How do you plan for upgrades?

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How do you plan for upgrades?

Most database software vendors release new versions within 2-3 years of the previous version. At some point, no matter how slow it may take, a company will upgrade to the newer version. If the candidate has not been around long enough in IT to go through an upgrade then you’ll want to know that up front.Handshake

Not saying that not having done upgrades is a red flag. There are plenty of reasons why a company may have not done any upgrades at all. Having someone go through the experience at least once is quite valuable. This is a good discussion point for things like upgrade in place versus installing something new. You get to see how they approached the idea of upgrades and migrations. You can talk about project plans, timelines, lessons learned, etc.

You may even learn something new, too.

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