Review SQL Server edition features before moving down an edition, check persisted dependencies, and test maintenance and availability behavior.
How to Patch SQL Server Without a Bad Morning
Before you patch SQL Server, check backups, plan replica and cluster sequencing, record builds, and prepare a tested recovery path.
Reading the SQL Server Support Lifecycle
Read the SQL Server support lifecycle for your exact release, distinguish mainstream and extended support, and plan before coverage ends.
SQL Server Express Limits: What the 10 GB Cap Really Means
Check SQL Server Express limits by version, separate data files from logs, and identify the memory, CPU, and scheduling limits that affect you.
What Breaks When You Upgrade, and How to Find It First
Prepare for a SQL Server upgrade by checking deprecated features, compatibility, collation, plans, and application behavior before moving.
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Install SQL Server 2008 – How to Upgrade to SQL Server 2008 – Installation Tutorial
Install SQL Server 2008 RTM step by step, with images for every screen. Most of the steps still apply to newer versions, so the guide is still useful.
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Step By Step Installation Guide With Images
A step by step SQL Server 2008 RC0 Installation guide with images for every screen, written because so many readers asked me how to install it.