To begin with, a new Link feature for Managed Instance means that SQL Server on-premises can now pair and serve almost interchangeably with Azure SQL MI.

Microsoft plans to release a 'General Purpose' version of its Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance (MI) at the 'general availability' (GA) commercial-release stage, 'starting July 30, 2021.' ...

Copilot for Azure SQL Database has limited private preview and no pricing information. Microsoft has indicated to me that this will be a paid offering but has offered no pricing model.

SQL Server 2022 customers will see benefits in the areas of data integration, analytics, governance, and high availability thanks to the database’s enhanced connectivity to the Azure cloud, Microsoft ...