Unlike the Server+CAL licensing model, the Per Core model allows access for an unlimited number of users or devices to connect from either inside or outside an organization’s firewall. With the Per Core model, customers do not need to purchase additional client access licenses (CALs) to access the SQL Server software.

What is core licensing SQL?

Unlike the Server+CAL licensing model, the Per Core model allows access for an unlimited number of users or devices to connect from either inside or outside an organization’s firewall. With the Per Core model, customers do not need to purchase additional client access licenses (CALs) to access the SQL Server software.

What is a core license?

A core-based licensing model means that the number of licenses that you need is determined by the number of server cores inside the number of processors. … Every server must be licensed to cover a minimum of 16 cores. All physical cores in a server must be licensed.