Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Standard Edition

Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Standard Edition (part number 228-11548) is a full-featured relational database management system engineered for departmental and mid-tier enterprise workloads. Built on the same core database engine as SQL Server 2022 Enterprise Edition, it delivers intelligent query processing, built-in high availability through Basic Always On Availability Groups, and native integration with Azure through its Azure-connected features, including Azure Arc enablement for unified management across on-premises and cloud environments.

SQL Server 2022 introduces several architectural advances including improved Intelligent Query Processing (IQP) capabilities such as degree of parallelism feedback, cardinality estimation feedback, and memory grant feedback persistence, all of which reduce the need for manual query tuning. The platform supports Ledger for SQL Server, providing tamper-evident, blockchain-style verification of database records for compliance and audit scenarios. T-SQL enhancements, improved columnstore index performance, and accelerated database recovery (ADR) further strengthen transactional consistency and recovery speed under high-concurrency workloads.

Standard Edition is licensed on a per-core or Server+CAL basis, making it well suited to organisations deploying dedicated database instances for line-of-business applications, reporting databases, and departmental data stores. It supports up to 24 cores and 128 GB of RAM per instance, with a maximum relational database size of 524 PB. Integration services, reporting services in native mode, and full-text search are included, enabling a broad range of data management and reporting scenarios without requiring additional server components.

Ideal for

• Departmental line-of-business application databases requiring transactional integrity, row-level security, and role-based access control
• Mid-tier ERP and CRM backend database hosting where workload demands fall within the Standard Edition core and memory boundaries
• Operational reporting and paginated report delivery using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) in native mode
• ETL pipeline hosting with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) for scheduled data movement between operational systems and data warehouses
• Regulated workloads requiring tamper-evident audit trails via the SQL Server 2022 Ledger feature to satisfy internal compliance and external audit requirements
• Azure Arc-enabled hybrid database management, allowing on-premises SQL Server 2022 instances to be inventoried, monitored, and governed through the Azure portal alongside cloud resources

Technical specifications

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