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Re:Announcing SQL Server on Linux by rat87 on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @05:37AM (#11244534)
I thought Oracle or even db2 would be the Gorillas for serious corporate/goverment databases, and MySql would be the Gorilla for cheap + web stuff.

I suppose Microsoft is pretty popular in beetween those 2 markets.

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Re:Announcing SQL Server on Linux by pionar on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @07:36AM (#11244854)
Oracle IS the gorilla, but with their recent pricing/licensing moves, more large orgs are exploring moving to SQL Server, especially ones that are already a Microsoft shop. My company is doing just that.
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Re:Announcing SQL Server on Linux by ryao on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @10:31AM (#11245791)
Why not explore PostgreSQL? You would be free of licensing/pricing moves.
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Re:Announcing SQL Server on Linux by breakingcups on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @10:54AM (#11245980)
Not GP, but I've found SQL Server significantly easier to both install and manage. Performance-wise I've yet to encounter a significant difference.
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