 | Author: Vankayala S - See all m.. | For the price you pay and for the work you learn, it is worth ...Pre-check the requirements and licensing details (usage policy). Mostly for Virtual PCs, check the RAM requirements too ...Microsoft has given a good opportunity to fully install all components and do full development. Very useful for developers and development.Worth every penny!Minor Note:1) Microsoft Store (as of Aug 1, 2012) says that it is DVD, not sure why Amazon says as CD-ROM in the page.... It has to be DVD ;-), as it is more than few GB install files ...2) The only difference between Developer Edition and Enterprise Edition would be that Enterprise Edition can be used for production purposes, whereas Developer Edition is only able to be used for development purposes.Waiting for the delivery ... | 3 |
 | Author: Jose A. Campo "SQL DBA [.. | There is not much to say (bad or good) about this particular product. It's not a movie, is not a book, is a Microsoft's software. If you are reading this, is because you have a brief idea of what you can do (or not) with MS-SQL. But in terms of price vs features, this is a 5 stars product.I'm a former MS-SQL dba for Hewlett Packard, biggest IT company in the world. As a professional DBA, I know how important full version products are, even more important if you are a developer. I never had to worry about paying for Microsoft products as we have an agreement with them, but now that I am no longer part of the company, I need to continue studying and learning my stuff without making a hole on my wallet.This particular version allows you to test and have everything you can get on the Enterprise version of the same product. The main difference? The price and license. Instead of thousands of dollars, you pay 50 bucks. And instead of being able to deploy on... | 4 |
 | Author: Brent Butler (North Caro.. | If you are using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or wish to explore that option, this is a good place to start. This is the same software that installs for the Enterprise product, but the price is a pittance.As opposed to SQL Server 2012 Express, the regular product supports multiple processors and unlimited database size ... as well as multiple servers in a Failover configuration. So while you could get a feel for SQL Server 2012 by using Express to begin with, when it comes time to actually test final performance, you'll need this product in your test environment.Be prepared that installation of this software is not the "click next" experience that most software installations are. You need to have learned something about the installation before you start it, and from multiple sources. One book I initially followed on SQL Server installation steered me completely the wrong way on setting up security, and using their method I was unable to successfuly configure a... | 8 |