SQL Server 2005: Server upgrade requirements

Jeremy Kadlec, SearchSQLServer.com
With a clear understanding of your customer's SQL Server 2005 upgrade needs, you should be able to jump into the technical steps to complete the migration and determine the server upgrade requirments.

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  • Set up an environment to test the migration process as well as front-end applications and dependent (upstream and downstream) systems' functionality.
    • Take a holistic view of the environment to ensure you don't overlook any applications because the components that are overlooked become issues during the process.

Click for the next tip to help you prepare for a SQL Server 2005 upgrade: Common SQL Server 2005 upgrade methods

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About the author: Jeremy Kadlec is the Principal Database Engineer at Edgewood Solutions, a technology services company delivering professional services and product solutions for Microsoft SQL Server. He has authored numerous articles and delivers frequent presentations at regional SQL Server Users Groups and nationally at SQL PASS. Jeremy is also SearchSQLServer.com's Performance Tuning expert. Ask him a question.

This was first published in November 2006

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