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When we write scripts, we often assume many settings will be at some default value. When we generate scripts, that's not the case. Perhaps we should be sure that we always include the settings we expect.
2015-05-04
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When we write scripts, we often assume many settings will be at some default value. When we generate scripts, that's not the case. Perhaps we should be sure that we always include the settings we expect.
2015-05-04
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Today Steve Jones looks at the reasons for upgrading, or not, from SQL Server 2005.
2015-04-30
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Steve Jones wants to know if you have compelling reasons to upgrade or not upgrade this week.
2014-09-19
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Steve Jones notes that security can be a reason to upgrade your systems, but it can also result in an endless cycle.
2014-03-26
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As we continue on with our look at Integration Services, this step talks about how to convert projects to the SSIS 2012 format.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2014-01-22)
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In this article I will mention a specific issue that I experienced during my last GIS application and database upgrade.
2013-08-20
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Are many people upgrading to SQL Server 2012? Is it worth the cost for your company for any existing instances? Steve Jones asks the question this week.
2013-04-19
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A common topic for questions on SQL Server forums is how to plan and implement upgrades to SQL Server. Moving from old to new hardware or moving from one version of SQL Server to another. There are other circumstances where upgrades of other systems affect SQL Server DBAs.
2012-12-17
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Having finally got around to upgrading my custom components to SQL Server 2012, I thought I’d share some notes on the process. One of the goals was minimal duplication, so the same code files are used to build the 2008 and 2012 components, I just have a separate project file.
2012-09-05
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This article describes my experience in upgrading a four node cluster with three active instances to SQL 2008
2012-03-20
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I am very excited and lucky to be speaking once again at SQLBits along...
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