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Amazon RDS supports Multi-AZ for SQL Server Developer Edition

Amazon RDS now supports Multi-AZ deployments for SQL Server Developer Edition, enabling high availability testing and development without Enterprise Edition licensing costs

Amazon RDS for SQL Server Developer Edition now supports Multi-AZ deployments using Always On Availability Groups, maintaining a synchronous standby replica in another Availability Zone for automatic failover during infrastructure failures. Offering all Enterprise Edition features without license costs, it enables building and testing high-availability configurations in non-production environments. This capability is available for SQL Server Developer Edition major versions 2019, 2022, and SQL Server 2025 Enterprise Developer Edition, but not supported in SQL Server 2025 Standard Developer Edition.

Why it matters

This update benefits developers and DevOps engineers who need to test high availability in development environments

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