SQL Server has been running on Windows for years. Now Microsoft is making it available on Linux in order to provide a consistent database platform across Window and Linux servers, as well as on-premises and in the cloud. In this presentation, Janis Griffin, database performance evangelist at SolarWinds, will discuss the advantages of using SQL Server on Linux, comparing architecture, cost and performance. Several demonstrations on installing and maintaining SQL Server on Linux will be shown along with an introduction of several useful Linux commands.

You will learn:

• The advantages of using SQL Server on Linux, comparing architecture, cost and performance to Window servers
• How to install, maintain and back up SQL Server on CentOS Linux systems
• Several useful Linux commands to monitor/manage SQL Server