New for SQL Server 2019

This latest version continues to redefine SQL Server from a traditional relational database system to a data platform for every data scenario.

Analyze structured and unstructured data

Use the language and platform of your choice

Breakthrough performance and scalability of your database

Access to rich, interactive Power BI reports on any device

Explore the new capabilities of SQL Server 2019

Intelligence across all your data

Whether your data is structured or unstructured, query and analyze it using the data platform with industry-leading performance and security.

Additional features

Break down data silos

Gain insights from all your data by querying across your entire data estate without moving or replicating the data.

Maximum availability

Gain mission-critical uptime, fast failover, and improved TCO using cloud disaster-recovery replicas and always-on availability groups. Plus, with the new Software Assurance benefit, get a free SQL Server license for Disaster Recovery (DR) in Azure.

Intelligent database capabilities

Upgrade and modernize your SQL Server database on premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Database compatibility certification eliminates the risk of app incompatibility.

Accelerated database recovery

Greatly improves database availability by enabling fast and consistent database recovery regardless of the number or size of active transactions.

Built-in security and compliance

Use built-in features for data classification, data protection, and monitoring and alerts. SQL Server 2019 monitors, identifies, and provides alerts on suspicious activity.

Self-service BI on any device

Explore visual data and quickly discover patterns to make better, faster decisions with Power BI Report Server, which is included with your SQL Server Software Assurance license.

Encrypt all your data

Encrypt sensitive data and execute rich computations on encrypted data, plus enable customized data access based on role with complex row filtering.

Highly scalable cloud services

Build highly intelligent, scalable cloud database services on Azure with the broadest SQL Server engine compatibility. Migrate existing apps or build new apps on Azure-the best cloud destination for your mission-critical SQL Server workloads

• Minimum: x64 Processor: 1.4 GHz
• Recommended: 2.0 GHz or faster
• x64 Processor: AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support

• Windows 10 TH1 1507 or greater
• Windows Server 2016 or greater
• Windows Server 2022 Datacenter
• Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition
• Windows Server 2022 Standard
• Windows Server 2019 Datacenter
• Windows Server 2019 Standard
• Windows Server 2019 Essentials
• Windows Server 2016 Datacenter
• Windows Server 2016 Standard
• Windows Server 2016 Essentials
• Windows 11 IoT Enterprise
• Windows 11 Enterprise
• Windows 11 Professional
• Windows 11 Home
• Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
• Windows 10 Enterprise
• Windows 10 Professional
• Windows 10 Home
• Windows Server 2022 Core
• Windows Server 2019 Core
• Windows Server 2016 Core

• 6 GB of available free space.

• 1 GB of RAM

• .NET Framework: Minimum operating systems includes minimum .NET framework.
• Network Software: Supported operating systems for SQL Server have built-in network software. Named and default instances of a stand-alone installation support the following network protocols: Shared memory, Named Pipes, and TCP/IP.