Microsoft SQL Server Standard 2017 - License Key

Microsoft SQL Server is the relational database management system developed by Microsoft, used to store, query and protect business data on Windows servers. The Standard edition is aimed at small and mid-sized companies, departments and developers who need a full database engine with reporting and data integration tools, within the core and memory limits Microsoft sets for this edition. What you buy is a product key for the SQL Server version and edition shown in the title, entered during setup. Client access licences (CALs) are not stated as included.

This product is a license key for Microsoft SQL Server Standard 2017 for use on Windows; the number of devices is not stated by the supplier. The supplier does not state the duration of the license, so no specific validity period is guaranteed. The key is delivered by email together with the activation instructions.

A typical installation runs on a Windows server or workstation and hosts the databases of business applications such as accounting, ERP, CRM or custom software. Administrators manage it with SQL Server Management Studio, a free separate download, and schedule backups and maintenance with SQL Server Agent.

Key Features:

• Relational database engine: Stores data in tables and runs Transact-SQL queries, views, stored procedures, triggers and full-text search for business applications.
• Reporting and Integration Services: Reporting Services publishes reports in the browser, and Integration Services moves and transforms data between databases, files and other sources.
• Backup and recovery: Full, differential and transaction log backups, with backup compression and point-in-time restore of a database.
• Availability: The Standard edition supports two-node failover clustering and log shipping to keep a database available when a server fails.
• SQL Server Agent: Schedules jobs such as backups, index maintenance and data imports and sends alerts when something goes wrong.

Product Details:

• Product: Microsoft SQL Server
• Version: 2017
• License Type: license key; duration not stated by the supplier
• Platform: Windows
• Devices: number of devices not stated by the supplier
• Language: Multilingual (English, German, French, Italian, Russian and other languages)
• Delivery: license key and instructions by email after payment confirmation (usually within a few hours)
• Activation: the product key is entered in SQL Server Setup; there is no separate online activation
• Region: not specified – if you need activation in a specific country, contact us before ordering
• Publisher: Microsoft

System Requirements:

• Operating System: Windows Server or a desktop edition of Windows supported by the chosen SQL Server version; 2016 and 2017 run only on 64-bit systems
• Hardware: x64 processor at 1.4 GHz or faster, at least 1 GB of RAM (4 GB or more recommended), at least 6 GB of free disk space

How to Activate:

1. Download the installation media of the SQL Server version you bought and start Setup to open the SQL Server Installation Center.
2. Choose Installation, then New SQL Server stand-alone installation.
3. On the Product Key page, enter the 25-character key, accept the licence terms and complete the setup wizard.
4. If an evaluation copy is already installed, use Maintenance, then Edition Upgrade, and enter the key there.

Delivery:

This product is delivered digitally. After your purchase is confirmed, the license key and activation guidance are sent to the email address provided at checkout. Delivery times may vary depending on the product type.