Today, Microsoft announced the public preview of the next release of SQL Server on Linux and Windows, which brings the power of SQL Server to Linux for the first time ever. But the love fest doesn’t stop there. The Linux Foundation announced today that Microsoft has joined the organization as a Platinum member…
I am so thrilled to be attending my first MVP Summit. I would love to say more about it, but there are signs everywhere reminding everyone about violating their Non-Disclosure Agreement. I think it is alright to mention that since I am a Data Platform MVP, I may have learned some…
Bash on Windows 10 was one of the big reveals at Microsoft’s recent Build conference. Since then, there’s been a lot of speculation about what Microsoft did to make this possible. Microsoft is starting to provide more details via blog posts and a new Channel 9 video on what’s going on under…
Microsoft announced plans to bring SQL Server to Linux. This will enable SQL Server to deliver a consistent data platform across Windows Server and Linux, as well as on-premises and cloud. Microsoft is bringing the core relational database capabilities to preview today, and are targeting availability in mid-2017. SQL Server on…