Upgrade your existing SQL Server systems painlessly with expert help from Jennifer Perret.

In SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced the Upgrade Advisor. This was a great idea to be able to analyze your current SQL Server in a safe environment and start the planning process of an ...

Fresh install of SQL Server 2005, everything works. Upgrade to just SP1, everything works.

Looking at SQL server 2005 upgrade? Learn how to save on our SQL server licensing costs with Microsoft SQL server 2014.

These are the key questions every IT team needs to answer as they contemplate a migration toward SQL Server 2014.

End of support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 opens the door to significant performance improvements for essential business services.

If you're comfortable with SQL Server 2005, it probably only makes sense to upgrade now if you need functionality in SQL Server 2008 R2.

SQL Server 2008 Installation Strategies and Best Practices – Part 2 of 5. New Installation, Upgrade or Transition?

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 ...