Microsoft SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat and Microsoft joined forces more than 8 years ago to deliver a flexible, high-performance, security-focused and scalable foundation for modern database operations.

Today, with Microsoft SQL Server on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, IT operations teams and database administrators have a single, unified environment to configure, manage and control, while users benefit from a consistent database experience. Both Red Hat Enterprise Linux and its high availability add-on are optimized to deliver high performance and reliability for Microsoft SQL Server workloads. From the edge to the datacenter, across bare-metal, virtualized, container and hybrid cloud environments, no other Linux distribution offers such manageability and flexibility.

Comprehensive, world-class support 

Operating systems (OS) built on community Linux need to be maintained and developed in-house or by a third-party, either of which comes at a cost.

In contrast, with Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Microsoft SQL Server, you benefit from the engineering expertise and integrated support of both vendors. Internal resources are released from essential but routine tasks for more strategic and rewarding activities.

Flexible deployment and portability

With Red Hat Enterprise Linux, developers can efficiently install Microsoft SQL Server and get started within minutes. Installing the mssql-server package will provide everything you need to get up and running.

Enhanced security and incident response

Microsoft SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, “provides customers with a robust data platform that not only caters to enterprisewide relational and structured data management requirements, but also supports unstructured, nonrelational, and big data and analytics requirements.”¹ Your enterprise OS also gets full access to all of the security features of Microsoft SQL Server and the latest security features and hardened code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

24/7 high availability and disaster recovery

Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides business-critical uptime, automated failover, and improved manageability with Red Hat Enterprise Linux High-Availability Add-On, combined with the high-availability features of Microsoft SQL Server and backup tools for quicker recovery in case of an unexpected failure.

Consistent hybrid cloud experience

Whether you choose to deploy on-premise, in a virtual machine (VM), or in a cloud environment, Red Hat Enterprise Linux brings the same security, stability, reliability, and manageability. You a reliable and consistent hybrid cloud experience.

Globally available support and ecosystem

Globally colocated, Red Hat and Microsoft support teams offer full life cycle support and accelerate issue resolution times for your most critical applications. Additionally, you benefit from our extensive network of partners, customers, and experts.

Table 1. Benefits of Microsoft SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux for database developers and administrators

Table 2. Benefits of Microsoft SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IT operations teams

For more information, visit RHEL leads SQL Server deployments on Linux or contact your Red Hat or Microsoft sales associate.