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 ...

In an era defined by digital innovation, businesses face constant pressure to modernize, improve efficiency, cut costs and stay competitive. Amid this landscape, the strategic migration and ...

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 ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Microsoft capped off a week of high-profile announcements related to SQL Server with an aggressive migration offer aimed at Oracle database customers. Here's the bottom line, from Microsoft's ...

With Extended Support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 ending in July 2019, to be followed six months later by the end of Extended Support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 in January 2020 ...

We have an ancient AS/400 730 system that still houses some old budget/financial data. We'd like to decommission this box, and migrate the data to a SQL server. The data won't be modified or changed ...

As an IT professional working for a small to mid-sized organization you are not only in charge of the servers, desktops, firewalls, routers, switches and mobile devices… you’re the chief, cook and ...