Comments on: SIMS and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/sims-and-microsoft-sql-server-2008/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:06:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John Howarth http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/sims-and-microsoft-sql-server-2008/#comment-1631 John Howarth Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:52:04 +0000 http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/?p=64#comment-1631 Hi Steven, Thanks for your comment. It''s not something we''ve tried and, as a support unit, couldn''t possibly recommend! If you do intend to have a go at your establishment, please ensure you''re using a stand-alone system and not on your live installation! We''ll be advising full SQL Server users to use SQL 2005 for the time being and upgrade via Capita migration routines when moving to SQL 2008 in 2010. If in doubt, speak to your SIMS support colleagues. Kind regards, John. Hi Steven,

Thanks for your comment.

It’’s not something we”ve tried and, as a support unit, couldn”t possibly recommend!

If you do intend to have a go at your establishment, please ensure you”re using a stand-alone system and not on your live installation!

We”ll be advising full SQL Server users to use SQL 2005 for the time being and upgrade via Capita migration routines when moving to SQL 2008 in 2010.

If in doubt, speak to your SIMS support colleagues.

Kind regards,

John.

]]> By: Steven Burrows http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/sims-and-microsoft-sql-server-2008/#comment-1615 Steven Burrows Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:28:15 +0000 http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/?p=64#comment-1615 Will the current version of SIMS run on SQL 2008 as it is now? Anyone tried? (albeit unsupported by Capita!?) Will the current version of SIMS run on SQL 2008 as it is now? Anyone tried? (albeit unsupported by Capita!?)

]]> By: John Howarth http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/sims-and-microsoft-sql-server-2008/#comment-610 John Howarth Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:47:27 +0000 http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/?p=64#comment-610 I''ve now posted the information regarding the new SIMS Deployment Server at the following link: http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/?p=66 I”ve now posted the information regarding the new SIMS Deployment Server at the following link:

http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/?p=66

]]> By: John Howarth http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/sims-and-microsoft-sql-server-2008/#comment-604 John Howarth Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:42:18 +0000 http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/?p=64#comment-604 Hi Sam, Thanks for the comment. In Capita’s defence, they were investigating the possibility of using the reporting engine in SQL 2005, but this would’ve meant that our Express users (all primary, nursery and special schools) could only run reports and not create or edit them. I do have some information on the new Deployment Server. I’ll post another article on the blog so you can fill in the gaps! Hi Sam,

Thanks for the comment.

In Capita’s defence, they were investigating the possibility of using the reporting engine in SQL 2005, but this would’ve meant that our Express users (all primary, nursery and special schools) could only run reports and not create or edit them.

I do have some information on the new Deployment Server. I’ll post another article on the blog so you can fill in the gaps!

]]> By: Sam Prince http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/sims-and-microsoft-sql-server-2008/#comment-602 Sam Prince Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:01:50 +0000 http://www.boltonlea.org.uk/blog/?p=64#comment-602 Thanks for the heads-up on this. Funnily enough we were at a single site seminar only a few weeks ago and there was no mention of a move to MSSQL 2008. There was much talk of the switch to the MSSQL Reporting tools, which I suspect is going to be a Good Thing overall. I can''t say I''m thrilled at the prosepct of another SQL upgrade. The last one required incense and mystical incantations, but we made it through in one piece. They did mention (in a separate track) at the seminar that they are completely revamping the client deployment to effectively allow tightly controlled "push" deployment of the software. If it works as advertised it will be a million miles better than the status quo. Let me know if you missed it and I''ll see what I can drag from memory! Thanks for the heads-up on this. Funnily enough we were at a single site seminar only a few weeks ago and there was no mention of a move to MSSQL 2008. There was much talk of the switch to the MSSQL Reporting tools, which I suspect is going to be a Good Thing overall.

I can”t say I”m thrilled at the prosepct of another SQL upgrade. The last one required incense and mystical incantations, but we made it through in one piece.

They did mention (in a separate track) at the seminar that they are completely revamping the client deployment to effectively allow tightly controlled “push” deployment of the software. If it works as advertised it will be a million miles better than the status quo. Let me know if you missed it and I”ll see what I can drag from memory!

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