Step-by-Step Guide: Planning your migration to SQL Server 2005

Ladies and gentleman, start your engines! With all of the new features in SQL Server 2005, the race is on and adoption is in full swing. Many organizations are leveraging these features to ease current issues or gain competitive advantage in the marketplace. So how are DBAs accomplishing this task? In this tip I will outline technical options to consider when migrating to SQL Server 2005.

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[IMAGE]Jeremy Kadlec
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...

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