• Don't get me wrong -- I'm grateful for enhancements. But then, that's the point of Software Assurance, that we pay a fee so that we have access to the latest version, which presumably would enhance the product. What I'm complaining about is that Microsoft has removed a feature of the original database license, that of being able to use the product in a failover role without having to have a separate license. In effect, they've downgraded the product with respect to failover. The mirroring feature and its successor, availability groups, now are part of Software Assurance and not part of the SQL Server license. No, I don't consider this fair or reasonable, and I think ultimately they're going to have to back off of this position.