before MS SQL 2012 it was licensed per CPU(phyical) even if you only had 4 vCPU you still had to license it per scocket
now it is per core so if you have 4 vCPU you only need 4 licenses one for each vCPU
this link provides more detail.
before MS SQL 2012 it was licensed per CPU(phyical) even if you only had 4 vCPU you still had to license it per scocket
now it is per core so if you have 4 vCPU you only need 4 licenses one for each vCPU
Re: SQL Server 2012 Downgrade to 2008 Licensing this link provides more detail.