SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide

IL documento che tutti coloro che si apprestano a migrare da SQL Server 2000 o 2005 a SQL Server 2008 devono leggere e tenere come riferimento. In 500 pagine vengono affrontati tutti i punti caldi in una migrazione, per ogni tecnologia e per ogni scenario possibile.

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Data la mole di informazione, il documento è stato suddiviso in capitoli:

• Chapter 1 gives an overview of the technical issues and decisions that are involved in an upgrade to SQL Server 2008, as well as recommendations for planning and deploying an upgrade.
• Chapter 2 addresses issues related to upgrading to SQL Server 2008 Management Tools.
• Chapters 3 through 8 focus on upgrade issues for SQL Server relational databases.
• Chapter 9 addresses upgrading to SQL Server 2008 Express.
• Chapters 10 through 14 focus on upgrading to SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence components: Analysis Services, Data Mining, Integration Services, and Reporting Services.
• Chapter 15 addresses the implications of upgrading to SQL Server 2008 for other Microsoft applications and platforms.
• Appendix 1 contains a table of allowed SQL Server 2008 version and edition upgrade paths.
• Appendix 2 contains an upgrade planning checklist.

Non iniziate una migrazione senza averlo prima consultato!