SQL Server Standard 2022 Commercial Perpetual
| SQL Server 2022 Standard Edition |
| Microsoft |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2022 is the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet* |
| with continued innovation across performance |
| security |
| and availability; |
| Integrates with Azure Synapse Link and Microsoft Purview to drive deeper insights |
| predictions |
| and governance from their data at scale |
| Most secure database over the last 10 years per NIST** |
| Fully integrated with the new link feature in Azure SQL Managed Instance*** |
| New and enhanced features |
| including Ledger and Query Store hints |
| Next generation Intelligent Query Processing features in the database engine to accelerate performance with no code changes |
| Time-series database support |
| New JSON functions to increase ability to query and manipulate JSON data |
| *For all Azure-connected features of SQL Server 2022 |
| customers can optionally enable these capabilities based on business requirements **National Institute of Standards and Technology Comprehensive Vulnerability Database ***The bidirectional disaster recovery capability of the link feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance is available in limited public preview;Sign up for early access;General availability will occur at a future date. |

SQL Server 2022 Licensing datasheet