Month: May 2025

SQL core banking upgrade

Choosing the Right SQL Server Partner for Your Core Banking Upgrade

Upgrading your core banking system that supports the core banking system is a major initiative that demands meticulous planning, cross-team coordination, and deep technical know-how. For banks and financial institutions, SQL Server is often the backbone of these systems. That’s why the role of a SQL Server partner during a core banking upgrade is critical.…
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SQL Server Project Management

SQL Server Migration Success Starts with Clear, Confident Project Management

Editor’s Note: Last week, Luke Campbell shared the technical side of what made a recent SQL Server migration so successful. This is the second and final part of the series, featuring a Q&A with the project manager who successfully kept the migration on track, on time, and coordinated across teams. Chelsea Moore, Client Success Manager,…
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SQL Server database migration

How We Migrated 1,200+ SQL Server Databases in Under 3 Hours (While Cutting Storage Costs by 84%)

Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series. In next week’s follow-up, we’ll cover the project management and coordination strategies that helped make this migration a success. What if you could retire two aging SQL Server 2016 failover clustered instances, migrate 1,200+ databases to SQL Server 2022, and slash storage spend by 84%—all…
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core banking system SQL Server

When “We Just Don’t Know” Costs You: The Hidden Risk of SQL Server Outages for Banks and Financial Institutions

I recently spoke with a senior IT leader at a respected financial institution about their Microsoft SQL Server environment. Like many banks, they rely on their core banking system provider to build and maintain their SQL Server infrastructure. But a recent experience undermined their confidence in that approach. Their core banking system SQL Server went…
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