diff --git a/adoc/SLES-SQL-server-linux.adoc b/adoc/SLES-SQL-server-linux.adoc index 1b3c5399..9ac52f17 100644 --- a/adoc/SLES-SQL-server-linux.adoc +++ b/adoc/SLES-SQL-server-linux.adoc @@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ Windows and Linux has been closing quickly with each update. Aside from some nic (footnote:[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/what-s-new-in-sql-server-2022?view=sql-server-ver16&viewFallbackFrom=sql-server-linux-ver16]), it's now extremely viable to consider running {sqls} workloads on Linux, with the 2022 release (footnote:[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/sql-server-2022-release-notes?view=sql-server-ver16&preserve-view=true]). +=== Business case of why SQL on SUSE + +Microsoft is making SQL Server a platform that gives you choices of development languages, data types, on-premises or cloud, and operating systems by bringing the power of SQL Server to Linux, Linux-based Docker containers, and Windows. +Many organizations, especially those that have used SQL Server on Windows are moving to Linux too, and now have the benefit to have their database available there. +SQL on SUSE is Enterprise-ready with great performance. The TPC-H benchmark results done by HP show that SQL Server on Linux delivers amazing performance. SUSE Linux proved to be faster than Windows in that benchmark too. +This really showcases that SQL Server’s functionality, its' performance, and scaleability are also there when deployed to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. +Second, there is no difference when running SQL Server on Linux as for example the you use as developer on windows are the same as with linux. +As Linux administrator you feel at home too, as SQL Server is installed and updated like any other linux package using zypper or YaST2. + === Audience This guide is intended for {sqls} DBAs, Developers, and DevOps/SRE engineers who are familiar with SQL Server on Windows and are looking