The Generous DBA
For me, being generous means you don’t expect anything in return. If you are expecting kindness in return then you are doing business, not kindness.
For me, being generous means you don’t expect anything in return. If you are expecting kindness in return then you are doing business, not kindness.
Last week I wrote about the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. Today I want to show you how to check if your database server is protected against Meltdown and Spectre.
After upgrading to SQL Server 2016 is complete you will need to perform a series of tasks to verify that database is ready to be handed over to the end users for further testing. This post will provide you a checklist of items to review after the upgrade is complete.
Let’s look at the steps involved in upgrading to SQL Server 2016.
Trust me when I tell you that the extra legwork now will save you headaches later. Here is my checklist of items for upgrading to SQL Server 2016 that you must review before any data is migrated.
There are new performance features, new security features, and new scalability features in SQL Server 2016 that make it worth the time and effort to upgrade.