Red Hat Enterprise Linux now supported for Microsoft SQL Server on Azure VMs with SQL IaaS Agent extension

Organizations running Microsoft SQL Server 2025 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in Azure can now install and integrate with the SQL IaaS Agent extension (see SQL Server IaaS Agent Extension for Linux – SQL Server on Azure VMs), which enables full licensing flexibility for their SQL deployment. As of today, the extension supports three licensing options. When registering in lightweight mode, you can choose:PAYG (Pay-As-You-Go): Pay per usage. The pay-as-you-go model means that the per-second cost of running the Azure VM includes the cost of the SQL Server license.AHB (Azure Hybrid Benefit):