Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Enterprise – Unlimited Scalability for Mission-Critical Workloads

Achieve unmatched performance, security, and availability with the most powerful edition of SQL Server. Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Enterprise Edition is the premium offering in Microsoft’s database platform, designed for high-end datacenter environments, large-scale applications, and Tier 1 workloads. With support for unlimited cores, unlimited virtualization, and advanced analytics, it delivers the tools needed to manage complex data estates across hybrid and cloud infrastructures.

Key Features

• Unlimited Virtualization: Run any number of SQL Server instances across unlimited virtual machines with Software Assurance.

• Advanced Security: Includes Always Encrypted with secure enclaves, SQL Ledger, Dynamic Data Masking, Transparent Data Encryption, and Microsoft Defender for SQL integration.

• High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Features Always On availability groups, contained availability groups, distributed availability groups, and accelerated database recovery.

• Intelligent Query Processing: Benefit from Query Store hints, Parameter Sensitive Plan optimization, Memory Grant Feedback, and DOP Feedback for automatic performance tuning.

• Hybrid Cloud Integration: Seamlessly connect to Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Microsoft Purview for analytics, governance, and DR.

• In-Memory Performance: Supports In-Memory OLTP, columnstore indexes, and buffer pool parallel scan for lightning-fast data access.

• Data Virtualization: Use PolyBase to query external sources like Oracle, Hadoop, and S3-compatible object storage.

• Machine Learning Services: Run R and Python scripts directly in the database for advanced analytics and AI workloads.

• Massive Scalability: Supports up to 524 PB database size, OS maximum memory, and unlimited compute cores under the per-core licensing model.

Licensing Overview

• Core-Based Licensing Only: Enterprise Edition is licensed per core, with no upper limit. Minimum of 4 core licenses per server or VM.

• Software Assurance Benefits: Required for unlimited virtualization and passive failover rights.

• Azure Hybrid Benefit: Use existing licenses in Azure to reduce cloud costs.

Why Choose SQL Server 2022 Enterprise

• Mission-Critical Reliability: Built for 24/7 uptime, failover protection, and real-time analytics.

• Future-Ready Architecture: Designed for hybrid cloud, AI integration, and secure data governance.

• Comprehensive Feature Set: Includes all features available in Standard Edition plus exclusive enterprise-grade capabilities.

• Trusted Platform: Rated as the most secure database over the last 10 years.

Release Date

November 16, 2022