Upgrading from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005
We want to upgrade our SQL Server 2000 to SQL 2005. What should we watch out for and what is the actual procedure for the upgrade? Will it require another server or can the upgrade be done in place?

Answer Question   |  October 4, 2010  2:29 PM
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 upgrade, SQL Upgrades

Upgrading SQL Server 2000/2005 to 2008 with VMWare and EMC SANs
Has anyone ever seen a White Paper on the best way to utilize features of both VMWare and EMC Symmetrix based SANs in a real-time or rapid batch based upgrade from SQL Server 2000/2005 to SQL Server 2008 with minimal downtime for application availability?

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2010  4:47 PM
EMC SAN, EMC Symmetrix, EMC Symmetrix DMX-4, SAN, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005 upgrade, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 upgrade, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server Upgrade, Symmetrix, VMware, Windows Server 2008

Updating SQL express to SQL 2008 R2 on server 2008 with sharepoint 2007
At present we are running a Windows 2008 Server which has Sharepoint 2007 installed and houses our exchange server.  Apparently only the Express version of SQL server was installed initially and now the 4GB database limit is affecting our intranet. Have been advised that we need to update to SQL Server 2008 and what I [...]

Answer Question   |  August 20, 2010  3:28 AM
SharePoint 2007, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 upgrade, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 Adoption, SQL Server Upgrade, Windows Server 2008

Help upgrading from SQL Server 1997 to SQL Server 2005
When upgrading from SQL Server 97 to SQL Server 2005, what needs to be done? Can I restore 97 backups to 2005? Do I need to install any other software? Is this an easy process? We have 6 databases with about 300 GB of data currently.

Answer Question   |  July 23, 2010  8:01 PM
SQL Server, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 upgrade, SQL Server migration, SQL Server Upgrade

Cost to Upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2
How much will it cost to upgrade from SQL 2005 to the 2008 R2?

Answer Question   |  January 28, 2011  8:15 PM
SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 upgrade, SQL Server 2008 R2

Impact on application after upgrade from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008?
What would be impact/changes to be done in my application which is using general SQL for upgradation from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 ?

Answer Question   |  December 12, 2008  8:15 AM
SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 upgrade, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 performance, SQL Server migration, SQL Server performance, SQL Server upgrades