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Ending SQL Server 2005’s Life…an Upgrade Story

• This webinar is being recorded and an on-demand version will be available at the same URL

• Please submit questions (via the button on your screen)! I will answer at the end or via e-mail

• You can find related resources, including a link to our Cloud Readiness Assessment page, via the “Attachments” button

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Housekeeping

• 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 2005?

It was a major release and had many enhancements from SQL Server 2000 including:

• New security features with schemas and encryption• Reporting Services• Common Language Runtime• Service Broker• SMTP Mail Support• SQL Server Integration Services• Database Mirroring

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I Loved SQL Server 2005…In 2005

• AlwaysOn Availability Groups• New Reporting Services and Power BI features• In Memory Optimized Tables• Column Store Indexes• Dynamic Data Masking• Stretch Database• JSON Support• Always Encrypted• Polybase and Big Data• Query Store

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But…Now I Love SQL Server 2014 and 2016

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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 BenefitsMicrosoft has touted upgrading to a new version of SQL Server will improve performance by X amount with no other changes since the earliest versions. This is mainly due to better use of memory.

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Consolidation / Virtualization

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Vendor Requirements

Database compatibility:https://

msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510680.aspx*Link available in “Attachments” section

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AlwaysOn

• Cost/licensing

• Edition upgrade/downgrade

• In-place or side-by-side

• Right-sizing your infrastructure

• Upgrade path from SQL Server 2000

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Considerations When Upgrading

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

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

• Downgrading 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

• Paying per core• For Enterprise SQL Server 2012 and 2014, roughly one quarter

of the cost of SQL Server 2008 R2 per processor license• 2 core packs will cost approximately $14,000 and you will

need a minimum of 4 cores• Virtualization licensing exists to license the entire host server

to serve all guest VMs• If you have more than 4 cores per processor prices will

increase, often drastically• CAL licenses increased roughly 25%, from approximately $165

to $210.• http://

www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/sql-server/Purchasing.aspx• *Link available in “Attachments” section

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Cost Comparison

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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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In-Place 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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Q&AMichael McCracken | HOSTING Director of Professional ServicesRodney Landrum| Ntirety Manager of Professional Services

For more information about SQL Server upgrades, please contact our team at 888.894.4678.