SQL Server 2016 StandardEdition provides improved availability and scalability with up to 24 cores. With modern reports you transform data and deliver usable insights. Use open source R integration for advanced analysis This version of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standardis licensed by cores. The number of users and Devicesdoes not matter. CALs are not necessary. Any number of Devicesor users, internal or external, may access core-based SQL servers. Instead of individual servers and CALs, the computing power is used as license metric. The more computing power is used by the server, the more expensive it becomes. The measure of things is the number of processor cores in use, either the underlying physical server or the assigned vCores in virtual machines with VMware or Hyper-V. SQL Server technologies: database module: The database module is the core service for storing, processing and backing up data. The database module provides controlled access and fast transaction processing. So ...