Best Practices for Upgrading to SQL Server 2005

It is not difficult to move from SQL Server 7 or SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005. The key to any successful upgrade is preparation and researching potential problems. Talk to stakeholders, level with them, and get their support, and the upgrade will be a success. SQL Server 2005 has few changes in the management user interface, called SQL Server Management Studio. And one can use it to manage SQL Server 2000 servers. In this paper it is highly recommended that one must install SQL Server Management Studio and use it to manage their SQL Server 2000 servers.