Is Microsoft SQL Server distributed?

Is Microsoft SQL Server a distributed database?

Distribution database name The default name for the distribution database is 'distribution'. If you specify a name, the name can be a maximum of 128 characters, must be unique within an instance of Microsoft SQL Server, and must conform to the rules for identifiers.

What is SQL Server distribution?

Applies to: SQL Server (all supported versions) Azure SQL Managed Instance. The Distributor is a server that contains the distribution database, which stores metadata and history data for all types of replication and transactions for transactional replication. To set up replication, you must configure a Distributor.

Is SQL Server cross platform?

It's not just the cross-platform expansion which is new in 2017. New features have also been added to the platform. It should be noted that Microsoft has continued its cloud-first approach. Many of the new features in SQL Server 2017 have been available in Azure SQL.

Is SQL Server same as Microsoft SQL Server?

SQL Server, also known as MS SQL Server is an RDBMS(Relational Database Management System). It is an application that stores the database data and executes the SQL commands and queries to manipulate the relational database.