What end of support for SQL Server 2005 means for CIOs

End-of-support is headache for CIOs, because it means replacing and/or upgrading hardware and software with minimal to no return on investment. IT departments tend to stall on the process to delay the inevitable of disruption, expense and replacement, but it has to be done.Many firms have already been through this headache with Windows XP in 2014 and Windows Server 2003 last summer … and now they’ll have to do it again. Come April 2016, Microsoft will no longer support SQL Server 20