sql server (alternate): Hey guys - I need your help. We are using SQL Server 2000- do you
think, we should upgrade to some later release of Microsoft SQL
Servier or Migrate to Oracle, IBM or Sybase. I am also wondering,
what do you think of Open Source MySQL and PostgreSQL. Have anyone of
you using these databases. Thanks guys for your help
- Mark Smith

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"I'm driving a 2004 Ford Taurus. Should I upgrade to a 2007 Taurus
or a Corvette or a SUV?"

What are you currently doing with SQL Server 2000? Is there a
specific problem that you hope to solve via migration? Is that

mark_smith (bhuta.darshan@gmail.com) writes:
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Upgrading to SQL 2005 may be a good idea, but without knowing anything
about your system, it's difficult to say whether the investment would pay
off.

However, moving to a different RDBMS does not seem a viable option to me.
Unless your application is really written with portability in mind,
migrating to a new platform can be very expensive.

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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se

Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/downloads/books.mspx
Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at