Jul 9, 2019 | SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2 |
Welcome to this post, on SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2, both of these versions of SQL server will go out of extended support with Microsoft today! 9th July 2019!Maybe you were thinking of upgrading your legacy SQL servers to the latest and greatest versions?Who is...
Jan 2, 2019 | Azure VM, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2 |
Both SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 go out of extended support with Microsoft in July 2019. That’s fast approaching and as we enter the new year maybe you are thinking of upgrading your legacy SQL Server to later and greater versions? In this post and...
Apr 11, 2016 | SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016, SQL Server Blog, SQL Server Consulting |
SQL Server 2005 is now out of support. I remember going to a SQL Server 2005 launch event at the premises of Microsoft partner is South Wales back in the day. It feels like the end of an era. If you still have SQL Server 2005 instances and databases you should...
Aug 5, 2015 | SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014 |
By David Postlethwaite I’m speaking about Kerberos for the SQL DBA at SQL Saturdays in Oslo, Gothenburg and Utrecht in September 2015.Kerberos is one of those things that can drive you nuts and it’s easy to get it wrong. If you are not aware Microsoft have produced a...
Apr 24, 2014 | DavidP, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, SSMS |
At my presentation on SQL Server Management Studio at SQL Saturday in Exeter I promised to write some articles on Gethyn’s blog about the bits I didn’t manage to cover. SSMS is a fantastic tool but many people and companies have found ways to enhance it to make it...
Apr 23, 2014 | DavidP, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, SSMS |
By David Postlethwaite At my presentation on SQL Server Management Studio at SQL Saturday in Exeter I promised to write some articles on Gethyn’s blog about the bits I didn’t manage to cover. If you have simple queries or functions that you use regularly you can...