Redmond Magazine

Open but Not Equal: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 vNext for Linux

The Microsoft SQL Server database has come full circle now that the company is set to release a Linux-based version. In keeping with its push to embrace Linux, Microsoft announced its plans to port ...
ITWire

iTWire - Microsoft SQL Server claimed to have no equal

Conor Cunningham, partner software architect, SQL Server Engine and 18-year Microsoft veteran, said the aim with all recent releases of SQL was to allow "regular people to crunch data". The 2016 ...
Ars Technica

New SQL Server 2005 SP1 release puts Microsoft on equal footing with Oracle, IBM in data mirroring; cozies up with SAP

In addition to the standard feature fixes, Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 (released yesterday) puts IBM and Oracle on notice while giving SAP a “we're buddies” high-five. The major news to ...
Redmond Magazine

Open but Not Equal: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 vNext for Linux

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 ...