This is a brand new, factory sealed package of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition with 10 Client Access Licenses (CALs.) It is the full retail version--NOT Academic, OEM, Not For Resale, Trial, Promotional, or Upgrade. This is exactly what you would buy in major retail stores and online sellers. The Microsoft SKU is 228-09842.Description: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is a cloud-ready information platform that will help organizations unlock breakthrough insights across the organization and quickly build solutions to extend data across on-premises and public cloud, backed by mission critical confidence. SQL Server 2012 provides mission critical confidence with greater uptime, blazing-fast performance and enhanced security features for mission critical workloads; breakthrough insight with managed self-service data exploration and stunning interactive data visualizations capabilities; and cloud on your own terms by enabling the creation and extension of solutions across on-premises and public cloud.
Some of the product features are:
Windows Server Core Support:
- Reduce OS patching by as much as 50-60% with new support for Windows Server Core
User-Defined Server Roles:
- Easily manage permissions around data access to support separation of duties and enable compliance around strict data access policies
Distributed Replay:
- Simplify application testing and help minimize errors with production-like application testing and configuration changes, and upgrades
SQL Server Data Tools:
- Take database development to the next level with SQL Server Data Tools an integrated development experience for database and BI
Run Non-Critical Applications:
- Greater Uptime and Recovery
- Support for Better Compliance
- Improved Manageability
Integrate Data and Enable Basic BI:
- More Easily Integrate Data
- Enable Reporting and Analytics
Develop Innovative Applications:
- Enable More Innovative Development
- Rich Support for Content
- Extend Any Data, Anywhere
System Requirements:
- Hard Drive Space: 6 GB
- Operating System: Windows Server 2008 w/SP2 or 2008 R2, Windows 7 w/SP1
- Processor Type (x86): Pentium III-compatible processor or faster
- Processor Type (x64): AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support
- Processor Speed: 1 GHz (x86), 1.4 GHz (x64)
- RAM: 1 GB (4 GB recommended)
- Graphics: 800x600 S-VGA display
- Other: DVD-ROM drive, Internet Explorer 7 or later
Please ask any questions before purchasing. I will not accept any returns, refunds or exchanges because this is a software package, which can be installed and copied.