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techz
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 Posted - 2002-06-12 : 12:43:30
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| Microsoft states "SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition and SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition are the only editions of SQL Server 2000 that can be installed and used in live (deployed) server environments. " Does this mean that the developer version of SQL 2000 CAN not or SHOULD not be used in a live deployed environment? Basically we are testing a database solution for online transactions and we want to be able to get real-time data from our developer release in a "deployed" environment. i.e. A live website that is gathering data. Will the developer version "time out" or otherwise cease to work like a trial enterprise edition? Thanks! |
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Onamuji
Aged Yak Warrior
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Posted - 2002-06-12 : 13:20:02
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| It was my belief to the best of my knowledge the Developer edition is the enterprise edition except for the fact that it is limited in the number of concurrent connections (only 1?) so yes you can use Developer edition in production I believe but your not supposed to (maybe there is something in the EULA that says you can't, you should check that first) but if you do you won't get the performance you would from having the real thing! |
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Merkin
Funky Drop Bear Fearing SQL Dude!
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Posted - 2002-06-12 : 20:29:25
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| Also if you don't do some serious testing on the exact platform you intend to run it on, look forward to many sleepless nights worth of teething problems, unhappy users and lost money.Damian |
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izaltsman
A custom title
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Posted - 2002-06-13 : 09:29:14
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| Just a minor correction...AFAIK Developer Edition does not have any restrictions on the number of connections, performance etc compared to the Enterprise Edition. The only restriction is legal -- you are not supposed to use it as a production machine. So if you are planning to do regular datafeeds from your development box to your production server I am pretty sure MS would say you are supposed to have an Enterprise License for the dev box as well. The best way to know for sure -- call MS. |
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Enterprise or Developer ?