Windows Server licensing

Question

Good afternoon dear, how are you?

I need help with a question.

I bought a server with Windows 2019 server Essentials to run an application on SQL server.

In the company, I have 40 employees, but I will not join any of them on this server, all computers will join Azure and the files will be in the cloud, the server is just to run the application with BD in SQL.

My doubts:

1 - 2019 Essentials is only for 25 users, but I will not create users or add stations to it, I will not have AD! Does it serve the access of the 40 stations in the SQL database or will I need to upgrade to a Standard version?

2 - Do I need CAL for this type of access, since there will be no users created and no stations joined?

Thanks for listening!

Answer 1

For detailed information about the license issue, please call 1-800-426-9400, Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Pacific Time) to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist. For international customers, please use the https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/worldwide to find contact information in your locations.

The licensing guide will answer your questions. See:

https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/6/0/66078040-86d8-4f6e-b0c5-e9919bbcb537/SQL%20Server%202019%20Licensing%20guide.pdf

Answer 2

I Already call, Microsoft Licensing Specialist dont know the response!
The SQL version i will use is the Express, not the standard or the enterprise!

Answer 3

Hi GustavoMota-0310,

SQL Server Express is free to use and is ideal for small server data-driven applications.
For Windows server licensing, I suggest you open a thread in windows-server-2019 tag so that people there will help you more effectively.

Best Regards,
Amelia

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