Since the release of SQL Server 2017 for Linux, Microsoft has pretty much changed the entire game. It enabled a whole new world of possibilities for their famous relational database, offering what was only available in the Windows space until then.

I know that a purist DBA would tell me right away that the out of the box SQL Server 2019 Linux version has several differences, in terms of features, in regards to its Windows counterpart, such as:

• No SQL Server Agent
• No FileStream
• No System Extended Stored Procedures (e.g. xp_cmdshell)

However, I got curious enough to think “what if they can be compared, at least to some extent, against things that both can do?” So, I pulled the trigger on a couple of VMs, prepared some simple tests, and collected data to present to you. Let’s see how things turn out!

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