This means a two-core pack of SQL Server Enterprise Edition will now be approximately $15,123 (up from $13,748), and a core of Standard Edition will be $3,944 (up from $3,586).

Microsoft has released a temporary fix for a known issue impacting Windows apps using ODBC database connections after installing the November 2022 Patch Tuesday updates.

Using a connection to Azure Arc, which is part of the SQL Server 2022 setup process, on-premises users can now also opt for cloud-enabled billing to manage consumption spikes or for ad hoc use cases.