Tag Archives: Linux

How Much Linux Do You Need?

Posted on February 14, 2025 by way0utwest

SQL Server on Linux was released with version 2017. Since then, I’ve seen some deployments of SQL Server on Linux, but many of the customers I work with still deploy SQL Server on Windows. While there are limitations and unsupported … Continue reading →

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If You Build It, Will They Use Linux?

Posted on September 22, 2023 by way0utwest

There’s a great scene in Field of Dreams where James Earl Jones says that people will come. It’s in response to the voices Kevin Costner hears early in the movie. This is the climax of the movie, where Costner makes … Continue reading →

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Do We Need to Learn Linux?

Posted on July 10, 2021 by way0utwest

This week we got an announcement about SQL Server in Containers. Microsoft put out a blog noting that the beta program for SQL Server on Windows containers is suspended. They didn’t give any details, citing “ecosystem challenges and usage patterns” … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #116–Always Linux

Posted on July 9, 2019 by way0utwest

This month is an interesting invitation from Tracy Boggiano. It’s on Linux, which I like. I hadn’t thought about this in terms of T-SQL Tuesday, but I think it fits and more than that, I think Linux will be the … Continue reading →

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