Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2025
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This article announces that Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2025 across Enterprise, Standard, and Developer editions.
- SQL Server 2025 enables AI integration directly in the database engine via external REST endpoints from T-SQL
- Integrate securely with AWS services like Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, S3, and Lambda without re-architecting applications
- New free Standard Developer Edition (Dev-SE) for development and testing without licensing costs
- Standard Edition capacity increases to 32 cores and 256 GB buffer pool memory
- Standard Edition gains Resource Governor, previously exclusive to Enterprise Edition
- Native vector data type for storing and querying vector embeddings directly in the database
- Existing RDS customers can upgrade by modifying the DB engine version
SQL Server 2025 on RDS enables AI-powered database capabilities and improved performance with reduced licensing costs for development workloads.
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