SQL Server can now run on Windows servers, Linux-based servers, or some combination of the two. The Linux version can also run in Docker containers (which can also be Windows- or Linux-based ...

Microsoft officials said SQL Server Next on Linux and SQL Server Next on Windows are based on a single code base. "There are some features that have platform specific characteristics.

Offering it on Linux will remove the one obstacle among those shops considering a SQL database server seeking an alternative to Oracle and IBM, but unwilling or unable to choose a Windows-based RDBMS.

A Linux-based SQL Server may be just the beginning; it is now entirely conceivable we may see a Microsoft Exchange on Linux in the future.

When Wim Coekaerts, Microsoft's vice president for open source, took the stage at LinuxCon 2016 in Toronto last summer, he came not as an adversary, but as a longtime Linux enthusiast promising to ...

This shakeup has implications far beyond SQL Server. Here are eight insights into why this matters — for Microsoft, its customers, and the rest of the Linux- and cloud-powered world. 1. This is huge ...

SQL Server for Linux should reach general availability later this year. Even today, a couple of companies are already using it in production, and the Linux version now runs as fast as the Windows ...

The Linux version of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 v.Next is a viable option for customers who want to deploy the RDBMS on an open source platform, but the early previews lack some features of the ...

When Wim Coekaerts, Microsoft's vice president for open source, took the stage at LinuxCon 2016 in Toronto last summer, he came not as an adversary, but as a longtime Linux enthusiast promising to ...