TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 R2: Upgrading Your Database (Level 300)

The presenter of this webcast discusses the procedures involved in upgrading Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 databases to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 database software. The presenter looks at the two different upgrade methods, in-place, or side-by side, they describe how to prepare for the SQL Server 2008 R2 upgrade process and procedures for testing the upgrade, and they explain what the Upgrade Advisor does and how it can help with the SQL Server 2008 R2 upgrade process.