System and database administrators are now being forced to do something about legacy SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 database applications. The reason is the end of Extended Support in July 2019. Extended ...
Due to my background working with other major database platforms such as Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, I’ve long been an advocate for the SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA). This powerful and easy ...
Microsoft SQL Server version migrations are one of the more difficult activities for a DBA to execute, yet they are a very common change to the infrastructure. Databases eventually have to be migrated ...
My last couple of months have been filled with a major migration to Microsoft Azure for a client, who has both a very large data warehouse and an online transaction processing (OLTP) Web site. In all, ...
My host has notified me that I need to migrate to a new VPS. My old server is running SQL Server 2008 R2 (the free version) and the new server will be running SQL Server 2016 (the free version). My ...
Microsoft has withdrawn the free ESU deal on Azure for SQL Server 2016, turning deferral into a priced, back-billed decision for South African estates.
Businesses still relying on Microsoft SQL Server 2016 are being advised to review their database infrastructure and licensing ...
SQL Server 2012 is no longer a supported product, Microsoft announced on Tuesday. The product, on July 12, 2022, reached the end of its 10-year support model. It means that SQL Server 2012 will no ...
Traditionally, migrations from one local server to another are relatively simple, but migrations from the data center to the cloud offer a few additional hurdles. While the objectives of a cloud ...
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