Perpetual License for sale to K-12 Schools, Community Colleges, and Universities.
2-Core License.
Customers choosing this licensing model must license all of the physical cores on the physical server. A minimum of 4 core licenses are required per physical processor. You do not need Client Access Licenses because Core licensing allows any number of users to access the software from any number of devices.
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 - the most Azure-enabled release yet, with continued performance, security, and availability innovation.
Microsoft SQL Server Standard Edition delivers fully featured database capabilities for mid-tier applications and data marts.
Seamless analytics over on-premises operational data
Drive insights in near real time by breaking the wall between operational and analytical stores. Analyze all your data using both Spark and SQL runtimes in the cloud with Azure Synapse Link.
Visibility over your entire data estate
Manage and govern your entire data estate to overcome data silos with Microsoft Purview.
The most secure database over the last 10 years
Achieve your security and compliance goals using the database rated as least vulnerable over the last 10 years. Use an immutable ledger to help protect data from tampering.
Industry-leading performance and availability
Take advantage of performance and availability for faster queries and to help ensure business continuity. Accelerate query performance and tuning with no code changes required. Keep multi-write environments running smoothly for users across multiple locations.
Business continuity through Azure
Help ensure uptime with fully managed disaster recovery in the cloud through the link feature in Azure SQL Managed Instance. Continuously replicate data to and from the cloud.