Updated: July 16, 2020 (December 8, 2017)

Linux and Docker Deployments

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SQL Server 2017 for Linux includes most features of the core database engine and integration features, delivering a database management product that is capable of being installed on Windows Server or Linux. Deploying on Linux could reduce licensing costs and allows organizations to standardize on a single database product across both platforms. However, not all Linux distributions are supported, and some features, such as high availability, require Linux-specific packages that work differently than the corresponding Windows Server components. SQL Server 2017 can also be deployed as a Docker container, which could provide isolation and management benefits for some workloads.

Possible Use Cases

Linux deployments and adoption continues to grow in many enterprises, which has forced Microsoft to alter its “Windows only” approach of previous years and include a strategy of working with Linux across a variety of products and services, including SQL Server.

The move to bring SQL Server to Linux servers will most likely benefit organizations in the following scenarios:

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