SQL Server Upgrade
SQL Server upgrades require more than selecting a newer version. This section examines compatibility, dependencies, testing, operational constraints, migration paths, and the decisions required to move production systems forward safely.
SQL Server 2025: Why “What’s New?” Is the Wrong First Question
In many SQL Server 2025 upgrade discussions, the conversation starts in a familiar way. A new version appears, someone opens the feature list, and before the team has properly understood the current estate, the discussion already moves toward individual capabilities that sound useful, modern, or strategically relevant. That reaction is ...
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, ...
SQL Server 2016 End of Support: What Companies Should Review Now
In many SQL Server environments, the first problem with an older version is not the version number itself. The real problem is often that there is no complete and reliable picture of what is still running, which applications depend on it, who owns the systems, and which changes are actually ...