SQL Server 2008 Licensing
Find answers to all of your questions about licensing SQL Server 2008.
- SQL Server Licensing Guide

Designed to help explain how to license the current Microsoft® SQL Server® product family in Volume Licensing, this guide provides a basic understanding of the models and rules for SQL Server licensing so you can determine the correct license requirements for variety of scenarios including: running SQL Server in physical and/or virtual operating system environments, high availability/failover, server farms, multiplexing, and multi-instancing.
- Licensing Overview

This document contains important information you need to correctly license SQL Server 2008.
- Licensing FAQ
Get answers to the commonly asked questions about pricing and licensing for SQL Server 2008.
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In the US, call (800) 426-9400 to speak to a Microsoft representative.
In Canada, call (877) 568-2495.
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