1. Planning an Effective Upgrade from SQL Server 2008
Extended Support Ends July 2019
Presented by
Jeff Duncan,
Senior SQL Server DBA

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Agenda
Reasons to Upgrade: Dangers and Benefits Choosing the Right Version of SQL Server Choosing your SQL Edition Upgrade Advisor for 2012/2014 Upgrade Methods

3. Dangers of not upgrading
SQL 2008 reaches its extended end of life on July 9th, 2019 – When extended support ends.
Will no longer receive any security updates
Put yourself at risk for security exploits
May fall out of compliance with industry regulations

4. Benefits to Upgrading Performance Increases
Eliminate Your weekend Analytics Loads
Increased Data Security and Encryption
Easier Upgrades by Using Data Migration Assistant

5. Choosing the Right Version of SQL Server
New 2016 features not listed in the comparison:
Always encrypted data / client app contains key / cloud
Dynamic data masking
Multiple TempDB database files during install
Polybase
JSON support
Query store - saves historical query plans
Row level security
Stretch database
Temporal table
SQL Server Version comparison:

6. Choosing your SQL Edition
Features Requiring Enterprise Edition:
Advanced High Availability
AlwaysOn
Clustering
More than 24 cores
More than 128 GB memory
TDE – Transparent Data Encryption
Advanced BI
SQL 2016 Edition comparison

7. CORE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TOOLS DATA MIGRATION ASSISTANT
Upgrade Advisor for 2012/2014
All versions of Upgrade Advisor are officially deprecated and have been replaced by Data Migration Assistant for your migration needs:
CORE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TOOLS
UPGRADE ADVISOR
DATA MIGRATION ASSISTANT
Performs only assessments
Performs assessments and migrations
Can only reach on-premises SQL targets
Can extend to off-site and Azure patforms
UA is version specific
Supports all SQL versions starting with 2012
Walkthrough Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Upgrade Advisor:

8. Upgrade Methods In place upgrade Pros Cons
Simple – just updates existing binaries
Less expensive – no additional hardware
No need to migrate jobs / logins / linked servers
Cons
More difficult recovery
Likely to not meet SQL 2016 criteria with current OS / requirements

9. Upgrade Methods 1 Server Pros Cons
Same Server Multiple Instance Migration
Pros
No second server needed
Cons
Need increased drive space
Need to change apps to point to an instance name instead of default
Likely to not meet SQL 2016 criteria with current OS / requirements
The same methods as 2 servers can be used

10. Upgrade Methods Upgrade Methods 2 Servers Pros
Potential hardware upgrade at the same time
Recovery is much easier
2 Server Upgrade Methods
DB mirroring
Log shipping
Backup restore
Detach/attach

11. Migration of Encrypted Items
Upgrade Methods
Migration of Encrypted Items
2 Servers
Script and migrate logins
Migrate job/tasks
Replication
SSIS
Migrate encrypted items
Move a TDE protected database to another SQL Server

12. Post Migration Requirements
DB properties including trustworthy
Orphan users
DB ownership
Rebuild indexes/update statistics
Rename server

13. Upgrading older .NET Applications
Michael Dunn,
Solution Architect

14. Do Nothing
Rationalize
Modernize
3 Options

15. Application Migration Paths
Upgrade Methods
Application Migration Paths
Do Nothing
Pros
Small Investment
Known Usage / Outcome
Cons
No Performance Improvements
No User Experience Improvements
No Consolidation Effort

16. Application Migration Paths
Rationalize
Identify Overlapping Existing Application(s)
Deprecate Application
Migrate Data
Transition Users to Existing Application
Consolidate Features into Existing Application
Build Parallel Features

17. Application Migration Paths
Modernize
Modernization Efforts
Upgrade/Change underlying Platform
Move to the Cloud
Containerize the Application
Rearchitect to Microservices
Implement Mobility/AI Features
Deploy DevOps tools and training
All of the Above

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