SQL Server Installation

SQL Server Express Edition Limitations

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I have mostly seen standard and enterprise editions in customer environments. However there are few customers who keep SQL Server Express edition and later understand its limitations. One customer wanted to upgrade his express edition and wanted to know major limitations of express editions so that he can convince his management for edition upgrade. So … Read more

Finding SQL Server Product Key

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Recently, we had to retrieve SQL Server License Keys for existing SQL Server setups due to auditing requirements. Existing database server setups spanned from SQL 2008 to SQL 2019. PowerShell Script mentioned in below article could be used to retrieve product key for SQL server 2008 , 2008 R2 & 2012. https://mspowershell.blogspot.com/2010/11/sql-server-product-key.html We made small … Read more