Microsoft takes on Oracle, opening up database software to Linux

Microsoft Corp planned on Monday to announce its move into a new business, unveiling a database software that works with a rival to its Windows operating system, a move that takes aim at a market long dominated by Oracle Corp. Microsoft Corp planned on Monday to announce its move into a new business, unveiling a database software that works with a rival to its Windows operating system, a move that takes aim at a market long dominated by Oracle Corp. Microsoft’s new database product will work with the Linux operating system. 1 Oracle, which has more than 40 percent market share in database software and works with Linux, Adrian said. Until now, Microsoft on-premises database software worked only with its own Windows operating system. It’s a significant competitive threat they didn’t have before.” It was unclear how many customers Microsoft will win for its Linux product, which will be in preview mode until mid 2017.