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Microsoft Brings SQL Server To Linux (betanews.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the look-to-the-cloud dept.

Mark Wilson writes: The new Microsoft has place an increased importance on the cloud, and with other companies following suit, reliance on server solutions has increased. Today the company announces that it is bringing SQL Server to Linux. Both cloud and on-premises versions will be available, and the news has been welcomed by the likes of Red Hat and Canonical. Although the Linux port of SQL Server is not due to make an appearance until the middle of next year, a private preview version is being available to testers starting today. While the full launch of SQL Server for Linux is not due until the middle of 2017, SQL Server 2016 is expected to launch later this year.

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  1. Haha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    April 1st isn't for another month silly.

    1. Re:Haha by Tenebrousedge · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's a Slashdot tradition to have joke stories on April 1st. Think of it as payback for all the times you troll.

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    2. Re:Haha by U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's one thing to have a joke or two but it's another thing to replace all the real news, all day long, with lame fake stories that aren't funny at all.

      Believable ideas for April 1st jokes:
      - New Quad-Core Raspberry Pi! Oh crap, that's a real thing already.
      - Microsoft giving away free copies of Windows! Damnit...
      - Apple releasing a new Mac mini that's weaker than the previous models! Oh wait...

      I don't even know what's real anymore.

  2. Haha by nbritton · · Score: 3, Funny

    April 1st isn't for another month.

  3. I thought I heard something by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    That explosion and mushroom cloud was Steve Ballmer's head exploding.

    1. Re:I thought I heard something by Buchenskjoll · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think you mean imploded. Explode means stuff moving away very fast. That requires stuff.

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  4. And in other news, Satan buys a down jacket... by Assmasher · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...as temperatures reportedly fall all over hell.

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  5. An idea by amightywind · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perfect. Maybe systemd can use it for logging, like a modern operating system.

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  6. We'll show them! by PPH · · Score: 5, Funny

    We'll port systemd to Windows!

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  7. SQL Injection by Gumbercules!! · · Score: 3, Funny

    So it's an SQL Injection attack, on Linux?