The new features of SQL Server 2005 are well worth the upgrade effort, but how do you upgrade your existing systems painlessly? Microsoft's Jennifer Perret drills into the necessary upgrade planning: ...

In SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced the Upgrade Advisor. This was a great idea to be able to analyze your current SQL Server in a safe environment and start the planning process of an important ...

I'm doing a test migration of the SQL server that services our in-house ERP application from its current OS using 2003 R2 32 bit running SQL server 2005 Standard 32 bit to a VM hosted on Xenserver 6.1 ...

Brien M. Posey is a freelance technical writer who has contributed to dozens of books and is a six-time Microsoft MVP award winner. SQL Server 2005 reaches its end-of-life milestone on April 12, the ...

Brien M. Posey is a freelance technical writer who has contributed to dozens of books and is a six-time Microsoft MVP award winner. IT teams know that ultimately they need to move off of Microsoft SQL ...

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Alan Joch has been an independent business and technology writer for more than a decade. His expertise includes server and desktop virtualization, cloud computing, emerging mobile applications, and ...

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If you’re still running an older version of SQL Server, now is the time to upgrade. SQL Server 2014 offers several useful new features that will make the trouble of upgrading worth your while, ...