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0 pointsgscott10y ago0 comments

For smaller businesses they can join Bizspark and download SQL Server free from msdn and keep it even after the 3 year program ends.

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In theory. In practice our hosting provider couldn't do this for us because of their own licencing (or it was too difficult for them to work out).

And if you are a start-up, you will upgrade your DB, in which case you might only get a few years free anyway.

Host companies have to license you a copy through the Microsoft SPLA program.

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0 pointsgscott10y ago0 comments

For smaller businesses they can join Bizspark and download SQL Server free from msdn and keep it even after the 3 year program ends.

In theory. In practice our hosting provider couldn't do this for us because of their own licencing (or it was too difficult for them to work out).

And if you are a start-up, you will upgrade your DB, in which case you might only get a few years free anyway.

Host companies have to license you a copy through the Microsoft SPLA program.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse