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The results reflect the experiences and viewpoints of respondents from a range of company sizes and industries, including IT services/system integrators, financial and business services providers, government agencies, and healthcare organizations ("Linux Becomes a Player in the SQL Server World: PASS 2021 Survey on Microsoft SQL Server Platform Trends," Unisphere Research, April 2021). [...]although Linux adoption is rising at SQL Server sites, data managers express concerns about skill levels and compatibility with current Windows applications. Compatibility with Windows-based applications is also seen as a concern. [...]current Linux users point to the availability of database tools and data replication issues as additional concerns (see Figure 2).