With version 2016, SQL Server Business Intelligence is no longer available. To which edition of SQL Server 2016 can customers migrate their SQL Server 2014 BI licenses and which are the regulations to be taken into account?
Customers with active Software Assurance may uprage their SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence licenses to SQL Server 2016 Enterprise (Server/CAL) (except Enterprise Agreement) Customers with Enterprise Agreement signed before 2016-06-01 may keep on purchasing SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence licenses until the end of the contract term, as long as the number of newly acquired licenses does not exceed 25 percent of qualifying licenses acquired as of 2016-05-01.
Source: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Licensing Guide, as is 2016-08-28
