SQL Server 2017 on Linux
- SQL Server 2017 will run natively on Linux
- It provides the same features and capabilities as SQL Server on Windows
- It supports the same editions as Windows and can be licensed with the same license
- It has the same database engine and core services as Windows
- Some advanced features like PolyBase and Stretch Database are not yet supported on Linux
- It uses a new platform abstraction layer to run on Linux