SQL Server 2005 Perspectives is a 1-2 day consultancy engagement designed to provide your organisation with one of two outcomes:

Topics covered in both consultancies

SQL Server 2005 Family

• Overview of all the products that make up the SQL Server 2005 family
• Detailed overview of the SQL Server 2005 toolsets and utilities
• Discussion on product directions for the SQL Server 2005 product family

Topics covered in the upgrade consultancy

SQL Server 2005 Upgrades

• The SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor.Overview of the upgrade process and options
• Discussion of potential issues identified at other sites which can be avoided
• Discussion of key product enhancements with a view to how they might benefit your organisation, particularly options that might help reduce costs, improve system reliability and/or improve manageability
• Discussion of areas in which Readify has helped other organisations benefit from an upgrade

Topics covered in the migration consultancy

SQL Server 2005 Migrations

• Discussion of issues commonly encountered by organisations migrating to SQL Server from the same database management system as used by your organisation
• Discussion of SQL Server best practices commonly missed by organisations migrating to it from other platforms