Enhanced focus on scripting
With the release of SQL Server 2019, a significant amount of enhancements and feature releases for the Linux release provide a more robust experience. Recognizing that the technology industry has embraced Linux as the enterprise OS platform of choice, Microsoft has invested heavily in making it easy for the SQL DBA to move current database workloads to Linux, with as little impact as possible on the business.
One of the biggest breakthroughs from the DBAs point of view was the addition of PowerShell on Linux. A DBA is often viewed as only as good as the suite of scripts they are using to ease the management, maintenance, and monitoring of the database environment. Having the ability to lift and shift these scripts and their workload reduces the demand for the DBA to recreate something they'd already invested considerable time in.
An important fact remains. No matter how essential PowerShell is to the SQL DBA, it still isn't at...