Bringing SQL Server to Linux is one of the bigger steps in Microsoft’s plan to help developers build any app for (and from) any platform. And despite the fact that it was only announced in ...

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 ...

SQL Server for Linux was announced in March of last year to widespread surprise. ... developers can now move applications to use Azure SQL Databases with no code changes and full compatibility.

Microsoft on Monday announced the general availability of SQL Server 2017, now with support for Linux, at its Ignite conference in Orlando. The company first announced its plans for the newest ...

Microsoft isn't open sourcing SQL Server's code, but making it run-able on Linux is a big change for the company. Microsoft has long offered a Mac version of its Office suite and has recently ...

SQL Server for Linux is just another example of how Microsoft’s view of competing platforms has changed in recent years. This move would’ve been unthinkable under its former CEO Steve Ballmer.

Also in today's open source roundup: Why is Microsoft releasing SQL Server for Linux? And what do Linux users think about SQL Server coming to their favorite operating system?

The SQL Server 2022 public preview may be able to run on other Linux distros right now, Microsoft's document acknowledged. However, there are support implications for doing so, it warned.

SQL Server on Linux? You're not dreaming. ... Serdar has been writing about computers, operating systems, databases, programming, and other information technology topics for 30 years.

SQL, C#, .NET and Linux are four skill areas that have seen a rising trend in demand, according to a new report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The Technology Demand and ...