Microsoft to end support for SQL Server 2005

If your business has been running SQL Server 2005, it’s time to make the switch. Microsoft is reminding its users that they’ll be ending support for this version of SQL Server by April 12^th.  SQL Server is said to be the largest primary database in the country with up to 30 percent of Canadian businesses still using SQL Server 2005. Past the end of support data this version will no longer get security updates, so it’ll put a lot of customer data at risk and it might also cause trouble with compliance with various industry requirements. Microsoft is encouraging its users to upgrade to SQL 2014, which is said to offer a “significant performance improvement” as well as new product capabilities.