Tag Archives: upgrades

Reasons to Upgrade

Posted on May 3, 2018 by way0utwest

I ran across a good article from Glenn Berry about reasons to upgrade to SQL Server 2017. In the piece, Glenn talks about the fact that SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will fall out of Extended Support in 2019. That’s … Continue reading →

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We Do Need To Upgrade

Posted on February 3, 2018 by way0utwest

I advocate that we should get a long life from our database platforms. In fact, I like to think about a 7-10 year lifetime for many of my database instances. That means I’ll get beyond the 5 year lifetime that … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Patch and Upgrade

Posted on January 5, 2018 by way0utwest

I don’t want to be chicken little here, but the Meltdown/Spectre bugs have me concerned. I don’t know the scope of the vulnerabilities, as far as exploits go, but I do know the lax ways in which humans interact with … Continue reading →

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How Long Before You Upgrade?

Posted on November 10, 2017 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Apr 11, 2014. It is being re-published as Steve is out of town, with a few minor changes to dates and values. It’s 2017. SQL Server 2000 is 17 years old, but there are … Continue reading →

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