SQL Server 2005 End of Life

SQL Server 2005 end of extended support finishes 12 April 2016. This means no further hotfixes and support from Microsoft when things fail.

There is an excellent article highlighting some of the new features that can be utilized if you upgrade. Enhanced Security features are a must to consider.

The article is entitled:

What You Are Missing by Sticking with SQL Server 2005: Data Architects Version

http://www.datamodel.com/index.php/2015/12/01/what-you-are-missing-by-sticking-with-sql-server-2005-data-architects-version/#sthash.2S7QPAfs.dpuf