I own and run a small ASP that provides membership management services to
non-profit organizations. Currently I host my application on a dedicated
Windows Server 2003 machine at a hosting provider. The application is
.NET-based and makes use of SQL Server databases on a shared SQL Server
machine at said hosting provider.
I have recently been encountering limitations with this usage of SQL
databases on a shared machine. I am ready to purchase my own SQL Server
license. It looks like a per-processor license is the way to go. Because I am
a small operation, I cannot afford outright purchase of SQL Server Enterprise
Edition ($19,000-plus for 1 processor) or SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
($4,700-plus for 1 processor).
It looks like the program for me may be the Microsoft ASP Licensing Program,
which appears to offer a monthly bill for a SQL Server per-processor license.
But I'm not getting good answers on this program from the published
materials. In particular, my questions are:
1) Is my company eligible for this program? We are a Registered Member in
the Empower Program for ISVs. (Microsoft's "ASP Strategy Whitepaper" says a
company must be a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider to buy from the ASP
Licensing Program. Is this a hoop I need to jump through to buy SQL Server on
the ASP plan?)
2) What is the pricing for this program?
Any help you can offer on these questions would be appreciated.rxsullivan wrote:
> I own and run a small ASP that provides membership management
You should contact Microsoft directly for this question.
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David Gugick
Imceda Software
www.imceda.com|||I agree that you should contact your local MS office for this. In
Australiia, this particular area is looked after by a "Regional Hosting
Specialist", but he's mainly interested in the SPLA licensing you're
referring to. Make sure you look up what's available to you through your ISV
contacts as my experience is that in some cases, these guys can sometimes
save you more money than through SPLA, especially if you're a leading
product in your field.
What country are you in? I'd be happy to ping my local contact to see if I
can help get you connected.
Regards,
Greg Linwood
SQL Server MVP
"rxsullivan" <rxsullivan@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I own and run a small ASP that provides membership management services to
> non-profit organizations. Currently I host my application on a dedicated
> Windows Server 2003 machine at a hosting provider. The application is
> .NET-based and makes use of SQL Server databases on a shared SQL Server
> machine at said hosting provider.
> I have recently been encountering limitations with this usage of SQL
> databases on a shared machine. I am ready to purchase my own SQL Server
> license. It looks like a per-processor license is the way to go. Because I
> am
> a small operation, I cannot afford outright purchase of SQL Server
> Enterprise
> Edition ($19,000-plus for 1 processor) or SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
> ($4,700-plus for 1 processor).
> It looks like the program for me may be the Microsoft ASP Licensing
> Program,
> which appears to offer a monthly bill for a SQL Server per-processor
> license.
> But I'm not getting good answers on this program from the published
> materials. In particular, my questions are:
> 1) Is my company eligible for this program? We are a Registered Member in
> the Empower Program for ISVs. (Microsoft's "ASP Strategy Whitepaper" says
> a
> company must be a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider to buy from the
> ASP
> Licensing Program. Is this a hoop I need to jump through to buy SQL Server
> on
> the ASP plan?)
> 2) What is the pricing for this program?
> Any help you can offer on these questions would be appreciated.