> If you have Software Assurance and are using an unlicensed passive failover instance, that instance can now be used for DBCC CHECKDB without requiring a license and you can run backups from there too.
@SeanGallardy ^ Does that seem right? Claims to be a November 2019 change
@ErikReasonableRatesDarling Technically you're not allowed to restore prod data into developer edition as a dev tool, unless you use enterprise/standard
It's like anything else. You start with this astronomical number then the salesperson finds a 'clever' way to knock a very decent chunk off it, and you end up paying MS roughly the maximum you could possibly afford anyway
I've never really understood what Software Assurance is supposed to mean
One of the greatest things, I think, is that much of he code base is the same between releases. So, you end up paying multiple times for the same software
I also tend to keep the original boxes for technology purchases, so I have many of those around... had to RMA my AIO a few months ago and happy I had the original box.
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Always :) I'm 100% for getting people to disable all that stuff, it's not only annoying but it's excessive. I'm surprised you weren't asked to respond to 10 different surveys per Windows feature team and then if you'd recommend Windows OS to your family and friends.