Search results matching tags 'licensing', 'SQL 2005', and 'Community'http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=licensing,SQL+2005,Community&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'licensing', 'SQL 2005', and 'Community'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)Buy the first 32-bits, get the second for FREEhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2007/10/17/buy-the-first-32-bits-get-the-second-for-free.aspxWed, 17 Oct 2007 23:14:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:3039RickHeigesI spoke at the Charlotte SQL Server User Group last night.  Will Sweeny confirmed that MSFT will continue to offer the free trade-out to 64-bit licensing from 32-bit.  In other words, if you upgraded your 32-bit SQL 2000 to 32-bit SQL 2005 and are considering a new 64-bit server, you can simply swap the 32-bit license for the 64-bit license.  Of course, you will need to de-commission the 32-bit server.  In SQL 2000, this is available, but the 64-bit licensing is only for Itanium based systems as there is no x64 flavor for SQL 2000.