on non-production environment? Microsoft offers several options to help managing and lowering the SQL Server licensing cost for non-production.
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