SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 environments increasingly require lifecycle decisions around support, upgrades, migrations, compatibility, and long-term operational risk. These articles examine the practical options available to organizations still running this version.
SQL Server 2016 End of Support: Upgrade, Migration, Azure or ESU is the wrong first question
In many SQL Server environments, the SQL Server 2016 end-of-support discussion starts at the wrong level. The first conversation is often already about upgrade, migration, Azure, or Extended Security Updates, although there is no reliable inventory of the instance, the applications around it, SQL Agent jobs, reporting dependencies, vendor boundaries, ...
