How to License SQL Server Enterprise
SQL Server Features: Standard vs. Enterprise
SQL Server Features | Standard | Enterprise | ||
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Compute and storage | Maximum number of cores | 24 | OS Max | |
Maximum memory utilized per instance | 128 GB | OS Max | ||
Maximum size | 524 PB | 524 PB | ||
Intelligence over all your data | SQL Server Big Data Clusters with Apache Spark and HDFS built into SQL Server engine | |||
Data virtualization using PolyBase (including additional data sources like Oracle, Teradata, MongoDB, and other SQL Server databases) | ||||
Unified AI platform to train and operationalize models with SQL Server ML Services | ||||
Azure Machine Learning and Spark ML | ||||
Choice of language and platform | Compatibility certification | |||
UTF-8 Support | ||||
Support for SQL Server Java extension | ||||
Industry-leading performance and availability | Free DR replicas in Azure and on-premises | |||
Intelligent Query processing: Scalar UDF inlining, table variable deferred compilation, approximate count distinct | ||||
Intelligent Query processing features: row mode memory grant feedback, a batch mode for row store, and automatic tuning | ||||
Automatic read-write connection re-routing | ||||
In-Memory Database: memory-optimized tempdb | ||||
In-Memory Database: Persistent Memory support | ||||
Accelerated Database recovery | ||||
Support for Kubernetes deployment | ||||
Secure and reliable | Always Encrypted with secure enclaves | |||
Transparent database encryption | ||||
Data classification and auditing | ||||
Vulnerability assessment | ||||
Quick business insights | Azure Data Studio to manage SQL Server, including support for T-SQL using Notebooks | |||
SQL Server Analysis Services Direct Query |
Microsoft SQL Server has been one of the premier leaders in database technology for years.
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