SQL Server 2022: Licensing Detail You Need to Know
Microsoft today announced the general availability of SQL Server 2022 with improved performance, security, and availability. This newest SQL Server release is the most Azure-enabled version yet, building on its tradition of performance, security, and availability.
Key Licensing details that you need to be aware of
- Effective January 2023, Microsoft will raise the per-core pricing of SQL Server by 10 percent
- Beginning with SQL Server 2022, licensing by the virtual machine is an option under subscription licenses or licenses with Software Assurance only
- When licensing by virtual machine a customer can run SQL Server in any number of containers in the virtual machine.
- Customers with active SA/Software Subscriptions may now use Azure SQL Managed Instance as their preferred fail-over server option in Azure for disaster recovery.
- Under the Per Core licensing model, each server running SQL Server software or any of its components (such as ReportingServices or Integration Services) must be assigned an appropriate number of SQL Server core licenses.
- Microsoft has introduced new models like PAYG purchasing model for SQL Server. The new licensing model is enabled by Azure Arc, and allows customers using either Standard or Enterprise edition to pay only when they use SQL Server.
Find out more about Licensing here: Licensing Datasheet
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