DBA From The Cold (11/27/2014)
A side-by-side upgrade is where you build a new server, install a later version of SQL and then migrate your databases.
Or install a new instance on the server and move the databases over.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability