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Guy and Eitan discuss news regarding SQL Server 2025, specifically that it's now publicly available on Amazon RDS, but also that Web Edition is now gone.
Also, Guy shares an interesting use case with troubleshooting disk IO latency issues.
And finally, Guy and Eitan discuss the differences between SQL Server and PostgreSQL, and why would anyone still be paying for SQL Server.
Relevant links:
- Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2025
- SQL Server Web Edition Discontinued. Now What?
- SQL Server 2025: Web Edition Is Gone
- SQL Server 2016 end of support is here: Plan your next steps
- Troubleshoot slow SQL Server performance caused by I/O issues
- sqlfingers.com: Why Are We Still Paying for SQL Server?