If you haven't been paying a lot of attention, you might have missed the rise of a new form of virtualization, based at the operating system level, called 'containers.' While there are many specific ...

Microsoft on Monday announced the general availability of SQL Server 2017, now with support for Linux, at its Ignite conference in Orlando. The company first announced its plans for the newest ...

There are lots of ways to handle databases in a containerized environment like Docker. Here's how to create SQL Server in a container, how to load it with the data you want and how to integrate that ...

After its debut six months ago, Microsoft has released the latest update for the public preview of SQL Server 2017 on Linux, with some early adopters already using it within production containers.

Docker is helping bang the drum for customers still on older versions of Windows Server who want/need to migrate to maintain support.

Microsoft pushed out its latest SQL Server product with support for Linux and Docker added to its own Windows platform.

If you want to run your first Docker Windows Server container, you need to first install the required roles and features, and then pull the container.