Comments on: High ROI items for SQL Server 2008 https://lobsterpot.com.au/blog/2009/12/18/high-roi-items-for-sql-server-2008/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: robfarley https://lobsterpot.com.au/blog/2009/12/18/high-roi-items-for-sql-server-2008/#comment-710 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:38:37 +0000 /blogs/robfarley/archive/2009/12/18/high-roi-items-for-sql-server-2008.aspx#comment-710 Yes, performance is definitely one worth mentioning.

Another one that I should have mentioned is the benefit of keeping staff interested. It’s much easier to attract (and/or keep) good staff if you’re using later versions. No-one wants to replace staff because they’ve been lure to work at an early adopter.

Rob

]]> By: David Gardiner https://lobsterpot.com.au/blog/2009/12/18/high-roi-items-for-sql-server-2008/#comment-709 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:56:56 +0000 /blogs/robfarley/archive/2009/12/18/high-roi-items-for-sql-server-2008.aspx#comment-709 I was chatting to a friend on the bus this week, and he mentioned that where he works, they upgraded some SQL 2000 and 2005 databases to 2008 and have seen some big performance increases in some of the jobs that are run each day.

-dave

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