Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Nears End of Support – Insight Outlines Migration Plan
March 31 2016 - 8:30AM
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is approaching the end of its support on
April 12, 2016, and millions of businesses, school districts,
hospital systems and government organizations will no longer
receive security updates after the deadline – potentially opening
them up to a series of operational issues and security challenges
if left unprepared.
Insight Enterprises (Nasdaq:NSIT) today outlined a
four-step migration plan for organizations to make a smooth
transition to an updated server.
- Plan Ahead: As the deadline looms, it is
critical that organizations proactively identify which servers and
applications are operating on the expiring software and whether
additional time, finances and human resources are needed to address
the upgrade.
- Mitigate Risks: It is extremely important for
businesses to test various upgrade scenarios before finalizing and
implementing their migration plan. Businesses should confirm
whether the applications, hardware, and operating system currently
installed on SQL Server 2005 will be compatible with the newer
version. Mitigating these risks will help reduce any administrative
burden and loss of data.
- Strategize a Migration Process: There are two
main solutions businesses can implement when upgrading their SQL
Server 2005. Option 1: IT departments can choose
to install SQL Server 2014 to improve core business operations,
maintain security and compliance and optimize infrastructure. The
new SQL Server 2014 runs up to 13x faster than SQL Server
2005.1Option 2: Businesses can also choose to
migrate to Microsoft Azure SQL Database, a cloud-based database
built on SQL Server technologies which provides a highly scalable,
multi-tenant database service hosted by Microsoft in the
cloud.
- Monitor the New Environment: Once the
migration is successfully completed, Insight recommends that
businesses closely monitor the new solutions for at least 24-48
hours. IT departments should also run several tests on the server’s
applications to verify that it’s completely functional.
“With Microsoft planning to release new versions of
SQL Server every two years, thorough planning will help businesses
and organizations carefully execute each migration to ensure that
all of their core systems continue to function properly,” said
David Mayer, VP, product management-software, Insight. “We
successfully migrated thousands of customers out of Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP, and we’ll continue to help
businesses act on the critical decisions that need to be made in
the transition from SQL Server 2005.”
For more information on Insight, visit
http://www.insight.com/ or call 800-INSIGHT.
About Insight
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service solutions, our 5,700 teammates provide clients the guidance
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1 National Institute of Standards and
Technology Comprehensive Vulnerability Database 4/17/2013
Contacts:
Chuck King
Insight Enterprises, Inc.
Tel. (480) 409-6390
Email: chuck.king@insight.com
Ariel Kouvaras
Sloane & Company
Tel. (212) 446-1884
Email: akouvaras@sloanepr.com
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