Microsoft announced a new preview for the next version of SQL Server (SQL Server v.Next). Community Technology Preview (CTP) 1.3 is available on both Windows and Linux.
In this preview, Microsoft has added several feature enhancements to High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR), including the ability to run Always On Availability Groups on Linux. You can try the preview in your choice of development and test environments now: www.sqlserveronlinux.com.
Get started with the preview of SQL Server with developer tutorials that show you how to install and use SQL Server v.Next on macOS, Docker, Windows and Linux and quickly build an app in a programming language of your choice.
- Install on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Install on Ubuntu Linux
- Install on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Pull and run a Linux Docker container on Linux, Windows or macOS
- Download the preview for Windows
- Create a SQL Server on Linux virtual machine in Azure
The Early Adoption Program is designed to help customers and partners evaluate new features in SQL Server v.Next, and to build and deploy applications for SQL Server v.Next on Windows and Linux. Sign up for the Early Adoption Program (EAP)
