Archive for the ‘SQL Server’ Category

SQL Server 2008 License Pricing

Friday, September 17th, 2010

A common question is the monthly cost of Licensing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and what the differences are between the versions.  Below are the costs based on Microsoft’s Monthly SPLA Pricing Terms when you have a dedicated Virtual Private Server (VPS), Dedicated Server, or Managed Server in our Datacenter.  This chart is a very high level overview on the pricing, CPU and Memory utilization of the different SQL Server versions and does not take into effect all of the different features included.

  Pricing CPU Max RAM DB Size
Microsoft SQL Express Free 1 CPU 1 GB 4 GB
Microsoft SQL 2008 Web $20/mo 4 CPU None None
Microsoft SQL 2008 Workgroup   $55/mo 2 CPU 4 GB None
Microsoft SQL 2008 Standard $220/mo 4 CPU None None

All pricing is per CPU/Anonymous access to the DB, contact us for per seat licensing.  The Microsoft pricing is valid for any Dedicated Server or Windows VPS that is hosted in our Datacenter.  For a Full Database Comparison by feature of the different SQL 2008 versions see this Microsoft Article.

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Microsoft Web Platform installer for adding PHP, MySQL

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Are you running a Cloud Server, Windows Virtual Server (VPS) , or a Dedicated Web Server, and want to utilize an use to use and install Web App, or Web Application?  Microsoft has leveraged the following Web Apps for easy Download/Install on your Web Server:

  • PHP 5.2.11
  • MySQL 5.1
  • URL ReWrite 1.1
  • SQL Server 2008 Express
  • Streaming Media Services
  • Joomla! , SugarCRM, WordPress, Textcube, nopCommerce, Moodle, SilverStripe CMS, DotNetNuke, Umbraco, Drupal, nService. Amplifeeder

It is kind of hard to believe that Microsoft is leveraging all these Open Source tools on thier Platform, like SugarCRM a competing CRM product as well as MySQL.  But in my opinion, it is great!   Here is a Step by Step Guide on getting your Web Applications up and Running on MySQL/PHP:

1. First Step, go to Microsoft and install the Microsoft Web Platform.  The Installation is pretty straight forward and takes under a Minute.

2. Run the Web Platform Installer.  You can then Choose Three Catagories: What’s New, Web Platform and Web Applications.

3. Select the Applications you want to Install, such as WordPress on Windows.

4. The installer will require some dependacies for WordPress such as a MySQL Database, PHP 5.2.  It will ask for a Database user/password.

5. The installer will then ask for the Web Site Settings for the new web application, and even allow you to add new directories.

6. The Installer will complete with all the applications that were installed on your server.  Next, run the WordPress Easy Web Setup and you are up and running.

As an added bonus, there are even additional Database tools and .NET Framework 4.  Well that is it, really easy to get PHP Apps up and running fast on Windows Server. 

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Second Thoughts?

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Have you ever had second thoughts about what you wear to work?
A Flarehosting.com employee wore this shirt(in the picture below) to work yesterday. It made for a day of fun banter in the NOC. It really BRIGHTENED the day for us.

Giving our customers the best customer service is the goal of the whole team here at Flarehosting.com. This yellow shirt put a little more fun in the job yesterday.

The employee took all of the comments in stride and even wore a different Hawaiian shirt to work today.

Keep you work place fun and wear something outrageous today!!

Our mission is to provide the best service possible to our customers at an affordable price with two primary goals in mind: commitment and focus. We are committed to providing services that will not just keep our customers satisfied, but position them for success in web hosting.

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