The basic license guide for Microsoft SQL Server is 40 pages in length. This document references still more documents on various topics, options, and definitions used for licensing. The license that one selects determines the conditions that will trigger additional costs required to stay functional over time.
Is there an accurate application that can be used to determine pricing for the various licensing and project a timeline for potential additional costs as a function of time and growth?
This would be a useful tool for proposal writers, legal teams, and planners.
It is very clear that licensing has become it's own "career track" that favors large business.
A tool or business that could provide an unambiguous set of costs and terms based on list price could be free small to medium sized businesses to move forward on projects with some measure of confidence.