The year ahead for SQL Server 2025

In the session SQL Server 2025 An enterprise AI-ready database platform the  core features for the next version of SQL Server were shared being based on

• AI built-in
• Best in class security and performance
• Fabric and Azure Arc connected. 

SQL Server 2025 is built from the ground to cloud with AI  ready applications. SQL Server 2025 is to have 

• Vector store - native vector data type and DiskANN index
• Model Management - model interfaces ground to cloud using REST
• Embeddings built-in - text chunking and built-in embedding generation
• Simple semantic searching - vector distance and vector search
• Framework integration - LangChain, Semantic Kernel, Entity Framework Core

All changes made for SQL will be deployed across all deployment options and all versions. 

It is integrated with Microsoft Fabric

The year ahead for SQL Server: Ground to cloud to fabric

Responsible AI is embedded and available on premises or in the cloud.

There is now SQL database in Fabric

Azure Arc extends to Azure services to SQL Server anywhere to streamline migrations to Azure. 

Watch more about the latest release from Joe Sack, Erin Stellato and Bob Ward. So many innovations in this version of SQL Serer it changes what options are available for use.