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  • Step 3: Test your migration process

    Migrating to SQL Server 2005 is straightforward with the Copy Database Wizard, but the process and applications should be thoroughly tested as detailed in this Step-by-Step Guide. 

  • Step 2: Choose your hardware and software

    In this Step-by-Step Guide learn the components to consider when choosing hardware for your upgrade to SQL Server 2005. 

  • Step 1: Plan your migration

    Before migrating to SQL Server 2005, have a plan in place as detailed in this Step-by-Step Guide. 

  • Step-by-Step Guide: Migrating to SQL Server 2005 with Copy Database Wizard

    The Copy Database Wizard offers a point-and-click interface to easily migrate a single SQL Server database and its objects from SQL Server 2000 to 2005. Edgewood Solutions' Jeremy Kadlec explains how in this step-by-step guide. 

  • Viewing SQL Server 2005 data via Windows Forms

    When attempting to view an image in a Windows Forms application, you'll need to convert the data using Bitmap, explains SQL Server 2005 expert Adam Machanic. 

  • SQL Server 2005 upgrade issues

    SQL Server 2000 to 2005 migration issues are addressed in detail by expert Adam Machanic. 

  • Upgrading stored procedures in SQL Server 2005

    Learn how to upgrade your stored procedures to take advantage of new SQL Server 2005 features without breaking existing functionality. Contributor Serdar Yegulalp explains how in the second part of his backward compatibility series. 

  • SQL Server DBMS' growing popularity is no coincidence

    SQL Server offers more robust features at a lower price point than competing database management systems, making its growing popularity no surprise to contributor Adam Machanic. In this column, he details the advantages of using SQL Server over other... 

  • Q&A: Making the jump to 64-bit SQL Server 2005

    Running SQL Server on a 64-bit platform has been an option to improve database performance and scalability for quite some time, but your configuration options were limited and not without problems. For one thing, SQL Server 2000 could only run on the... 

  • Exception handling best practices in SQL Server 2005

    SQL Server 2005 brings you TRY/CATCH, a new T-SQL feature that helps find and address errors before they reach application code. Get best practices for working with the new feature.