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Migrating from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 R2 on a different box

We currently have a SQL Server 2005 instance hosting a lot of application specific databases (ArchiveManager, SolarWinds, Kaspersky etc). We are planning to deploy a new SQL Server 2008 R2 instance on ...
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SQL Server 2005 Database move and rationalisation - Recommended maintenance processes

We're moving a SQL Server 2005 database to a new server and upgrading to 2008, and I'm looking for some advice and reassurance that our approach is correct. I inherited this database and it came to ...
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SQL Server 2000 to 2008 to 2012

We are migrating from SQL Server 2000 to 2008 now. We are making lot of changes to code, scripts because there has been a lot of change since 2000 to 2008. While making these changes, What I want to ...
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Migrating database from SQL Server 2005 Enterprise to SQL Server 2008 Standard

I'm attempting to migrate a database from SQL Server 2005 Enterprise to SQL Server 2008 Standard. I've run into an issue because there is a partition function defined in the database of the Enterprise ...
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Syncing Database for Server Transition

I'm transitioning from an old web/sql box combined to a much more robust solution on a completely different host (800hosting to RackSpace). Our application has very high uptime requirements. It runs ...
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SQL Server to Oracle Export - Data conversion error

I have a rather weird problem with exporting a bunch of tables from SQL Server 2005 to Oracle database. I have SQL Agent job that deletes Oracle tables, recreates them and then exports the data using ...
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Data migration between databases in the same instance

I have two almost identical (structurally) databases: Documents DocumentsOld The original database existed before table partitioning was available, so the solution they found was to create the ...
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Error moving SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005 NOLOCK Error

I need to move a database from the SQL Server 2000 (32 bit) to SQL Server 2005.But,When I attacted my database to SQL Server 2005,it's gives me error.(NOLOCK error) Also , After I running dbcc check ...
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How to migrate SQL Server Stored Procedures using temporary tables or table variables to Oracle?

C# developer encouraged by management to write SQL Server stored procedures often produce procedures like this create table #t1 (...); insert into #t1 Select ... from table_a where ...; insert into ...
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SQL Server Migration restore backup vs copy data and log files

Hey guys, I'm tasked with doing a SQL Server 2000 to 2005 migration. I will be doing a side-by-side migration. I've read from a few different sources that I can either: perform a backup of the ...