https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/serv...ts/sql-server/
https://rcpmag.com/articles/2016/03/...and-linux.aspx
Linux continues to bring value to the enterprise.
I am certified on SQL Server administration for SQL Server 2008 and 2012. I am looking forward to the 2016 certification on Linux. I suspect Microsoft will keep a standard administration exam and then recognize an existing certification by one of the Linux certification bodies. That is the approach they have taken with Linux on Azure.
Interesting times ahead. Will Microsoft one day support their ERP systems like Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) on a Linux server? Years ago, Great Plains used to run on the Pervasive SQL database. I installed Pervasive for Linux on a Linux server and got Great Plains to work seamlessly with Windows workstations. That configuration was never supported by Microsoft, however.
It should be interesting to see what the developers at SAP do with this.