Microsoft stopped supporting SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008

Along with the speed of technology development in general, Microsoft's server technology is constantly improving.Starting with the 2008 version of 32-bit and 64-bit computing, the early days of server virtualization and advanced analysis have now been the time of hybrid cloud computing and advances in data and intelligence. artificial…

On its website, Microsoft thanks users who have selected SQL Server and Windows Server, and announced the extended support time for Server 2008 versions as follows:

1. SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will stop supporting on July 9, 2019.
2. Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will stop supporting on January 14, 2020.

Stopping support means that there will be no updates, security patches periodically.As network attacks become more complex and frequent, running applications, data on unsupported versions poses a high risk of security and compatibility.

The 2008 version of the product was a good choice, but now is the time to upgrade to current versions to get better performance and better security.

If you choose cloud services, Microsoft encourages users to switch to Azure to receive the free Extended Security Updates, which helps ensure the security of your data for three years after the end of the support period.There is also Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, Azure Virtual Machines.

If you want to keep the data right in your unit, Microsoft encourages updating to the latest version, which is SQL Server 2007 and Windows Server 2016. To get more time to upgrade, convert, you can buy more. Extended Security Updates mentioned above for 3 more years.

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