The end of support for SQL Server 2008 in July 2019, marks the end of security updates. Many customers are taking advantage of the free extended security updates that Microsoft is making available for those migrating SQL Server 2008 to Microsoft Azure. Delphix and Microsoft Azure have partnered to help you enable risk-free, accelerated cloud migration or upgrades with fast, secure access to data. To find out more, read the new e-book, Blueprint for Bulletproof SQL Server Migration and Upgrades.

Migration to the Azure cloud has long promised gains in IT productivity, agility, and value. However, many organizations face significant migration challenges such as high volumes of data, data provisioning delays, long iterative test cycles required to validate successful migration, meeting data privacy and compliance requirements, and lack of production quality data that can lead to data related defects for mission critical applications. The joint e-book from Microsoft and Delphix demonstrates how Delphix helps overcome these migration challenges and streamlines both Azure migration and SQL Server upgrades and enables companies to accelerate critical business functions while adhering to the necessary security and compliance rules.