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Microsoft SQL Server

Get the flexibility you need to use integrated solutions and apps with your data—in the cloud, on-premises, or at the edge. SQL Server 2022 is the most Azure-enabled release yet, with innovation across performance, security, and availability.
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Benefits

Supercharge your mission-critical workloads with SQL Server 2022

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Fast and agile

Build apps and deploy anywhere with a flexible data platform to get your innovations to market faster.
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Built-in intelligence

Intelligent Query Performance (IQP) enhancements adapt query plan to common pitfalls without application changes, making intelligent parallelism adjustments for at-scale workloads.
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Enterprise-proven

Scale your business while meeting your security, performance, and availability needs with an industry-leading total cost of ownership.
Overview

Reinvent your business

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    • View all SQL Servers deployed on-premises, in Azure, and in other clouds.
    • Capture key performance metrics and realize faster time-to-value with monitoring.
    • Gain proactive and actionable insights with automated best practices assessment.
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    • Manage availability groups (AGs) inventory and track real-time health status.
    • View Always On failover cluster instances (FCI) and protect with Defender for Cloud.
    • Automate backups and point-in-time restore for seamless application of policy.
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    • Protect your on-premises and multi-cloud data using Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
    • Enhance security using auto patching and Extended Security Updates enabled by Azure Arc.
    • Gain central insights and governance across all SQL databases with Microsoft Purview.
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    • Scale with cost-efficient, pay-as-you-go pricing.
    • Easily onboard new technologies or scale existing ones as your data estate grows.
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Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform

Pivot and adapt in a rapidly evolving landscape, add layers of intelligence to applications, uncover predictive insights, and govern data anywhere with an integrated data platform.
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IMPACT

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SOLUTIONS

Find the SQL Server version and solutions for your needs

SQL Server 2022

The most Azure-enabled release yet, with continued performance, security, and availability innovation.
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SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc

Extend Azure services to SQL Server instances hosted outside of Azure.
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SQL Server on Azure

Azure SQL is a family of managed, secure, and intelligent products that use the SQL Server database engine in the Azure cloud.
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SQL Server BI

A modern, comprehensive, enterprise-ready business intelligence platform to transform data into insights.
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SQL Server 2022 Developer

A full-featured free edition, licensed for use as a development and test database in a non-production environment.
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SQL Server 2022 Express

A free edition of SQL Server, ideal for development and production for desktop, web, and small server applications.
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SUCCESS STORIES

See how companies use the Microsoft data platform to realize their potential

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NBA players improve performance with AI on Azure AI infrastructure

The NBA Stats Team built a Microsoft Azure solution based on Azure Kubernetes Service to collect data that can help them understand players’ strengths and weaknesses.
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Entain bets on SQL Server 2022 to boost growing gaming business

Entain, a leader in sports betting, gaming, and interactive entertainment, relies on the stability of Microsoft SQL Server as its data platform.
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Bulutistan extends Azure services to local cloud with Azure Arc–enabled SQL Managed Instance

Bulutistan turned to Azure Arc to provide its customers with Azure services while keeping data on-premises in accordance with the country’s data sovereignty laws.
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Transform your business with continued performance and security innovation.
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SQL Server Documentation

Dive into the technical details including installation guidance and stay up to date on the latest release notes.
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SQL Server Blog

 Keep up on the latest news about SQL Server innovations and enhancements.
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