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• SQL Server backup & restore across versions

  This may be a short post in stating the [insert your favourite expletive here] obvious, but you can restore a SQL Server 2000 backup on a SQL Server 2008 database and that’s a good way to do a version migration.  However that doesn’t mean your functions... Posted Sep 07 2008, 08:19 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL Server, migration, upgrade, Backup, restore, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2008, compatibility mode, checksum

• SQL Server 2008 not just for DBAs

  I am sure SQL Server is administered by many ‘accidental’ DBAs i.e. IT Professionals who get saddled with looking after databases, while performing a bunch of other infrastructure management tasks.  One of my good friends Jonathan Noble at Newcastle... Posted Aug 12 2008, 07:59 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL Server, migration, upgrade, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2008, Newcastle University

• Must have tool for Migrating Access to SQL Server

  I have a love hate relationship with Access for the same reason, it’s seductive simplicity.  You can knock up an application in no time, which my wife did recently to learn the tool and to keep track of our extensive book collection.  That quick... Posted Aug 06 2008, 01:36 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL Server, migration, Access, MUST, NMigration

• SQL Server Migration

  I knew that there was a toolkit to help move an application from SQL Server to Oracle, but I hadn’t appreciated that there was one for Sybase and Access these also now come in two flavours, one to move you to SQL Server 2005, and one for SQL Server 2008... Posted Aug 05 2008, 04:39 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL Server, migration, Oracle, SQL Server 2008, Sybase ASE

• End of the Road for SQL Server 2000

  Microsoft will be turning off mainstream support for SQL server 2000 for most editions of the product in April 2008: Products Released General Availability Date Mainstream Support Retired Extended Support Retired SQL Server 2000 64-bit Edition 30/11/2000... Posted Oct 30 2007, 01:03 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL, SQL Server, migration, SQL Server 2000