Ars Technica

SQL Server - Linked Servers going back 3 layers - how does query execution work?

When using linked servers, I believe, all processing occurs on the calling server. For processing to occur on the linked server you would use OpenQuery.
Redmond Magazine

Open but Not Equal: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 vNext for Linux

The Linux version of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 v.Next is a viable option for customers who want to deploy the RDBMS on an open source platform, but the early previews lack some features of the core ...
TechRepublic

Explore how SQL Server’s system databases work

A fundamental skill for DBAs is to have a firm understanding of the SQL Server database engine's system databases. Tim Chapman discusses these system databases. A fundamental skill for DBAs is to have ...
Ars Technica

SQL Server - Get Version of multiple servers

Hi. I'm in the process of a massive consolidation of 122 SQL servers down to two different clusters. I wrote a handy dandy little script that added all of them as linked servers, so I could query ...