5. SQL Server 2019 on Linux
For those new to Linux, there is a rich and deep history of the platform, just as there is one for Windows. At one time, most database administrators (DBAs) avoided running databases on Linux due to the age of the operating system (OS) compared to more mature distributions of Unix. Linux was only introduced in 1991 by Linux Torvalds, and he was actively involved in much of its development after failed attempts with other distributions (including flavors of open-source Unix) such as Hurd.
As with other open-source Unix distributions, Linux development is done on the GNU or Intel C Compiler. Linus hoped to limit any commercial activity, but in the end, Linux has become the most widely used OS distribution used ...
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