Good points Lawrence,
I actually work in a large enterprise where they pay for ongoing
Microsoft sup****t so will likely be keeping many SQL Server 2000
servers for a while, but as you say it's not free.
There are a lot of DBAs that are really hoping it doesn't take until
SQL Server 2008 SP2...
You're also right on target when saying people that have
certifications for both older and newer products are much more
valuable to companies.
On an unrelated note, I followed your link on WSUS. I'm getting ready
to do some testing with WSUS on Windows Server 2008. Do you have any
insight on known problems or gotchas I should watch out for? Maybe a
link? I'll be working on an isolated network for testing only.
Darril Gibson
MCT, MCDBA, MCITP, MCSE, MCSD
Mcitpsuccess.com
Author, MCITP SQL Server 2005 Database Administration All-in-One Exam
Guide (Exams 70-431, 70-443, & 70-444)
On Jan 11, 9:23=A0pm, "Lawrence Garvin" <ons...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> <Darrilgib...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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news:084282d0-7b73-439b-91b4-0c0f18f29285@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > The end is near.
>
> > Microsoft has announced that sup****t for SQL Server 2000 will end
> > April 8, 2008 - less than 90 days from today.
>
> Actually, only (free) Mainstream Sup****t ends on 4/8/08. Those
organizatio=
ns
> that still have significant investments in SQL Server 2000 clusters and
> federated farms will likely continue to write Microsoft checks for
sup****t=
> on those servers probably well into 2010 when they finally start
thinking
> seriously about deploying SQL Server 2008 SP2.
>
> > SQL Server 2000 had a
> > great run but it's been around for 8 years and SQL Server 2005
> > includes significant improvements.
>
> That it does, and I've yet to come up with a good reason why any
> organization should defer upgrading any longer -- yet, as noted above,
the=
> ones with lots of money, lots of investment, and a general lack of
willpow=
er
> to function in the 21st century, will continue to defer that very
decision=
..
>
> > This doesn't mean companies will
> > stop using SQL Server 2000 in the next 90 days, but you can bet a lot
> > of companies are considering migrating to new versions of SQL Server.
>
> More significantly, people that are dual certified MCDBA/MCITP will be
in
> high demand for those organization looking to do SQL 2000 to SQL 2005
> migrations, upgrades, and/or even application conversions (particularly
if=
> their SQL 2000 stuff is still running on deprecated SQL 6.x/SQL 7.0
code).=
>
> --
> Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCBMSP, MCTS, MCP
> Senior Data Architect, APQC, Houston, Texas
> Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2008)
>
> MS WSUS Website:http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
> My
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> My MVP Profile:http://mvp.sup****t.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin
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