May I use SQL Server in a Google Compute Engine instance?

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Does google computte engine offer SQL Server 2012 licensing? Web Edition to be more specific.

I have not found any documentation on this matter here: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/infrastructure-software?hl=es

Looks like it's BYOL: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/operating-systems/windows#sql_server_license_requirements — ceejayoz, Mar 26 '15 at 18:11

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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It does not currently offer it, however you can get a windows server and install SQL on it yourself. They have guidelines when it comes to how to license it.

Microsoft License Mobility for Google Cloud Platform enables you to deploy eligible Microsoft Windows Server Applications on Google Cloud Platform with existing application licenses. This allows you to easily move your workloads to Google Cloud Platform, without any additional Microsoft software licensing fees.

Update 10/12/2016.

As mentioned in a comment by darius they now have it on offer.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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answered Mar 26 '15 at 18:13

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It appears that they now to have images with SQL pre-installed :https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/windows/#sql_server – Darius Oct 21 '16 at 13:14
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@Darius Thx, added! – Reaces Oct 21 '16 at 18:04

May I use SQL Server in a Google Compute Engine instance?

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