Amazon RDS for SQL Server now Supports SQL Server Major Version 2019
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2019 CU5 for Express, Web, Standard, and Enterprise Editions on the Windows operating systems. You can now leverage SQL Server 2019 features such as accelerated database recovery (ADR), Intelligent Query Processing (IQP), intelligent performance features, and resumable index rebuilds on your Amazon RDS for SQL Server DB instances.
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2019 CU5 for Express, Web, Standard, and Enterprise Editions on the Windows operating systems. You can now leverage SQL Server 2019 features such as accelerated database recovery (ADR), Intelligent Query Processing (IQP), intelligent performance features, and resumable index rebuilds on your Amazon RDS for SQL Server DB instances.
To learn more about SQL Server 2019 CU5, visit Microsoft’s release announcement.
To create a new Amazon RDS for SQL Server 2019 DB instance, use the "Launch DB Instance" wizard in the AWS Management Console, choose SQL Server and select “15.00.4043.16.v1” as the DB Engine Version. SQL Server 2019 is now available on Amazon RDS in all AWS commercial regions.
Learn more about the supported features of SQL Server 2019 on Amazon RDS for SQL Server from this blog post, and see the Amazon Relational Database Services User Guide.
Amazon RDS for SQL Server makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale SQL Server deployments in the cloud. See Amazon RDS for SQL Server Pricing for pricing details and regional availability.