We now know when the next version of SQL Server is coming. At Ignite last week, Microsoft announced SQL Server 2022, which comes nearly 3 years after the last version, SQL Server 2019. Apparently, the pandemic's effects include delays in product development as it's been nearly three years since SQL Server 2019. The new version is in preview, with a few new features announced. There's also a video version from the Ignite site, but if you want a quick summary of things, read on.

There were a few items that get me a bit excited about the changes. The first is that we get some query improvements with regard to parameter sniffing in stored procedures. This has been a constant problem for many databases and workloads for years. This is because only one plan has been kept in the cache. That changes in SQL Server 2022, as the instance can now keep multiple plans around. It will be interesting to see if this helps many customers.

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