SQL Server 2025 | Support by cloudimg

## SQL Server 2025 by cloudimg

Microsoft SQL Server 2025 is the full-featured relational database platform for mission-critical workloads, advanced analytics, AI and high availability at scale. These Amazon Machine Images deliver SQL Server 2025 fully installed and configured on Ubuntu 24.04, so a production-grade database server is running within minutes of launch.

## Editions Available

This listing offers four SQL Server 2025 editions, each as its own delivery option you select at subscribe time:

• Enterprise — the complete feature set for mission-critical production at scale (paid; evaluation until a product key is applied).
• Standard — core engine for mid-tier production, up to 4 sockets / 32 cores and 256 GB buffer pool (paid; evaluation until a product key is applied).
• Express — the free entry-level edition for small databases (10 GB max), prototypes and learning.
• Developer — the full Enterprise feature set, free for development and test use only.

## Application Stack

SQL Server 2025 installed from the official Microsoft APT repository for Ubuntu 24.04. mssql-tools18 and sqlcmd for command-line administration. The service runs on port 1433 and starts on boot through a systemd unit.

## SQL Server 2025 Ships With

Vector data type and HNSW indexes for AI and RAG workloads. Native JSON_OBJECT and JSON_ARRAY functions. REGEXP_LIKE, REGEXP_INSTR and REGEXP_REPLACE in T-SQL. Optimized locking for improved concurrency.

## Secure First Boot

On the first boot of every instance a one-shot service generates a unique SA password, sets it via mssql-conf, re-applies the selected edition, creates a cloudimg SQL login, removes the build-time memory cap and writes all credentials to a root-only file. No shared or default credentials ship in the image.

## Ready To Use

The SQL Server service starts on boot. Retrieve the generated credentials from /root/mssql-credentials.txt and connect with sqlcmd or any SQL Server client on port 1433.

## cloudimg Support

cloudimg provides 24/7 technical support for this image, covering SQL Server deployment, edition selection, performance tuning, high availability, query optimisation and database administration.