Windows Server 2016 moving to per core, not per socket, licensing This change aligns with the licensing scheme now used for SQL Server, among others.

Microsoft switched to per-core licensing for SQL Server with the 2012 edition, and while there are differences between its policies and the ones for Windows Server 2016 — SQL Server’s licenses ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2016, the latest version of Redmond's core operational database, has reached GA. This release, which has been available in public preview for just over a year, is probably one ...

Microsoft's Windows Server 2016, due in the third quarter of 2016, will be moving from per-processor to per-core pricing.

You’ll be able to take advantage of most all of the features of SQL Server: the relational database engine, SSIS, SSAS, Full Text Search, replication, and the Microsoft Sync Framework. However, SSRS ...

The Linux version of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 v.Next is a viable option for customers who want to deploy the RDBMS on an open source platform, but the early previews lack some features of the ...

SQL Server 2016 is an industry leader listed in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Operation Database Management Systems, number one in performance, and rated the most secure six years in a row.

All Windows Server images, including Windows Server Core 2016 and 2012 running on Google cloud can also now be managed remotely via Windows Remote Management tool, she added.

Microsoft on Monday announced that its SQL Server 2016 database system will be coming to the Linux platform. "This will enable SQL Server to deliver a consistent data platform across Windows ...