Thanks Thom A, 

when were 2002 and 2005 out of support warranty and when is 2008 out of support ?
Appreciate all your help 🙂

Thanks Thomas when is 2008 out of support

Is there no volume licence to cover every SQL licence i was under impression there was

Thanks is there no company plan to unify all versions of SQL licences 

(I know i should check that with licence provider thanks) 🙂

Thanks found this link which looks good https://blogs.flexera.com/elo/2017/06/an-introduction-to-microsoft-sql-server-licensing/

Could i take same example for 65 SQL VMS with 160 cores, I plan on speaking to the licence manager about this tomorrow,...