Iwas Bornready (4/30/2015)

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When I ask our DBA about upgrading he just asks why. He says it is too expensive unless there is a compelling reason. We are on 2008 R2...

Ed Wagner (4/30/2015)

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Great timing for this article. I'm planning the installation of a new server and it'll be 2012, not 2014. As much as I'd like to move...

lshanahan (4/30/2015)

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In the comments of the SQL Server Blog article someone mentioned the cost issue, to which the team quickly responded by pointing to a study by Forrester Consulting (commissioned...

Xavon (4/30/2015)

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An interesting point on this; PCI PADSS (credit card industry rules) require that the system be under support. So if your 2005 database holds credit card information, even...

Brent Ozar (4/30/2015)

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To elaborate a little more about the licensing - here's some of the challenges we've faced in the past.

We found a consulting company that was modifying sp_Blitz®, then...

Gary Harding (4/30/2015)

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Hmm. As John C. Dvorak might once have said, can...

robert.sterbal 56890 (4/30/2015)

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I appreciate someone pointing out licensing challenges with this script.

Is there a better forum for asking questions about what metrics you can pull back with sql monitor?

I'd particularly...

LOL, I'm sorry and I can certainly appreciate the frustration, Recurs1on. Glad you figured it out and that's a good one to keep in the back of my mind.

Can...

P Jones (4/30/2015)

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As someone who attended launch events for SQL 2005 I can only say that ten years is too short a life for a product from a business perspective....

sqlcopilot (4/30/2015)

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What about license restrictions?

I heard Brent speak about this and my understanding was that you are not allowed to store the result of sp_Blitz or save the script on...

Read Grant's book, that certainly will help.

I know Grant doesn't like the DTA, but I do think it at least gives you some ideas. Do not implement lots of its...

Ah, Charles, glad you've got some stuff for me.

Steve, I thought that this was 29 days late (as I'm reading it)....

Any chance you could share what you changed? Might help someone else.

Code would be nice if you can show it.

jonathan.crawford (4/29/2015)

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Steve, I am having zombie subscriptions. tried to unsubscribe to notifications from The Thread three days in a row now, with no luck. Not that I don't love you...

Thanks for the update.

I hate triggers.