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SQL Server 2025 on Windows Server 2025

SQL Server 2025 on Windows Server 2025: Microsoft SQL Server pre-installed and configured on Windows Server 2025, deployed from the Azure Marketplace into your own subscription. Published and maintained by Derek Coleman & Associates Inc: freshly rebuilt against current security advisories and deployable straight from the Azure Marketplace into your own subscription.

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Version: SQL Server 2025 on Windows Server 2025Platform: Windows Server 2025Ports: 1433 (SQL Server), 3389 (RDP)Category: SQL Server

What's included

SQL Server 2025 on Windows Server 2025 pre-installed and patched at build time
Windows Authentication only; `sa` disabled; no password baked into the image
SQL IaaS Agent extension compatible for backup/patching integration
Trusted Launch support: Secure Boot + vTPM
Azure Monitor Agent, Defender for Cloud, and Update Manager install cleanly

Quick start

Known issue on the current image (as of 2026-09-15) — No working SQL Server login exists on a freshly deployed VM: the only sysadmin is `sa`, and `sa` is disabled. Your portal-set Windows administrator has no SQL login at all (Windows-authentication-only mode), because Microsoft's post-deployment ConfigureImage hook fails on this image (it already ran once at build time and removed its own rights). Workaround and fix status on the support page.

Deploy from the Azure Marketplace (Get It Now → Create), setting your admin username and password.
Allow inbound RDP (3389) for yourself, plus SQL (1433) for your app tier only.
Connect with SQL Server Management Studio or `sqlcmd` to the VM's IP on port 1433.

Common use cases

Line-of-business databases
Reporting and BI backends
Dev/test with production parity
On-prem SQL Server migration to Azure

Why our images

Freshly rebuilt against the latest security advisories, no shared default credentials, Trusted Launch support, and automatic OS security updates — everything runs in your own Azure subscription under your governance.

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