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 ...

As covered by my ZDNet colleague Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft has announced that it is bringing its core, flagship relational database, SQL Server, to the Linux operating system. I also work for Datameer, ...

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 ...

Back in 2016, when Microsoft announced that SQL Server would soon run on Linux, the news came as a major surprise to users and pundits alike. Over the course of the last year, Microsoft’s support for ...

SQL Server Management Studio or SSMS allows you to connect to the SQL server and execute queries. In this tutorial, we will see how you can install and configure SQL Server Management Studio in ...

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...

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 ...

When in March this year Microsoft announced that it was bringing SQL Server to Linux the reaction was one of surprise, with the announcement prompting two big questions: why and how? SQL Server is one ...

When I write my column, I try to stick to specific hacks or tips you can use to make life with Linux a little easier. Usually, I describe with pretty specific detail how to accomplish a particular ...

The first screen of the installer. How to install Ubuntu Minimal Server Your email has been sent Your data center uses Linux. It might be for web servers, Samba shares, security, networking … or it ...