Due to not wanting to pay licenses my company is still using SQL Server 2000 for new projects.This is very limiting for multiple reasons.I'm wondering what are the limitations of using SQL Server Express 2008?Is there any reason NOT to use it to power ASP.Net MVC3 websites?
SQL Server 2000 vs 2008 Express?
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Sql Server 2008 R2 Express has the following limitation:10GB size limit per databaseNo agent to run scheduled tasksLimited to run on 1 physical cpu (will use multiple cores on the single cpu)1GB ram limitIf you can run your app within these limits then you could upgrade from SQL Server 2000 to 2008 Express.Pricing:SQL Server 2012 Standard licensing runs around $1800 / core (not physical socket) (with a 4 core minimum requirement) or $900 server license + $200 per CAL (Client Access License)The database is the heart of the company and stores all their information, it's a worth while investment to spend $7200 to upgrade to an updated and currently supported version of the database server software.