Exam 70-705 topic 1 question 30 discussion

Actual exam question from Microsoft's 70-705

Question #: 30
Topic #: 1

A customer plans to implement a solution that uses Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard. The solution will be public-facing will be accesses by 275 internal users.
What is the most cost-effective licensing solution?

A. SQL Server Standard server licenses and SQL Server client access licenses (CALs) for both internal and external users.
B. SQL Server Standard core licenses.
C. SQL Server client access licenses (CALs) for the internal users only.
D. SQL Server Standard core licenses and SQL Server client access licenses (CALs) for the internal users only.

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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
References:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-2017-pricing https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/licensing/product-licensing/sql-server?activetab=sql-server-pivot%3aprimaryr2

by Soumia_Djenan at Dec. 6, 2019, 10:28 p.m.

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Wheels

5 years, 2 months ago

Public facing would mean an unknown amount of users and devices. Therefor B is the correct answer - core licensing is the best option.

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Soumia_Djenan

5 years, 7 months ago

Why isn't the core license as it doesn't require any user cal and it processes more data and provides higher availability

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