Microsoft Cuts Some Prices, then Bumps SQL Server Up
November 5, 2009
ZDNet’s “Microsoft to Raise Prices, Add More High-End Editions with SQL Server 2008 R2” had some useful information for my work. The portion of the article that I noted was:
- Standard: $7,500 (Per Processor), or $100/Server + $162/CAL (a $1,500 increase over SQL 2008 Standard)
- Enterprise $28,800 (Per Processor), or $9.900/Server + $162/CAL (a $3,800 increase over SQL 2008 Enterprise)
- Datacenter $57,500 (Per Processor), Not offered via Server/CAL (no previous version available)
- Parallel Data Warehouse: $57,500 (Per Processor), Not offered via Server/CAL (no previous version available).
When I read the article, I wondered what would happen if Google challenged Microsoft in the enterprise data management sector? If Google’s offering were better and cheaper, what would Microsoft’s response be? Interesting to watch consumer pricing and enterprise pricing from Microsoft move in opposite directions.
Stephen Arnold, November 5, 2009
Health and Human Services Department: I did not get paid by any healthy or unhealthy person to write this blog post.
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