We're in the process of setting up a pretty comprehensive Data Warehouse solution. Looking at the licensing though it is pretty expensive. The plan currently is to have:
Active/Passive SQL Cluster with Default instance (12 Cores, Enterprise) 12*$6874 = $82,488.00
2 SSIS Servers (2 VCPU, Enterprise, ONLY SSIS installed)
2 SSAS Servers (8 Cores, Enterprise, ONLY SSAS installed) 16*$6,874 = $109,984
I'm still unsure how the VCPU licensing works, but removing that we're looking at 28 Cores of Enterprise. List price for an Enterprise core is $6874.
28*$6874 = $192,472 ....and that's not including the hardware cost! :crazy:
My thought was to just install SSIS and SSAS from the Standard edition of SQL Server (Or even the BI edition), and then do Server + CAL Licensing.
Active/Passive SQL Cluster with Default instance (12 Cores, Enterprise) 12*$6874 = $82,488.00
2 SSIS Servers (2 VCPU, STD, ONLY SSIS installed) (2*898= 1796)+((5 CALS each?)2*5*209=$2,090)=$3,886
2 SSAS Servers (8 Cores STD, ONLY SSAS installed)(2*898= 1796)+((50 CALS each?)2*50*209=$20,900)=$22,696
Doing this would bring the price down to $82,488+$3,886+$22,696=$109,070 Which is still crazy expensive, but is $80k cheaper than the original solution.
So, my question is, is this possible, has anyone else done this? What pitfalls should I be conscious of?