To me, the biggest surprise announcement coming out of Microsoft's Connect() 2016 conference last week wasn't that Microsoft was joining the Linux Foundation. Instead, it was that SQL Server Next ...

Microsoft is bringing even more database options into the Microsoft Fabric fold, alongside a series of initiatives that aim to help tackle enterprise data complexity. For literally generations of ...

The movement towards data-driven business requires sophisticated capabilities incorporating robust, scalable, and adaptable databases. When Microsoft announced Linux platform support for SQL in 2017, ...

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 core ...

Microsoft execs have been extolling the benefits of integrating databases and analytics for the past several years, starting in earnest with Azure Synapse Analytics. Today during Day 1 of its virtual ...

You can treat SQL Server on Linux as a new deployment option, not a whole new database. That means you can choose the operating system that best fits your project. Bringing SQL Server to Linux is one ...

In the several weeks leading up to the PASS Virtual Summit in November, I had the good fortune to work with several members of the SQL Server team at Red Hat. They included people such as Louis ...

SQL Server 2005 has under a year until it reaches end-of-life status, where there will be no further updates for security purposes and no official support available from Microsoft. Meanwhile, IT is ...

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 core ...