For SQL Server and Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2, you’ll get free ESUs on Azure until July 12, 2025; Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 extended support goes away on October 10, 2026.

SQL Server 2022 customers will see benefits in the areas of data integration, analytics, governance, and high availability thanks to the database’s enhanced connectivity to the Azure cloud, Microsoft ...

Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex PowerShell commands.

For those legacy SQL Server 2008/R2 applications that remain critical, some form of high availability or disaster recovery protection will be required to preserve business continuity.

A new feature in the general availability release of SQL Server 2022’s setup configuration adds an option to select PAYG hourly billing, if you connect to Azure via an Azure Arc agent.