I have a potential customer who has a server , and will be running a distributed application on each of the reps laptops.
There are about 15 reps, who will be running the application , disconnected, and then uploading data to the server
Sql express is not an option as Database sze is over 4 Gigs.

Does anybody know the licensing situaution in this case.... e.g. Do I need to purchase 15 server licenses at about $1800 each for each of the Reps laptops ?

I had a look at the MS pricing site but it gave no example of this situation

I'll let someone more current on the licensing address that - used to be you could license per concurrent user - but it is worth considering the idea that the ES is seen by SQL as a single connection (if I understand Microfour correctly )



Just wanted to open discussion on that approach (for my own benefit as well )

Hi Charles.

The issue with this partcualr set up is that there will be about 15 reps completely disconnected from the server. My main question is , do they need a MS Sql Server license for each pc. They will have an Order Entry type app on a laptop. They cannot rely on connetivity, as some of the locations they are selling into are in rural areas and cannot be gauaranteed to have connectibity to the server , and they need the app on the pc to take the order.

SQL express is not an option either because some of the database sizes they ae accessing are over the 4 gig limit.