chrisn-585491 (7/31/2015)
Do you need to keep up with the latest features of the latest SQL Server? Why would I ask such a question?Many organizations are conservative and budget conscience. You may be lucky enough to be in one that upgrades constantly or has skipped some versions. Or you may be a MVP that's giving a talk at PASS and need new material. 😛
Many of us are just now absorbing updates to SQL Server 2012 or are stuck on 2008R2. ...
So if you are upgrading or playing with the latest software, you have my thanks! Please test and document your experience so I have a smooth path when I'm allowed to upgrade to 2016. (Sometime in 2021, probably...)
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Or are stuck on SQL 6.5 like some of my clients. So the upgrade to 2016 in 2021 seems like a warp-speed adoption rate for some of my clients.:crying:
But I do advocate staying abreast of the new features. It's one of the tools to use advocate adopting the newer versions of SQL Server for the clients. Or, in some cases, at least being able to speak to the topic when a client asks about the upgrade.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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