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I wonder if it is practical to run SQL 2008 Std on a very powerful desktop or laptop? running Windows XP? Is anyone out there doing it? I know it's possible, but why do you need server licenses and CAL's to run a dB which won't be accessed directly by users, (only by a ODBC link)<br />
Am I completely off beam here?<br />
The volume of data isn't huge.<br />
Where would the bottlenecks be? <br />
Dual 2.2 processors<br />
1gb NIC<br />
16gb RAM<br />
Forgive my ignorance.
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I wonder if it is practical to run SQL 2008 Std on a very powerful desktop or laptop? running Windows XP? Is anyone out there doing it? I know it's possible, but why do you need server licenses and CAL's to run a dB which won't be accessed directly by users, (only by a ODBC link)
Am I completely off beam here?
The volume of data isn't huge.
Where would the bottlenecks be? 
Dual 2.2 processors
1gb NIC
16gb RAM
Forgive my ignorance.

Is it practical to run SQL Server on a non Server (XP Pro)PC?

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