Download Microsoft SQL Server 2005 EOS Is Coming!

Microsoft
SQL Server 2005 EOS
Is Coming!
The end of extended support (EOS)
for SQL Server 2005 occurs on
April 12, 2016. Are you ready?
Get a head start – plan for your
upgrade to SQL Server 2014 now!
What SQL Server 2005 EOS Means.
2005
No access to
critical security
upgrades
Maintenance
of legacy
systems
End of
support
Potential
business
interruptions
Higher
maintenance
costs
Likelihood of failure
to meet regulatory
standards
compliance
You should start planning your migration now.
What's in it for IT? SQL Server 2014.
The latest version of SQL Server comes with vast improvements and IT benefits, including:
2005
Benchmarked
Improved
application
performance:
Server 20051
Up to
faster
transactions with
in-memory OLTP
13x
faster
than SQL
2014
30x
Data access to
the right people:
Up to
ROI:
113
100x
query
performance gains
%2
with in-memory
ColumnStore
IT resource
productivity:
Payback
period:
%
20
improvement
9.5
months
2
2
Also: Features, Features, Features.
Minimized downtime with AlwaysOn
Availability Groups, now with
up to 8 readable secondaries
Better manageability with
policy-based management,
distributed replay and
PowerShell support
Improved security through enhanced
separation of duties: Least security
vulnerabilities 6 years in a row3
2014
Efficient data integration
across other organizations
and applications
Expanded cloud capabilities,
including backup and
DR to Microsoft Azure
The Risks of Not Upgrading.
Staying on SQL Server 2005 creates risks across your business:
2005
Significant upcoming
software, hardware and
management costs
requiring separate
management tools
and more expensive
resources
Potential increase in
security issues
Extra security
management time
Business limitations
including outages,
slowdowns, loss of
revenue, loss of
customer/employee
satisfaction
Lack of integration
with newer applications
and data types
Making a Plan.
Upgrading to SQL Server 2014 can be time intensive and requires rigorous planning.
You don’t have to do it alone – Microsoft is here to help.
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2
Plan for a
multistage process,
tackled in iterations.
3
Allow time for testing
and documentation.
Use the MAP Toolkit to
assess your current
environment,
consolidate to a virtual
infrastructure or to
migrate to Azure SQL
Database.
4
Build a new system
alongside the existing
one and move
databases to it.
2014
5
Or use in-place upgrades
for less complex
environments to upgrade
the existing software to a
new version without
moving databases.
Let
Microsoft
Help
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Optionally, migrate to SQL
Server 2014 or to Microsoft's
database-as-a-service,
Azure SQL Database.
Trust Microsoft to solve your
migration challenges with a broad
range of integrated products and services.
Ready to migrate to SQL Server 2014?
2014
PLAN YOUR
MIGRATION NOW
Contact your local Microsoft sales rep or a Microsoft Partner for more information.
SOURCES:
1. 13x gain based on TPC-E benchmark results published for SQL Server 2014 (www.tpc.org/4069), SQL Server 2005 (www.tpc.org/4001) as of 10/8/14.
2. “The Total Economic Impact™ of Microsoft SQL Server,” Forrester, July 2014. http://www.microsoft.com/enterprise/ws2003eos/teiofmicrosoftsqlserver/default.aspx
3. National Institute of Standards and Technology Comprehensive Vulnerability Database, January 21, 2015. https://nvd.nist.gov/