Microsoft SQL Server 2025 Device CAL
- Language
- Multilingual, German, English
- Activation
- Online, See instructions
- Editions
- Windows
- Delivery
- Digital licence – simple provision by email
Brief overview
The Microsoft SQL Server 2025 Device CAL (Client Access Licence) is an access licence that authorises a specific end device to access the features and services of an SQL Server. It is provided as a perpetual licence to supplement an existing server installation under the Server/CAL licensing model.
Applications / Benefits
This licence is used to enable a physical device – such as a desktop PC, laptop or terminal – to access SQL Server databases in a legally compliant manner. It facilitates efficient licensing in work environments where multiple users take turns using the same device, such as at checkout counters, in shift-based operations or at publicly accessible stations.
Features & Scope of Services
The scope of services includes authorisation for the licensed device to access an unlimited number of SQL Server instances within the organisation, provided these have the appropriate server version. The Device CAL is version-specific and backwards compatible, enabling access to older SQL Server versions. It does not contain any software bitstreams, but merely represents the right of use.
Target Audience
The product is aimed at companies and organisations that operate their database infrastructure using the server/CAL model and prefer device-bound licensing to optimise licensing costs when hardware is used multiple times.
Status
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| Activation: | Online, See instructions |
|---|---|
| Delivery method: | Digital delivery (email), instant download |
| Editions: | Windows |
| Feature: | RDS / CAL |
| Language: | English, German, Multilingual |
| Manufacturer: | Microsoft |
| Product type: | Server software |
Technical & Legal Requirements
- Database platform: Licensed Microsoft SQL Server 2025 Standard system
- Licence mode: Device-based access authorisation (1 CAL per end device)
- Version rights: Entitles the user to access SQL Server 2025 and all previous versions
- Infrastructure: The CAL is permanently linked to the hardware identity of the accessing device
Detailed Installation and Activation Guide
Click here for detailed step-by-step instructions for installation and activation.
Provision & Licence Activation
1. Validation: Prompt digital delivery of your licence documents following successful verification.
2. Documentation: Receipt of legally compliant licence certificates for your internal compliance records.
3. Activation: Formal assignment of the CAL to the hardware ID of the relevant end device.
Structured licence documentation for businesses, with traceable provision and clear allocation of access licences.
Flexible payment processing for businesses, public bodies and professional IT environments, with purchase on invoice.
The Device CAL licences a specific end device for access to the Windows Server environment.
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