Setup SQL Server 2019 on an Ubuntu Spot Azure VM with Docker

Running SQL Server on Linux is easier than ever thanks to Docker. In this guide, I’ll walk you through deploying a spot instance VM on Azure, installing Docker, and running SQL Server 2019 Developer edition instance inside a container. The screenshots from the Azure Portal and command prompt will help illustrate the process. I tested … Read more

What is the difference between SQL Server and SQL Managed Instance?

In this blogpost, I will explain about the differences between the on prem SQL Server and the SQL Managed Instance hosted on Azure Cloud. Enterprise workloads are moving from on‑premises systems to cloud platforms. This change has reshaped how relational databases are managed. As on today, Microsoft offers two choices, SQL Server and Azure SQL … Read more