While many DBAs feel that "progressing" through the SQL Server versions (upgrading 2000 to 2005, etc.) is the safer route, SQL Server 2008 has been through quite a few paces at this point.

Joey on SQL Server. End of Support: SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Upgrade Options. It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers ...

Here are some tips for upgrading SQL Server licensing. SIGN UP: Get more news from the StateTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks. 1. Determine which databases need to be upgraded. The first ...

SQL Server 2012/2014 delivers compelling new capabilities that make an upgrade worthwhile. However, along the upgrade path, companies have also discovered key obstacles to achieving the new ...

Organizations that have conducted a SQL Server implementation in the past may need to perform a new SQL Server 2008 installation or upgrade their existing SQL Server system, which is commonly ...

Each version of Microsoft’s SQL Server comes with five years of full support, followed by five years of security-only updates. Here are five questions to ask before your next upgrade. 1. Should My ...

The SQL Server help system “Books Online” is the best out there in my opinion and that includes 2008, but unfortunately, the Upgrade Advisor knowledge base for 2008 does not live up to that ...

Each version of Microsoft's SQL Server comes with five years of full support, followed by five years of security-only updates. Here are five questions to ask as an agency’s current version hits the ...

SQL Server 2014’s efficient data compression further enhances analytical speed. “Users can load millions of rows into memory and then query them very quickly,” Larson says. Users who upgrade also can ...

After pushing back its planned shipment date for SQL Server 2005 four times, Microsoft is ready to launch the new database. And users who have worked with the software hope the extra development ...

For legacy applications that are running well and that you don’t want to change, keeping old versions of Windows Server and SQL Server around beyond year 13 is a fairly low-risk approach. It’s best, ...