This document discusses Microsoft ending support for SQL Server 2005 and recommends customers upgrade to SQL 2014. It outlines the risks of using unsupported software, including lack of security updates and non-compliance with regulations. The document then describes the performance, availability, and security benefits of upgrading to SQL 2014. It also discusses options for virtualizing the SQL platform and using hybrid cloud solutions with Azure. The final sections propose SoftwareONE's services for helping customers optimize their SQL environment, upgrade licenses, and modernize in preparation for the SQL 2005 end of support.

1. SQL 2005
End of Support

2. Introductions
Tony Mackleworth
Head of MAS
SoftwareONE
Colin Delaney
Business Development
SoftwareONE
Andrew Daniels
Technology Specialist
Microsoft
Nick Baladi
Business Development
Ridgian

3. Microsoft Global LSP
US, EMEA, APAC, LATAM
Sales 2014
$4.2 billion USD
> 40% growth year over
year for the last decade
Office Locations
62 subsidiaries, 82
countries, more than 100
Worldwide
Organization
Privately Held, Established
Management for the last
decade
Microsoft Accreditations
Gold Devices and
Deployment
Gold Volume Licensing
Gold SAM
Gold Collaboration and
Content
Gold Communications
Gold Data Analytics
Gold Data Platform
Gold Datacenter
Gold Messaging
Gold Identity &
Access
Who are SoftwareONE

4. SQL Server 2005
End of Support
Are you ready?

5. SoftwareONE | End of Support Planning
Current Support Level
End
Mainstream
End
Extended
Learn more about the SQL Server support lifecycle:
support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/

6. There will be no access to critical security updates,
opening the potential for business interruptions
Maintaining legacy servers, firewalls, intrusion
systems, etc. gets expensive quickly
As support ends, your organization will likely fail
to meet regulatory standards compliance
What does
end of
extended
support
mean?

7. SoftwareONE | SQL 2014 Upgrade Benefits
Achieve mission critical
performance
Get up to 30x faster transactions
and more than 100x query
performance gains with in-Memory
Experience the 9’s you need—
greater HA and DR with AlwaysOn
Scale across compute, networking
and storage with Windows Server
2012 R2 and up to 640 logical
processors
Maintain security
and compliance
The least vulnerable database
platform six years in a row*,
engineered for security from the
ground-up
Manage compliance audit
requirements
Keep receiving support, security
updates and hotfixes
Optimize data
infrastructure
Virtualize and consolidate your
data platform for maximum
performance at low TCO
Choose the best of on-premises
and Azure with hybrid cloud
Migrate web applications to
Azure SQL Database to reduce
administrative needs
**National Institute of Standards and Technology Comprehensive Vulnerability Database 4/2014

8. SoftwareONE | Optimise Your Data Platform Investments
Shared
Lower cost
Dedicated
Higher cost
Higher administration Lower administration
Hybrid Cloud
Physical
SQL Server
Physical Machine (raw iron)
IaaS
SQL Server in Azure VMs
Virtual
SQL Server Private Cloud
VM+ Appliance
SQL DaaS
Azure SQL Database
Database as a Service (DaaS)
Upgrade Scenarios
 Achieve mission-critical
performance on-
premises
 Virtualize and
Consolidate
 Reduce TCO and
increase availability
with Azure VMs
 Easy on-ramp to cloud
for web applications
with Azure SQL
Database

9. SoftwareONE | Custom Support
• CSA can be bought at any
time and is retroactive
(previous hotfixes, backdated)
• CS Essentials only 1 ‘critical’
hotfix, not retroactive. Per
Device Fee Hotfix
• Look at 1st year only CSA
when high hotfixes and low
device costs, then switch.
• Mitigate Custom Support with
our SQL 2005 End of Support
Service

10. SoftwareONE| True Services Approach
Microsoft Advisory
Services (MAS)
Software Asset
Management (SAM)
Technology Services
Vendor Assistance
Funding Options
Services Delivery Partner
Microsoft Gold Partner
SQL & BI Experts
+ +

11. SET-UP,
PROJECT
KICK OFF
1
SQL PLATFORM
REVIEW
2
LICENSE DESIGN,
COMMERCIAL
ANALYSIS
4
SQL PLATFORM
OPTIMISATION |
FUTURE STATE
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
3
IMPLEMENTATION
65
SCRIPT,
SCAN,
DISCOVERY
SQL 2005 EoS | Service Approach

12. SQL 2005 EoS | Approach Elements
Optimise Software Costs
Maintain Compliance
Achieve Breakthrough Performance
Virtualize and Consolidate
Assess Cloud Services
Reduce TCO and Increase Availability
Limit Custom Support Agreements
Optimise SQL Licensing

13. SAM | End of Support Analysis
Identify servers which have no mainstream or extended
support anymore
What software product groups make the biggest risk
Reduce the risk of unprotected & unsupported devices
Identify and reduce security and/or compliance risks
Dependencies between applications
Understand what migrations projects need to be
planned to eliminate expiring software applications
Information to better plan software budgeting
What to consider for a potential cloud strategy
Mitigation of business impact through a predictive
approach to managing the lifecycle
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14. MAS | License Design Service
Optimum licensing for your future-state design
Leverage existing licensing assets (where possible)
Comparative analysis of global sourcing and contract
options, investment profiles
Understand the costs for the project, without omitting
software licensing costs
In-depth SQL Licensing Workshop
Can extend to whole Microsoft Roadmap
MainObjectivesServiceApproachMainObjectives

15. MAS | SQL Optimisation Pyramid
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16. Data Platform Business Intelligence Custom Applications SharePoint
Microsoft Cloud / Azure
Microsoft Data and BI Platform
Data Visualisation, UX, UI (mobile and infographics)
Non Microsoft platform- Teradata, Cognos
Introducing Ridgian| SQL Partner
Pronounced ‘Rid-jee-an’
Information management experts- helping organizations get more from their data, people and technology
Consultancy services led across:

17. Opportunity to provide
new value and greater
innovation within your
business.
Cloud and Hybrid
platform. Many
organisations
demonstrating a desire
to move to the cloud
IF aligned to business
the ROI on
modernisation will far
outweigh any financial
burdens.
How do you negotiate a
complex move and
align to business case?
SQL 2005| Opportunity for Modernization

18. SQL End of Support | Call to Action
SWO looks to be involved in all steps and aspects of the customer transformation cycle
SQL Platform
Review
SQL Platform
Optimisation
5 Days
SQL Platform
Optimisation
10 Days
• 5 Day+
• End of Support Analysis
• SQL Database Discovery
and Analysis
• SQL Architecture Design
Session
• MAS License Design
Service
• Low-Level Design
Document &
Recommendations
• 1 Day
• Architecture
Design Session
• No Output
• Delivered Onsite
• SQL Architecture
Design Session
• High-Level Design
Document
• MAS License Design
Service

19. THANK
YOU
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