Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Enterprise is the most Azure-enabled release to date Microsoft SQL Server and delivers more innovations in performance, security and usability. It is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform, which combines operational databases, analytics and data management.

SQL Server 2022 integrates with Azure Synapse Link and Microsoft Purview, providing customers with deeper insight, prediction, and governance from their data at scale. Cloud integration is enhanced with managed disaster recovery (DR) and real-time analytics on Azure SQL Managed Instance, allowing database administrators to manage data assets with greater flexibility and minimal end-user impact. Performance and scalability are automatically improved thanks to built-in query intelligence.

New features in SQL Server 2022 SQL Server 2022 (16.x) Preview is an evolution of the SQL Server platform built on previous versions. It offers a wide range of development languages, data types and operating systems and enables operation in on-premises and cloud environments.