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Kiara SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4185 More actions · Answer 1

Roy Ernest (1/16/2012)
Change of topic... I got my second part of my Audit series published here... Yay..!!!!
And I got a A+ review for the year 2011 from my CTO. So thrilled 🙂

Congrats, Roy!

-Ki

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Roy Ernest (1/16/2012)
Change of topic... I got my second part of my Audit series published here... Yay..!!!!
And I got a A+ review for the year 2011 from my CTO. So thrilled 🙂

The year 2012 certainly starts off an a high note for you, Roy! Congrats, and may it stay like that for the remainder of the year.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 3

GilaMonster (1/16/2012)
Revenant (1/15/2012)
the fact is that there is 2012 waiting for the official release; IMO all adequate tests today ought to be for that one - the newest version -, because that is the one people who are taking tests today will be working with three months down the road.
Yeah, right...
I have one client on SQL 2005 that is planning a 2012 upgrade late next year. I have two clients on 2008 that might consider 2012 in a year or two. The rest have no intention to move versions (about 40% SQL 2005 and 60% 2008 or 2008 r2)

At least you have 40% on 2005. I have one that is still on 6.5 and refuses to upgrade. I have others on 2000 that don't want to move either (vendor software support reasons there).

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spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 4

Roy Ernest (1/16/2012)
Change of topic... I got my second part of my Audit series published here... Yay..!!!!
And I got a A+ review for the year 2011 from my CTO. So thrilled 🙂

Congrats, Roy!

Well done!

-- Gianluca Sartori

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 5

SQLRNNR (1/16/2012)
At least you have 40% on 2005. I have one that is still on 6.5 and refuses to upgrade. I have others on 2000 that don't want to move either (vendor software support reasons there).

Sucks to be you! 😛 😀 :w00t:

Paul White
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 6

SQLRNNR (1/16/2012)
GilaMonster (1/16/2012)
Revenant (1/15/2012)
the fact is that there is 2012 waiting for the official release; IMO all adequate tests today ought to be for that one - the newest version -, because that is the one people who are taking tests today will be working with three months down the road.
Yeah, right...
I have one client on SQL 2005 that is planning a 2012 upgrade late next year. I have two clients on 2008 that might consider 2012 in a year or two. The rest have no intention to move versions (about 40% SQL 2005 and 60% 2008 or 2008 r2)
At least you have 40% on 2005. I have one that is still on 6.5 and refuses to upgrade. I have others on 2000 that don't want to move either (vendor software support reasons there).

I won't take any client that wants me to work on anything under SQL 7, I just don't remember how they work anymore. Hell, it's hard enough going back to SQL 2000.

Gail Shaw
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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 7

GilaMonster (1/16/2012)
Hell, it's hard enough going back to SQL 2000.

I installed a 2000 VM recently just to test something specific. I had almost no clue where to start any more; scary. SQL Server 2005 minimum for me - and that is on the edge of 'extended support' in my personal terms. Three current versions are quite enough for me.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 8

SQL Kiwi (1/16/2012)
GilaMonster (1/16/2012)
Hell, it's hard enough going back to SQL 2000.
I installed a 2000 VM recently just to test something specific. I had almost no clue where to start any more; scary. SQL Server 2005 minimum for me - and that is on the edge of 'extended support' in my personal terms. Three current versions are quite enough for me.

I think supporting 6.5 is easier sometimes than 2000. I have to sit and think for a bit to recall how things are done in 2000 - unless I have SSMS2005 or later.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 9

SQLRNNR (1/16/2012)
I think supporting 6.5 is easier sometimes than 2000. I have to sit and think for a bit to recall how things are done in 2000 - unless I have SSMS2005 or later.

I see your point - at least 6.5 was simple.

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 10

SQL Kiwi (1/16/2012)
GilaMonster (1/16/2012)
Hell, it's hard enough going back to SQL 2000.
I installed a 2000 VM recently just to test something specific. I had almost no clue where to start any more; scary. SQL Server 2005 minimum for me - and that is on the edge of 'extended support' in my personal terms. Three current versions are quite enough for me.

I find I can still cope with 200 (but might have trouble if I had to do anything difficult); and I can handle 2008 R2 and 2008; but I get lost in 2005 - probably because I've never used it. And I haven't tried Denali/2012 (must see about upgrading my hardware).

Tom

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 11

L' Eomot Inversé (1/16/2012)
SQL Kiwi (1/16/2012)
GilaMonster (1/16/2012)
Hell, it's hard enough going back to SQL 2000.
I installed a 2000 VM recently just to test something specific. I had almost no clue where to start any more; scary. SQL Server 2005 minimum for me - and that is on the edge of 'extended support' in my personal terms. Three current versions are quite enough for me.
I find I can still cope with 200 (but might have trouble if I had to do anything difficult); and I can handle 2008 R2 and 2008; but I get lost in 2005 - probably because I've never used it. And I haven't tried Denali/2012 (must see about upgrading my hardware).

Not relating to versions, but I just have to say that I am enjoying your recent posts, Tom. Enough said. 🙂

Paul White
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 12

Anybody else get a request like this recently?

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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Kiara (1/16/2012)
Roy Ernest (1/16/2012)
Change of topic... I got my second part of my Audit series published here... Yay..!!!!
And I got a A+ review for the year 2011 from my CTO. So thrilled 🙂
Congrats, Roy!

+1, nice job, Roy.

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 14

For any Threadizens running SQL 2012, are you running it from a VM? Do you have any other versions of SQL installed at the same time?

I've been having issues with VMs lately, and am contemplating installing 2012 on my base machine in parallel with 2008. (Will this mean that 2008 uses the 2012 SSMS?)

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 15

WayneS (1/16/2012)
For any Threadizens running SQL 2012, are you running it from a VM? Do you have any other versions of SQL installed at the same time?

I have 2012 running in VMs , but...

I've been having issues with VMs lately, and am contemplating installing 2012 on my base machine in parallel with 2008. (Will this mean that 2008 uses the 2012 SSMS?)

...I also have 2012 running on my base machine side-by-side with 2008R2, 2008, and 2005. There are two SSMSs, and I can use 2012 to connect to 2005, 2008, 2008R2, as well as 2012. The 2008R2 SSMS will connect to 2012, and it works pretty well (using 2012-only features produces an error with query plan display though, as you would expect).

Paul White
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