From 70deef73c127449ca910d0531ef7b6db931bebad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kapsiR Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:23:58 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update SQL Server Express edition specifications Updated SQL Server Express edition memory and database size limits to SQL Server 2025. --- azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md b/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md index df00002864f..038322ad468 100644 --- a/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md +++ b/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ If you want to develop, test, or build a proof of concept, then use the freely l > [!NOTE] > SQL Server 2025 introduces separate Enterprise Developer and Standard Developer editions of SQL Server. -If you want to run a lightweight workload in production (<4 cores, <1-GB memory, <10 GB/database), use the freely licensed **SQL Server Express edition**. A SQL Server Express edition VM also only incurs charges for the cost of the VM. +If you want to run a lightweight workload in production (<4 cores, <1-GB memory, <50 GB/database), use the freely licensed **SQL Server Express edition**. A SQL Server Express edition VM also only incurs charges for the cost of the VM. For these development/test and lightweight production workloads, you can also save money by choosing a smaller VM size that matches these workloads. The [D2as_v5](/azure/virtual-machines/dasv5-dadsv5-series) might be a good choice in some scenarios. @@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ To create an Azure VM running SQL Server 2022 with one of these images, see the | Platform | Freely licensed images | |---|---| -| Windows Server 2022 | [SQL Server 2022 Developer Azure VM](https://portal.azure.com/#create/microsoftsqlserver.sql2022-ws2022sqldev-gen2) | +| Windows Server 2025 | [SQL Server 2025 Standard Developer Azure VM](https://portal.azure.com/#create/microsoftsqlserver.sql2025-ws2025stddev-gen2) | +| Windows Server 2025 | [SQL Server 2025 Enterprise Developer Azure VM](https://portal.azure.com/#create/microsoftsqlserver.sql2025-ws2025entdev-gen2) | | Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | [SQL Server 2022 Developer Azure VM](https://portal.azure.com/#create/microsoftsqlserver.sql2019-ubuntupro2004sqldev_upro-ARM) | ## Paid SQL Server editions From 856314e3e32be476765ceb4888373cb6f44aef98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kapsiR Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:43:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Apply suggestion from @MashaMSFT Co-authored-by: Masha Thomas (MSFT) <32783170+MashaMSFT@users.noreply.github.com> --- azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md b/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md index 038322ad468..cb1604fb0a1 100644 --- a/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md +++ b/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ If you want to run a lightweight workload in production (<4 cores, <1-GB memory, For these development/test and lightweight production workloads, you can also save money by choosing a smaller VM size that matches these workloads. The [D2as_v5](/azure/virtual-machines/dasv5-dadsv5-series) might be a good choice in some scenarios. -To create an Azure VM running SQL Server 2022 with one of these images, see the following links: +To create an Azure VM running SQL Server 2025 with one of these images, see the following links: | Platform | Freely licensed images | |---|---|