SQL Server 2025

 

 

 

The most significant news is the general release of SQL Server 2025 on November 18, 2025, which includes improvements in performance, security, and backups, according to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Learn. Other recent news includes the end of support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and updates on known issues in the new version of SQL Server.

SQL Server 2025 Release and New Features

-General Availability: Officially released on November 18, 2025, with improvements to backups, availability, performance, and the developer experience.

-Developer Edition: A free edition is available for development and testing purposes.

-AI Ready: The new version is designed to support enterprise artificial intelligence, from development to the cloud.

Known Issues with SQL Server 2025

– Installation may fail if TLS 1.2 is disabled.

– Not supported on Windows Arm64 hardware.

– There are errors in updates due to issues with the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable.

– Machines with more than 64 logical cores per NUMA node cannot start SQL Server.

– There are issues with the behavior of SESSION_CONTEXT in parallel plans, backup compression with ZSTD, and login performance with the PBKDF2 hash algorithm.

– Local ONNX models are not supported on Linux operating systems.

End of Support for Other Microsoft Products

-Windows 10: Technical support ended on October 14, 2025.

-SQL Server 2012: Support ended in July 2022.

-Windows Server 2012/2012 R2: Support ended in October 2023.

-Windows Server 2008/2008 R2: Extended Security Updates on Azure ended in January 2024.

Source: www.hateltech.com