Help! SQL Server 2008 is Still Here!

Your company is ignoring the news: SQL Server 2008 and 2008R2 are officially out of support as of today, but nothing’s changing at your company. You still have SQL Server 2008 in production, and you’re a little nervous. How should you approach the conversations with management? Brent Ozar will help: he;s been there too.

The End of SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Extended Support

Many organisations still run their companies on SQL Server 2008 or 2008 R2. There are many reasons to upgrade, but the most pressing reason is that extended support is running out. In this article, Brian Kelley explains what this means, tells you about some of the features you’ll gain if you upgrade, and provides some options.

Waking Up to No Support

Support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 ended yesterday. Steve has a few thoughts on what you should be thinking about today.

Trace Flag

SQL Server Service Engine fails to start after applying CU4 for SQL Server 2008 SP1

After performing an update on SQL Server, SQL Server Engine and SQL Agent stop responding.

Script move of DB files from one location to another

Generates Scripts to move DB files from one location to another SQL and powershell scripts

Change Data Capture - SQL Server 2008

Change Data Capture (CDC) records DML operations performed on SQL tables and makes records available with information regarding what changed and when the change happened in a simple way.

Transaction Replication Publisher failover to Mirror

Transaction Replication Publisher failover/failback to mirror standby with automatic redirection of the subscriber and client application.

CLR Integration in SQL

Learn how to build a CLR function that can be used to perform string manipulations that might be rather complex in T-SQL.

Tips for Upgrading a Cluster to SQL 2008 - Part 2

This article describes my experience in upgrading a four node cluster with three active instances to SQL 2008