Extended support for SQL Server 2005 ends on April 12, 2016. This means that if you are still running SQL Server 2005 after April 12, 2016, you will no longer receive security updates. Now is the time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014 and Azure SQL Database to achieve breakthrough performance, maintain security and compliance, and optimize your data platform infrastructure. Join Rodney Landrum, Senior SQL Server Consultant and Microsoft MVP and Michael McCracken, HOSTING Director of Advanced Solutions, as they discuss key benefits to moving to a SQL Server 2014 and key considerations to take into account when migrating your databases.

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Ending SQL Server 2005’s
Life…an Upgrade Story

2. • This webinar is being recorded and an on-
demand version will be available at the same
URL
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our Cloud Readiness Assessment page, via the
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Housekeeping

3. • 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?

4. 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

5. • 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

9. • 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. 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

13. • 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

14. • 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

16. • 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

20. • 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

23. • 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

24. • 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

26. • 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&A
Michael McCracken | HOSTING Director of Professional Services
Rodney Landrum| Ntirety Manager of Professional Services
For more information about SQL Server upgrades, please contact our team at
888.894.4678.