Amazon RDS now supports SQL Server 2025 with AI integration and vector type

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:23:02 +0000

Platform/SRE — Plan: SQL Server 2025 is now GA on RDS; teams operating SQL Server workloads should evaluate an engine upgrade to gain Standard Edition capacity increases (up to 32 cores, 256 GB buffer pool) and Resource Governor, previously Enterprise-only — no deadline, but a meaningful capability shift worth scheduling this quarter.
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Leader — Learn: SQL Server 2025 introduces a new free Dev-SE edition and significant Standard Edition capacity/feature improvements that could reduce Enterprise licensing costs; worth noting for next SQL Server licensing review, but no immediate strategic decision is forced.

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