Meanwhile, SQL Server 2012 is also going off of support completely next year. And, while you are thinking about your servers, Windows Server 2012 R2 is in extended support, and you should look to move ...

Microsoft has been releasing newer versions of SQL with greater frequency, prompting DBAs to constantly ask themselves: “Is it time to upgrade?” Once that answer is yes, they have a lot of information ...

With each new release of SQL Server, DBA managers across the world ask themselves, "Is it time to upgrade?" If your answer is "Yes" then you are faced with a myriad of considerations. You'll need to ...

Brien M. Posey is a freelance technical writer who has contributed to dozens of books and is a six-time Microsoft MVP award winner. Many IT professionals live by the maxim that if something isn’t ...