rs Enterprise Edition

I wanted to upgrade to rs Enterprise edition so i could take advantage of
data drive subscriptions and found that the price tag is $24,000. I was
surprised at the jump from $0 to $24K for such a small difference in
features, so I am assuming that I am missing something. Can anyone tell me
what would account for the sharp difference in price?Hmmm, yes. It was never 0 in the first place. You have to pay a license for
SQL Server on any server that RS is installed on. So if you have a web farm
you have to have a license for each server, regardless of whether a SQL
Server database is installed on the machine (think of it like buying an
office license, I buy an office license doesn't mean I can put Word on one
machine, Excel on another, Powerpoint on a 3rd). Anyway, if you have SQL
Server standard already purchased and you install RS on the same server
(important point) then it is free. Same thing is true if you already had
Enterprise and installed RS on the same server.
Based on the amount you mention I assume you are doing a per processor
license, not a per user license.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"denny" <denny@.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I wanted to upgrade to rs Enterprise edition so i could take advantage of
>data drive subscriptions and found that the price tag is $24,000. I was
>surprised at the jump from $0 to $24K for such a small difference in
>features, so I am assuming that I am missing something. Can anyone tell
>me what would account for the sharp difference in price?
>|||We were in the same situation and thought that SQL Enterprise Edition was
required to for RS Enterprise Edition, but this is not true (just a bit
confusing). We installed RS Enterprise on our SQL Standard Edition server
just fine at no additional cost.
Neil
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> Hmmm, yes. It was never 0 in the first place. You have to pay a license for
> SQL Server on any server that RS is installed on. So if you have a web farm
> you have to have a license for each server, regardless of whether a SQL
> Server database is installed on the machine (think of it like buying an
> office license, I buy an office license doesn't mean I can put Word on one
> machine, Excel on another, Powerpoint on a 3rd). Anyway, if you have SQL
> Server standard already purchased and you install RS on the same server
> (important point) then it is free. Same thing is true if you already had
> Enterprise and installed RS on the same server.
> Based on the amount you mention I assume you are doing a per processor
> license, not a per user license.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "denny" <denny@.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uPPOU85SFHA.2916@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >I wanted to upgrade to rs Enterprise edition so i could take advantage of
> >data drive subscriptions and found that the price tag is $24,000. I was
> >surprised at the jump from $0 to $24K for such a small difference in
> >features, so I am assuming that I am missing something. Can anyone tell
> >me what would account for the sharp difference in price?
> >
>
>|||From a licensing perspective it very much is true. Also, whether it requires
for install or not is besides the point, an Enterprise SQL Server license is
required for RS Enterprise. They are one and the same as far as licensing is
concerned. RS is not a separate product it is part of SQL Server.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Neil Gould" <NeilGould@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:456D0FBF-4FBA-412B-B2F6-39306036EE0E@.microsoft.com...
> We were in the same situation and thought that SQL Enterprise Edition was
> required to for RS Enterprise Edition, but this is not true (just a bit
> confusing). We installed RS Enterprise on our SQL Standard Edition server
> just fine at no additional cost.
> Neil
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> > Hmmm, yes. It was never 0 in the first place. You have to pay a license
for
> > SQL Server on any server that RS is installed on. So if you have a web
farm
> > you have to have a license for each server, regardless of whether a SQL
> > Server database is installed on the machine (think of it like buying an
> > office license, I buy an office license doesn't mean I can put Word on
one
> > machine, Excel on another, Powerpoint on a 3rd). Anyway, if you have SQL
> > Server standard already purchased and you install RS on the same server
> > (important point) then it is free. Same thing is true if you already had
> > Enterprise and installed RS on the same server.
> >
> > Based on the amount you mention I assume you are doing a per processor
> > license, not a per user license.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Loehle-Conger
> > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >
> > "denny" <denny@.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:uPPOU85SFHA.2916@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > >I wanted to upgrade to rs Enterprise edition so i could take advantage
of
> > >data drive subscriptions and found that the price tag is $24,000. I
was
> > >surprised at the jump from $0 to $24K for such a small difference in
> > >features, so I am assuming that I am missing something. Can anyone
tell
> > >me what would account for the sharp difference in price?
> > >
> >
> >
> >