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Home > Web Hosting > Ubuntu and Microsoft introduce Ubuntu Pro-based SQL Server instances for Azure

Ubuntu and Microsoft introduce Ubuntu Pro-based SQL Server instances for Azure

The publisher of Ubuntu, Canonical and Microsoft has teamed up to deliver cost effective alternative for enterprise data management.


Furkan Avcı Furkan Avcı
November 2, 2021
2 min read
Ubuntu and Microsoft teams up to deliver cost-effective enterprise data management on Azure

Tech giant, Microsoft, and Canonical, creator of Ubuntu, introduced SQL server instances availability for Azure. This collaboration’s aim is to create a cost-effective solution to enterprise data management than many alternatives. Canonical and Microsoft had collaborations in the past, Canonical calls this cooperation a “logical extension” of their bonds as companies.

Enterprise-grade data management

In order to meet the needs of highly demanding and business-critical data workloads, Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS based solution has been created by Microsoft and Canonical. The solution has support for SQL Server 2019 or SQL Server 2017 instances as well as Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS. Utilizing the Forced Unit Access and XFS filesystem with Direct I/O SQL Server on Ubuntu Pro provides syncing with NVMe SSD mass storage drives. When applicable, users could also use persistent memory with the solution.

Alex Gallagher, Leader of Public Cloud Division at Canonical
Alex Gallagher, Leader of Public Cloud Division at Canonical

Up to 10 years of maintenance updates are provided from Ubuntu Pro to the customers. Besides these updates, Ubuntu Pro also includes officially certificated assets for Common Criteria EAL2 and FIPS configurations with compliance scenario supports like HIPAA, PCI, ISO, and FedRAMP. Entire support for SQL Server on Ubuntu Pro will also be provided for customers. Security and utility updates as well as joint technical support available from both Microsoft and Canonical. Alex Gallagher, Leader of Public Cloud Division at Canonical said,

“Our customers need ways to run enterprise-grade, highly demanding and business critical data workloads on Ubuntu. This need is fully addressed with Microsoft SQL Server on Ubuntu Pro and Azure. This solution is a logical extension of our continued collaboration with Microsoft.”

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Furkan Avcı is an editor at Cloud7 News covering Linux distros, web hosting providers, data centers, and cloud computing issues and trends. Furkan Avcı is a Linux user and administrator. Furkan is a Java programmer and a cybersecurity enthusiast. Furkan has a bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering.

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