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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 End-of-Life: What You Need to Know

By David Barter November 4, 2015

On April 12th of 2016, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 will reach its end-of-life (similar to what happened recently with Windows XP). This means there will no longer be any more support or updates from Microsoft. Think of the critical data you may have that exists in your environment that runs on the platform. If you don’t move off of SQL Server 2005 and it breaks (i.e. maintenance program that isn’t operating properly, bad bit of data getting into the data base, etc.), you could be in some serious trouble. You need to look at the workloads you have in SQL and what the impact will be if you stay on the platform. Watch the video below as I dive deeper into the topic.

If you’re looking for more information around Microsoft technologies, I will be hosting an upcoming webinar around Office 365 that I encourage you to register for.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et-e9-WEE4I[/youtube]

Click here to view the video on our YouTube page

*Also, please note in the video I said you have 8 or 9 months to get this fixed. We filmed this video a while back but waited to release it a little closer to the EOL date when it would be on people’s radars. Again, the EOL date is April 12, 2016.

By David Barter, Practice Manager, Microsoft Technologies

David Barter

Ad GreenPages’ Microsoft Technologies Practice Manager, David builds the Microsoft brand and technology solutions with GreenPages’ customers. He has managed the professional services work and engineers at GreenPages, worked to build the go-to-market strategy for Microsoft, and fostered a strong and deep relationship with Microsoft and the Microsoft ecosystem, setting GreenPages apart as the leading Microsoft Partner in the Northeast and Southeast. David has vast experience across many IT roles, starting from the days of mainframe and Windows for Work Group leading up to the cutting-edge experiences with Microsoft Public Cloud (M365, D365, Azure and Power Platform). Having spent time leading many organizations in Sales leadership, Services leadership, and customer-specific CIO roles, David brings a wealth of cross vertical experiences to each customer interaction. Personally, David builds custom street rods (ask him about his latest project called “1BadPenny”) and has a background as a professional restaurateur and chef as well as a long career as a home builder and carpenter which he tries to fit in as much as he can.

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