I am setting up an Azure SQL Server VM with SQL Server Enterprise, but my client plans on purchasing SQL Server Enterprise Core Licenses himself at the end of the year. The cost of the SQL Server Enterprise Azure VM is a higher monthly cost than a Standard VM that you install your own version of SQL Server on. So my question is.... When he purchases his own licenses, is there a way to install that license key and have the monthly price of the Azure SQL Server VM drop to the Standard VM price... or do I need to setup a new VM and install and restore the database manually?
Thanks
Glen