Microsoft’s investment in improving functionality lasts for the first five years. After that, SQL Server will receive only security updates and critical functionality updates (i.e., if a major ...

Luckily, Microsoft SQL Server 2014 represents a considerable advance from previous versions. Performance and security improvements include a new in-memory OLTP engine to reduce disk I/O, AlwaysOn ...

SQL Server 2008/R2 is nearing the end of Microsoft’s extended service period. We’ll cover some of the reasons that business are slow to upgrade from older releases of SQL Server, as well as ...

If you are upgrading from SQL Server 2000, you may choose to purchase new hardware and go the migration route because of the significant differences. As always, it depends on your situation.

In the end, there's no simple litmus test to tell whether or not it's essential for your organization to upgrade to SQL Server 2008. For each environment, there will be a different motivating factor.

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 ...

Microsoft SQL Server and the Big Data Play When it comes to implementing a big data strategy in a Microsoft SQL Server shop, you're generally going to consider three approaches, one of which is a ...

Dell Technologies offers an easy, cost-effective, and pre-validated upgrade path to SQL Server 2019 through its all-in-one solution on PowerEdge servers, which provide simplified Microsoft OEM ...

The delay of Microsoft's SQL Server release, code-named Yukon, may cause some pain for early adopters anxious to access the new features and for those who purchased Software Assurance agreements.

Microsoft Corp. is finally set to launch its SQL Server 2005 database on Monday. And despite a two-year delay, several users who have tested the software cited the improved performance and new ...

The wizard can be found by right clicking the database they want to copy in SQL Server Management Studio and selecting Tasks and then Copy Database from the menu. Before-and-After Upgrade Checklist ...