Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Enterprise 2 Core Edition continues the success story of Microsofts proprietary SQL Server software. The premium offering, SQL Server 2017 Enterprise Edition, delivers comprehensive, high-quality data center functionality with lightning-fast performance, unlimited virtualization, and end-to-end business intelligence - delivering high levels of service for mission-critical workloads and end-user access to data insight. This variant of SQL Server is aimed at customers who want to license their SQL Server by processor cores. All cores of the servers processors must be licensed, with a minimum of four cores per physical processor. In this case no further access licenses (CALs) are required. Licensing by CPU cores: 2 CPU cores = 1 license, 4 CPU cores = 2 licenses Per Core Licensing (Physical Instance )All cores of the servers processors must be licensed, with a minimum of four (4) cores per physical processor . Per core licensing (virtual instance) Under t...