Hi all,

I wanted to purchase Microsoft SQL 2005 Server Standard Edition to
install into Windows 2003 Server, as the DB for accpac.

I logged onto amazon and saw two products...

1)
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Serv...0971819&sr=8-1

2)
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Stan...0971819&sr=8-2

The prices are markedly different, so they must be different products
somehow.

Can someone explain to me the difference in these two? I do not wish to
purchase the incorrect one.

Thanks.

Before you buy SQL Server you MUST understand the licensing issues.
The best place for that is Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/licensing.mspx

To over generalize, you use the per-processor model when there are a
great many potential users, such as a server used on the Internet. The
alternative is the per-client model, which is in turn broken down into
device and user. Read up first or you can find yourself in a real
mess.

Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT

On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:00:01 -0400, sefs <sefsinc@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I wanted to purchase Microsoft SQL 2005 Server Standard Edition to
>install into Windows 2003 Server, as the DB for accpac.
>
>I logged onto amazon and saw two products...
>
>1)
>http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Serv...0971819&sr=8-1
>
>2)
>http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Stan...0971819&sr=8-2
>
>The prices are markedly different, so they must be different products
>somehow.
>
>Can someone explain to me the difference in these two? I do not wish to
>purchase the incorrect one.
>
>Thanks.

I know specifically what I want to do.

Which is to install the DB on a local area network for accpac, where
there will be a maximum of 4 users accessing the DB via accpac.

So from what you are saying it sounds like I just need the per-client
model which would be

1)
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Serv...0971819&sr=8-1
?

I am very happy to finally understand the difference from the link you
provided. TS Server could really do with a processor license!

Thank you Maestro.

Roy Harvey (SQL Server MVP) wrote:
> Before you buy SQL Server you MUST understand the licensing issues.
> The best place for that is Microsoft:
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/licensing.mspx
>
> To over generalize, you use the per-processor model when there are a
> great many potential users, such as a server used on the Internet. The
> alternative is the per-client model, which is in turn broken down into
> device and user. Read up first or you can find yourself in a real
> mess.
>
> Roy Harvey
> Beacon Falls, CT
>
> On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:00:01 -0400, sefs <sefsinc@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I wanted to purchase Microsoft SQL 2005 Server Standard Edition to
>> install into Windows 2003 Server, as the DB for accpac.
>>
>> I logged onto amazon and saw two products...
>>
>> 1)
>> http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Serv...0971819&sr=8-1
>>
>> 2)
>> http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Stan...0971819&sr=8-2
>>
>> The prices are markedly different, so they must be different products
>> somehow.
>>
>> Can someone explain to me the difference in these two? I do not wish to
>> purchase the incorrect one.
>>
>> Thanks.

On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:22:42 -0400, sefs <sefsinc@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I know specifically what I want to do.
>
>Which is to install the DB on a local area network for accpac, where
>there will be a maximum of 4 users accessing the DB via accpac.
>
>So from what you are saying it sounds like I just need the per-client
>model which would be
>
>1)
>http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Serv...0971819&sr=8-1
>?
>
>I am very happy to finally understand the difference from the link you
>provided. TS Server could really do with a processor license!

With only four users you certainly want the per-client model, so that
looks right to me.

Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT