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# Upgrade to SQL Server 2014
  You can upgrade instances of, [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)], [!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)], [!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)], or [!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] to [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)]. Before running [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Setup to upgrade to [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)], check out the [SQL Server 2014 Upgrade Technical Guide](https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/5/715BDFA7-51B6-4D7B-AF17-61E78C7E538F/SQL_Server_2014_Upgrade_technical_guide.pdf) (PDF download), review the topics about the upgrade process in this section, and read the [SQL Server 2014 Release Notes](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=296445).  
  
## In This Section  
 This section contains the following topics:  
  
-   [Supported Version and Edition Upgrades](supported-version-and-edition-upgrades.md)  
  
-   [Use Upgrade Advisor to Prepare for Upgrades](../../sql-server/install/use-upgrade-advisor-to-prepare-for-upgrades.md)  
  
-   [Use the Distributed Replay Utility to Prepare for Upgrades](../../sql-server/install/use-the-distributed-replay-utility-to-prepare-for-upgrades.md)  
  
-   [Upgrade Analysis Services](upgrade-analysis-services.md)  
  
-   [Upgrade Database Engine](upgrade-database-engine.md)  
  
-   [Upgrade Data Quality Services](upgrade-data-quality-services.md)  
  
-   [Upgrade Integration Services](../../integration-services/install-windows/upgrade-integration-services.md)  
  
-   [Upgrade Master Data Services](upgrade-master-data-services.md)  
  
-   [Upgrade PowerPivot for SharePoint](upgrade-power-pivot-for-sharepoint.md)  
  
-   [Upgrade Replicated Databases](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-replicated-databases.md)  
  
-   [Upgrade and Migrate Reporting Services](../../reporting-services/install-windows/upgrade-and-migrate-reporting-services.md)  
  
-   [Upgrade SQL Server Management Tools](upgrade-sql-server-management-tools.md)  
  
-   [Upgrade How-to Topics](../../../2014/sql-server/install/upgrade-how-to-topics.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [Upgrade Database Engine](upgrade-database-engine.md)   
 [Upgrade Analysis Services](upgrade-analysis-services.md)   
 [Upgrade and Migrate Reporting Services](../../reporting-services/install-windows/upgrade-and-migrate-reporting-services.md)   
 [Upgrade Integration Services](../../integration-services/install-windows/upgrade-integration-services.md)   
 [Upgrade Replicated Databases](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-replicated-databases.md)   
 [Upgrade Master Data Services](upgrade-master-data-services.md)   
 [SQL Server 2012 Best Practices Analyzer](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=29302)   
 [SQL Server 2008 R2 Best Practices Analyzer](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=436)   
 [Backward Compatibility](../../../2014/getting-started/backward-compatibility.md)