NORTH - SQL Server on Linux - David Williams

Summary:
SQL Server on Linux - SQL Server vNext goes cross platform!

• How it started - Project Drawbridge, Slava with his brother!
• SQL PAL (SQL Platform Abstraction Layer)
• SQLOSv2
• The (very small) host extension which is platform specific
• Installation with demo,yes that fast!
• Backups and Restores cross platform
• Clustering on Linux
• AlwaysOn Availability Groups cross platform
• Compiling CLR code for both platforms
• SQL Agent (new in the March CTP 1.4 release!)
• How the Linux layer is compiled
• Debugging a combined Windows PE and Linux ELF execution including getting a stack dump
• Performance goals
• Limitations with the current implementation

Bio:
David is a cross product DBA (SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, Informix, Sybase) who has worked for 25 years as a DBA for both private, local/central government customers including a Fortune 50 investment bank. Certifications include MCSE Data Platform/Data Management and Analytics as well as certifications in all the other products.