Is It Time to Upgrade?
Today Steve Jones looks at the reasons for upgrading, or not, from SQL Server 2005.
2015-04-30
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upgrading
No Compelling Reason
Steve Jones wants to know if you have compelling reasons to upgrade or not upgrade this week.
2014-09-19
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The Endless Upgrade Cycle
Steve Jones notes that security can be a reason to upgrade your systems, but it can also result in an endless cycle.
2014-03-26
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An Overview of Project Conversion - Level 14 of the Stairway to Integration Services
As we continue on with our look at Integration Services, this step talks about how to convert projects to the SSIS 2012 format.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2014-01-22)
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Upgrading the GIS application and database.
In this article I will mention a specific issue that I experienced during my last GIS application and database upgrade.
2013-08-20
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Upgrading to 2012
Are many people upgrading to SQL Server 2012? Is it worth the cost for your company for any existing instances? Steve Jones asks the question this week.
2013-04-19
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Coping with Infrastructure Upgrades
A common topic for questions on SQL Server forums is how to plan and implement upgrades to SQL Server. Moving from old to new hardware or moving from one version of SQL Server to another. There are other circumstances where upgrades of other systems affect SQL Server DBAs.
2012-12-17
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Upgrading SSIS Custom Components for SQL Server 2012
Having finally got around to upgrading my custom components to SQL Server 2012, I thought I’d share some notes on the process. One of the goals was minimal duplication, so the same code files are used to build the 2008 and 2012 components, I just have a separate project file.
2012-09-05
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Tips for Upgrading a Cluster to SQL 2008 - Part 2
This article describes my experience in upgrading a four node cluster with three active instances to SQL 2008
2012-03-20
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Tips for Upgrading a Cluster to SQL 2008 - Part 1
This article describes my experience in upgrading a four node cluster with three active instances to SQL 2008
2011-11-14
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Set a Runtime Variable in an Azure DevOps Pipeline
By Steve Jones
Note: I DO NOT recommend this. Any changes to a pipeline should be in...
A New Word: Symptomania
By Steve Jones
symptomania – n. the fantasy that there’s some elaborate diagnosis out there that neatly...
Query Store Keeps Switching Itself Off, Getting it Moving Again
I recently received a complaint that Query Store for a particular database was turned...
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