Thanks Paul, how interesting! I wonder how this is handled in Greece with regards to big data and historical records, or if they forgone the lost days somehow.

It'd be good if the explanation included the reason for such a seemingly random year of 1753. 🙂

For those that may not know, it is because of the move from...

'It depends on what you want to do' for SSMS. Remember, database compatibility mode can be a restriction.

Also, you would not be able to use the new 2014 features...