We have received the happy news for a long time that Microsoft wanted to bring SQL Server to Gnu / Linux, interesting news that we did not know more about until now. Microsoft has recently released the first preview of SQL Server for Gnu / Linux, a development version that is available for Ubuntu.
Microsoft and Ubuntu continue as allies And there is no doubt that Ubuntu will be the first distribution to receive Microsoft technologies. But in this case the thing is more interesting if possible.
SQL Server is Microsoft's server database manager, that is, it is the database application for professional services and it is something that will come to Ubuntu for free. Thus, all Microsoft professional technologies that use this server can be brought to Ubuntu. In this section you will find old applications like Microsoft Access or new services like Microsoft Azure.
The development version of SQL Server for Ubuntu is now available
In any case, it seems that a torrent of applications may come to Ubuntu, not only from Microsoft but also their own. There are many business applications such as Access databases or web applications that were built with SQL Server and cannot leave Microsoft. Now with the arrival of SQL Server to Ubuntu, this thing will change.
Unfortunately it is not something we can do at this very moment. For the moment only one preview has been released, that is, a development version. Something that the most interested can get from here. And it can also be carried to other distributions and even other official Ubuntu flavors.
Personally, I think it is progress, but it also scares me in a way. I'm afraid that a distribution like Ubuntu becomes a Windows extension, something that could happen if things continue like this Do not you think?
Who would say, .. #sqlserver in #linux .. congratulations .. I do not see it as a threat, but as an opportunity #ubuntu