Table of Contents

1. Why SQL Server on Linux?.- 2. Install and Configuration.- 3. Building A Database and T-SQL Fundamentals.- 4. Building an Application and Advanced T-SQL.- 5. SQL Server Tools.- 6. Performance Capabilities.- 7. Security in SQL Server.- 8. High Availability and Disaster Recovery for SQL Server.- 9. Managing and Monitoring SQL Server.- 10. Migrating to SQL Server on Linux.- 11. SQL Server and Containers.- 12. Epilogue.

About the Author

Bob Ward is Principal Architect for the Microsoft Database Systems Group, which owns the development for all SQL Server versions. He has worked for Microsoft for 24 years, supporting and speaking on every version of SQL Server shipped from OS/2 1.1 to SQL Server 2017. He has worked in customer support as a principal escalation engineer and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), interacting with some of the largest SQL Server deployments in the world. Bob is a well-known speaker on SQL Server, often presenting talks on new releases, internals, performance, and troubleshooting at events such as PASS Summit, SQLBits, SQLIntersection, and Microsoft Ignite.