Destination: SQL Server 2014
Now that you have become familiar with how to use the helpful Upgrade Advisor, you’re ready to begin your extensive pre-upgrade testing phase. After you resolve all the issues you can, it’s time to take the next step: install SQL Server 2014 (in your test and development environments first, of course).
Four different paths lead from SQL Server 2005 SP4, SQL Server 2008 SP3, SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2, or SQL Server 2012 SP1 to SQL Server 2014:
You can upgrade your existing SQL Server 2005 SP4 or later, SQL Server 2008 SP3 or later, SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2, and SQL Server 2012 SP1 instances in-place, using the SQL Server ...
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