Dedicated-purpose (or fixed-function) devices are built to perform a predefined set of tasks. They are preloaded and delivered with the operating system and the application. Such devices are used in retail, factory automation, healthcare, signage, security/surveillance, and transportation applications. They typically have special requirements like longer lifecycles, controlled Windows updates, global deployment capabilities, etc. To support these requirements, Microsoft created the “IoT” family of products and offers all editions of SQL Server to support a wide range of database requirements.
Topics covered in the guide include:
- SQL Server IoT 2022
- SQL Server IoT 2019
- Qualifications for using the SQL Server IoT license option
- SQL Server IoT licensing models
- Per core licensing overview
- SQL Server + Client Access Licensing (CAL) overview
- SQL Server fail-over licensing
