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: ...

At first glance, I was a bit critical of the latest version of the Upgrade Advisor. Well, after going through that painful process, I proceeded onto my upgrade from SQL Server 2005 to 2008 using the ...

Bob Kirby is vice president of sales for CDW·G, a leading technology provider to government and education. Rest in peace, SQL Server 2005. On April 12, Microsoft will end support for the 2005 version ...

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 ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

SALT LAKE CITY, UT / ACCESSWIRE / May 23, 2016 / Now is the time to upgrade Microsoft SQL 2005 as support for it by Microsoft has been discontinued. Wasatch IT, an IT outsourcing company now provides ...

In-Depth Laying the Groundwork for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Redmond's new database server is a complex product often running mission-critical apps. You can't afford to not get it right. By Josh Jones ...

For instance, if you copy a SQL 2000 database to SQL Server 2008, the new copy is an upgrade to the new internal format but retains a Compatibility Level of “80” which represents SQL 2000 aka SQL 8.0.

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Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

The SQL team in Redmond has made good on its promise to deliver more timely releases of SQL Server. Now that SQL Server 2008 is being released this month, it's time for you to do your homework and ...