Any good central policy management is better than none. If you have a Windows-based network, Linux machines represent a serious security risk, because they're l

Any good central policy management is better than none. If you have a Windows-based network, Linux machines represent a serious security risk, because they're less managed. The more managed Ubuntu can be in a Windows environment, the more feasible it is to start switching workloads to run on Linux without compromising security. And plenty of business apps straight up require Microsoft SQL Server. You should be thrilled those now no longer need a Windows license, just the SQL Server license.