To download SQL Server Developer Edition 2022 visit webpage:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/sql-server/sql-server-downloads
You can see that there are three big entries. But we don’t want
anyone of these.
Instead, scroll down and choose a free specialized edition.
Select Developer edition.
- The express is fine if you want to do select statements and
some database administration. It’s totally free, including for production.
- The Developer edition is a full featured free edition. It
allows you access to all of the various standards of SQL Server. So the only
restriction is you cannot choose it in a production environment. If you want to
do that, then you will need to buy it.
SQL2022-SSEI-Dev.exe
This file will get downloaded. Right click and open it.
You can see that there are three options,
- A Basic version where you don’t have to do any of the
configuration because it is the standard default configuration. It allows you
to create select statements and do some database administration, but not much
else.
- A custom one where you can actually choose what you want to
do. It allows you to do more in SQL Server such as SQL Server Analysis Services
(SSAS), SSIS is integration services and SSRS for reporting services.
- A Download media is used to run them either on your current
machine or on any other machine.
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10 Easy Steps to Install SQL Server 2022