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Taking the Pain Out ofSQL Server Upgrades…Taking the Pain Out ofSQL Server Upgrades

• Microsoft Support End of Life

• Feature Additions/Enhancements

• Performance Enhancements

• Consolidation / Migration

• Application Vendor Requirements

• High Availability / Disaster Recovery Features (AlwaysOn)

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Why Upgrade SQL Server?

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Support - End of Life

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What is at End of Life?

Extended support is security and technical support.

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Features and Additions

• SQL Server 2014 support 128 GB RAM with Standard Edition

• SQL Server 2008 R2 and 2012 Standard Supports only 64GB

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Performance Benefits

Microsoft has touted upgrading to a new version of SQL Server will improve performance by X amount with no other

changes since the earliest versions. Mainly due to better use of memory.

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Consolidation

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Vendor Requirements

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Always On

• Cost/Licensing

• Edition Upgrade/Downgrade

• Stand Alone or Side by Side

• Right Sizing Your Infrastructure

• Upgrade Path from SQL Server 2000

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Considerations When Upgrading

• Microsoft changed to game with SQL Server 2012 (per core for Enterprise)

• Companies may choose to down grade editions or make more use of virtualization

• Down grading editions is straightforward as long as you are prepared

• Upgrading editions to take advantage of new (Enterprise) features

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Cost and Licensing

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Different Editions of SQL Server

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Editions and Features For SQL Server 2014 – High Availability

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Editions and Features - Performance

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Editions and Features - Security

• Downtime

• Application Testing

• New Feature Implementation

• Risk!

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Stand Alone Versus Side by Side

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In Place

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Side by Side

• If you are on SQL Server 2000, first, I am sorry.

• Second, we can help.

• Requires intermediary upgrade steps to upgrade to a more recent version.

• We’ve been there!

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Upgrade From SQL Server 2000

• Ensure a clean, fast and successful upgrade

• Help find potential issues before the upgrade using custom tools and upgrade advisor

• Get you to the right edition based on feature usage

• Ensure application compatibility

• Make best practices recommendations before and after the upgrade

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What Hosting/Ntirety Will Do To Ease the Pain

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Upgrade Advisors

• Work with you to ensure that there will be no application conflicts during the upgrade or after.

• Help you decide if in-place or side-side is the best option for your applications.

• Find features that you may not even know you were using and would cause pain if you down graded.

• Help you understand all of the new features available to you and the associated costs.

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What We Do Specifically

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Thank YouMichael McCrackenDirector, Advanced Solutions GroupO 720.389.3940M 303.829.2521mmccracken@hosting.com

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