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Microsoft is readying SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and is making .NET Core 1.0 and ASP.NET Core 1.0 generally available today, as promised.

In addition to the aforementioned merging of the SQL Server .NET Framework and .NET Core code bases, the engineering roadmap calls for open source assembly and a move to GitHub.

SQL Server 2025 also supports DiskANN, text chunking, embedding generation, and integration with AI frameworks like LangChain, Semantic Kernel, and Entity Framework Core.

To license under Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise 2012 they would license it as 40 (4×10) core licenses. (See the note about “Software Assurance Implications” below).

Also, they can connect SQL Server 2025 with Azure Arc to manage a hybrid SQL Server data estate at scale. Microsoft is also offering pay-as-you-go licensing for on-premises customers.