SQL Server 2022 is the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet, with continued innovation in security, availability, and performance.

- Integration with Azure Synapse Link and Azure Purview enables customers to drive deeper insights, predictions, and governance from their data at scale.
- Cloud integration is enhanced with disaster recovery (DR) to Azure SQL Managed Instance, along with no-ETL (extract, transform, and load) connections to cloud analytics, which allow database administrators to manage their data estates with greater flexibility and minimal impact to the end-user.
- Performance and scalability are automatically enhanced via built-in query intelligence.
There is choice and flexibility across languages and platforms, including Linux, Windows, and Kubernetes.