Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago.Microsoft describes this release as the “most Azure ...

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At Build 2025, Microsoft announced the public preview of SQL Server 2025. SQL Server 2025 now has AI directly integrated into the database engine for improved search.

Microsoft hasn’t announced when it expects to ship SQL Server 2022, but it’s common for new releases to arrive around the time of Microsoft Ignite, which is at the end of October this year.