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Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux

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Re: Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux

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Post by anonymfus »

rb808 wrote: post #3

I can still remember an old conference when Microsoft bragged that running windows-only allowed them to remove 20-30% of the Sybase code base as they didn't need the cross-platform cruft. It would be interesting to see how they code for cross platform portability now.

Apparently they ship it together with Windows as library OS:

https://twitter.com/TobiasSQL/status/798937457916002304

>The Platform Abstraction Layer (PAL) powering @SQLServer on #Linux evolved from the MSFT Research Drawbridge project

Re: Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux

#52

Post by ickler8 »

wavefunction wrote: post #47
edpichler wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think this product in targeted to companies who already have a MS-SQL database, and now can consider use Linux.

^^^Or even move their on-premise or NOC'd IIS servers into Azure's Linux environment.

ding ding ding

Re: Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux

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Post by davidgerard »

anonymfus wrote: post #51
rb808 wrote: post #3

I can still remember an old conference when Microsoft bragged that running windows-only allowed them to remove 20-30% of the Sybase code base as they didn't need the cross-platform cruft. It would be interesting to see how they code for cross platform portability now.

Apparently they ship it together with Windows as library OS: https://twitter.com/TobiasSQL/status/798937457916002304 >The Platform Abstraction Layer (PAL) powering @SQLServer on #Linux evolved from the MSFT Research Drawbridge project

So Microsoft Wine? Part of the way there?

Re: Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux

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Post by fetbaffe »

bsharitt wrote: post #10
cygned wrote: post #4

Microsoft has created an apt repository for Ubuntu. That's really nice. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-...

sudo apt install mssql-server felt really weird. Oddly a much nicer install process than the last time I installed MSSQL server on Windows(which was admittedly a log time ago, and it could be better now).

So I can install with apt-get in WSL on Windows instead of using the normal Windows installer? Full circle.

Re: Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux

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Post by jcoffland »

Microsoft has really adopted an if-you-can't-beat-em-join-em attitude these days. There were times when Microsoft and Linux were at such odds that an announcement like this seemed impossible.

The next smart move I'd love to see from Microsoft is similar to Apple's adoption of BSD as their base OS with the introduction of OSX, an adoption of Linux as the base Microsoft OS. They could stop wasting money on systems programming and focus on the UI and apps which is where they make their money anyway. Wine has come a long way with Microsoft's direct help it could support all of the existing Microsoft apps.

Re: Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux

#56

Post by edpichler »

edpichler wrote: post #44

Microsoft should have his own Linux version, supported by the company. It will be inevitable.

I received down votes with my serious comment.

"Microsoft joined Linux foundation" today: http://venturebeat.com/2016/11/16/microsoft-joins-the-linux-...

Re: Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux

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Post by laumars »

jcoffland wrote: post #55

Microsoft has really adopted an if-you-can't-beat-em-join-em attitude these days. There were times when Microsoft and Linux were at such odds that an announcement like this seemed impossible. The next smart move I'd love to see from Microsoft is similar to Apple's adoption of BSD as their base OS with the introduction of OSX, an adoption of Linux as the base Microsoft OS. They could stop wasting money on systems prog…

NT is decent. It's a lot of the stuff that runs atop of it which is garbage and WINE is nowhere near stable enough to be a viable replacement.

Re: Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux

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Post by unixhero »

LyalinDotCom wrote: post #2

As someone who has been working with them on pushing this live for the last 6 months I can tell you, we're all very excited to finally push this public preview

Wow

Will the Linux build come with SSASS capabilities as well?

Re: Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux

#60

Post by sp332 »

fetbaffe wrote: post #54
bsharitt wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

sudo apt install mssql-server felt really weird. Oddly a much nicer install process than the last time I installed MSSQL server on Windows(which was admittedly a log time ago, and it could be better now).

So I can install with apt-get in WSL on Windows instead of using the normal Windows installer? Full circle.

Funny, but I'm not sure it would actually work. Sockets are not fully supported on WSL - for example, you can't run an SSH server.
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