SQL Server 2008 pricing has remained flat since 2005, with new features and functionalities included out of the box for no additional charge
Microsoft recently announced that increases in the pricing of the processor licensing of SQL Server 2008 R2 when it launches in the first half of calendar year 2010. There will be :
– a 15% increase in the processor pricing of SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition
– aa 25% increase in the processor pricing of SQL Server 2008 Standard.
– There will be no change to the Server/CAL licensing model of SQL Server.
New features inlcude; Master Data Services, Stream Insight, Power Pivot, and data compression. Microsoft is the only major database vendor who does not alter price per core for multi-core processors. .
What’s New in SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions
Built on SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2 delivers higher mission-critical scale, more efficient IT, and expanded reporting and analytics through self-service business intelligence.
SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces two new premium editions to meet the needs of large scale datacenters and data warehouses.
SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition and SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse Edition
