Fully supported SQL Server on enterprise-ready Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS.

SQL Server 2019 offers breakthrough scalability and performance to improve the stability and response times of your mission critical workloads. Get ten years of proven security leadership and stay more secure with built-in data protection, monitoring, and alerts, plus encryption at rest and in motion. Benefit from the flexibility to use the language and platform of your choice with our modern connectors and tools.

• 24x7 Support from Microsoft and Canonical, the publishers of Ubuntu
• Co-developed with Canonical for blazing performance and rock-solid availability on Ubuntu Pro Linux with FUA and dedicated Azure HA fencing agents
• Native support for PMEM-enabled instances for even faster workloads

About Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS provides additional coverage for production environments running in the cloud.
Ubuntu Pro for Azure is a premium image optimized for professional and production environments running on Azure. It includes security and compliance services, enabled by default, in a form suitable for small to large-scale Linux enterprise operations.

Key features

• FIPS 140-2 certified modules
• CIS hardened Ubuntu with CIS automation tooling to establish a security baseline across all your systems
• Automatic security updates applied to 30,000+ packages
• Kernel Livepatch: kernel patches are delivered immediately, without the need to reboot
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, optimized for Azure

• 10-year lifetime maintenance: Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS provides extended maintenance through 2030
• Built for compliant and regulated environments: FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI, GDPR or ISO
• Widest Open Source Security coverage: security patching of major open source workloads for production use
• Optimized performance: optimized kernel, with improved boot speed, outstanding runtime performance and advanced device support
• Portability: Ubuntu Pro is available in all regions with Ubuntu package mirrors to minimize the need to go across regions or out to the Internet for updates