Ars Technica

Easy way to move a database from one SQL Server instance to another

I'm trying to copy a database from one server (SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition) to another (SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition) to make sure the second is suitable as a backend to some terrifying ...
Redmond Magazine

So You Need To Move Off SQL Server 2016

SQL Server and Azure SQL Database have a property called compatibility level. Microsoft supports compatibility levels back to SQL Server 2008 and has committed to keep those in newer releases of the ...
Ars Technica

Move a SQL 2000 database from one server to another

What is the best way to do this? File locations will be different on new server.<BR><BR>Should I SP_DETACH_DB the source DB, copy over the .mdf/.ldf files, then SP_ATTACH_DB on destination server with ...
Virtualization Review

Moving Your SQL Infrastructure to Microsoft Azure

Putting your databases in the public cloud might be scary, but the rewards are substantial. Here's how this fictional company does it. Just Another Big Business (JABB) Systems International is a ...
CCM

SQL Server diagram export: to another database

SQL Servers allow the import or export of database diagrams to another database. All the information related to a database is stored in the dtproperties table. Therefore, to import or export a ...