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, ...

Microsoft continues to break down the barriers between Windows and everything else. The company said Monday it plans to release a version of SQL Server, one of its most successful business-software ...

Microsoft, following its shock announcement this week that it will make a version of its back-office flagship SQL Server that runs on the open-source operating system Linux, is looking for government ...

In the rollup to a big wave of launch activities for SQL Server 2016 this Thursday, Microsoft announced today that it plans to bring its flagship relational database system to the open source Linux ...

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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’s announcement that it was bringing its flagship SQL Server database software to Linux came as a major surprise when the company first announced this in March. Until now, the preview was ...

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? Today’s Microsoft is ...

I guess it makes sense, in a way. I don't see many shops signing up to admin Windows servers just to run SQL Server; if you're using SQL Server you were probably already a Windows shop to some degree.

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. There are no shortage of announcements pouring out of the ...

SQL Server 2016, sporting a full-fledged free edition for developer use, will have a June 1 release. But there's still no word about the promised Linux version SQL Server 2016, Microsoft’s newest ...