SQL Server 2025, now in Public Preview, is an AI-ready enterprise database, with best-in-class security, performance and availability.

• Built-in AI support to combine vector and key word search in a single engine. Customers have the flexibility of connecting with AI models of your choice using the familiar T-SQL language.
• Empower modern apps development by providing the right tools for developers to build AI apps consistently across cloud and on-premises, including native JSON support, REST APIs and more.
• Enable frictionless analytics and cloud agility by offering real-time data replication with Fabric database mirroring, centralized management, governance, and automation using Azure Arc.
• Enhance security and performance with Microsoft Entra Managed Service Identity for authentication, Optimized Locking for improved concurrency, and faster query processing for better performance.