Licencing of SQL Server on Azure VM

hi
If i install SQL server on Azure VM on a small instance which provides 1 core.
Since the licences for SQL server are core based how many licenses will i need to get it installed
Regards
Krishna

Hi Krishna,
SQL Server in Virtual Environments is licensed in minimum 4 cores. 1 license cover 2 cores so you need 2 license for SQL Server.
View this:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/3/C/73CAD4E0-D0B5-4BE5-AB49-D5B886A5AE00/SQL_Server_2012_Licensing_Reference_Guide.pdf

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