Hi
I feel that I understand MS CAL licencing whereby any client accessing the server either directly or indirectly requires a CAL (either Device or User CAL or a Processor licence).
However if you export data from SQLServer into a CSV file, is a CAL required for anyone who views that CSV file? They aren't accessing the server, they are only looking at data that originated from SQLServer.
I have read the info at (thank you to the person who posted this link in an earlier thread!) which again seems to indicate that CALs are only required when clients access the server. I have also read the SQLServer and CAL EULAs and searched the web but not found any info for this scenario.
I would be interested in any opinions/answers as this is a fairly typical scenario for my customers
thanks in advance
Salma
I feel that I understand MS CAL licencing whereby any client accessing the server either directly or indirectly requires a CAL (either Device or User CAL or a Processor licence).
However if you export data from SQLServer into a CSV file, is a CAL required for anyone who views that CSV file? They aren't accessing the server, they are only looking at data that originated from SQLServer.
I have read the info at (thank you to the person who posted this link in an earlier thread!) which again seems to indicate that CALs are only required when clients access the server. I have also read the SQLServer and CAL EULAs and searched the web but not found any info for this scenario.
I would be interested in any opinions/answers as this is a fairly typical scenario for my customers
thanks in advance
Salma