Jul 09, 2014 For both SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft will continue to provide technical support which also includes security updates during the duration of extended support. See the table below for extended support end date. Non-security hotfixes for these versions will be offered only to customers who have an Extended Hotfix Support agreement. Under the current life cycle plan, both Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 are set to go to end-of-life in 2020. Yes, they had two extra years of life tacked on. With the addition of Premium. Sep 28, 2017 Tag: Lifecycle Announcing the Modern Servicing Model for SQL Server. Now that SQL Server 2005 is end of life (since Apr 12 2016), it is time to upgrade your SQL Server 2005 instances if you haven’t already to get support from Microsoft. We would like to remind all customers that Mainstream Support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 reached the end of its mainstream support on July 8, 2014. Michael Cobb explains what this means to enterprise security, as well as how - and when - organizations. Microsoft Lifecycle Policy offers 10 years of support (5 years of Mainstream Support and 5 years of Extended Support) for 2008 and 2008 R2 versions of SQL Server and Windows Server. As per the policy, after the end of the Extended Support period there will be no patches or security updates, which may cause security risks.
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In line with our ten-year support policy, Visual Studio 2008, its associated products, runtimes, and components will cease to be supported from April 10, 2018. Though your Visual Studio 2008 applications will continue to work, we encourage you to port, migrate, and upgrade your Visual Studio projects over the next year, to ensure you continue to receive support. Visit visualstudio.com to get the most up-to-date version of Visual Studio.
Microsoft will no longer provide security updates, technical support, or hotfixes when support ends on April 10, 2018, for the following products:
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (All editions)
- Microsoft Visual C# 2008 (All editions)
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 (All editions)
- Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 (All editions)
- Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 (All editions)
- Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Explorer
- Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server
- Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite
- Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Load Agent
- Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition
All later versions of Visual Studio products will continue to be supported for the duration of their established support lifecycles. More information on these products is available on the Servicing for Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server products page.
You can also check out the lifecycle information for .NET, C++ and Windows components on the Microsoft Support Lifecycle site.
Lastly, Microsoft Visual J# Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Second Edition will also cease to be supported on October 10, 2017.
The best way to continue to get full support for Visual Studio products is to upgrade to the latest versions. VisitVisualStudio.comfor information on the latest Visual Studio products.
Deniz Duncan, Program Manager, Visual Studio Deniz is a program manager in the Visual Studio release engineering team, responsible for making Visual Studio available around the world. Prior to joining Microsoft in Redmond, Deniz worked with Microsoft’s enterprise customers in Australia. She is passionate about the customer experience and ensuring we release tools & features developers need, want and love to use. |
We would like to remind all customers that Mainstream Support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 has ended on July 8, 2014. Microsoft is ending support for these products as part of our Support Lifecycle policy, found in http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle.
Customers are encouraged to prepare and execute on their upgrade and/or sustained engineering plans as early as possible for these SQL versions. Remaining current on your SQL Server version ensures that your product remains supported per the Support Lifecycle policy.
Additionally, your software benefits from the many enhancements, fixes, and security updates provided through the latest releases.
Additionally, your software benefits from the many enhancements, fixes, and security updates provided through the latest releases.
For both SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft will continue to provide technical support which also includes security updates during the duration of extended support. See the table below for extended support end date. Non-security hotfixes for these versions will be offered only to customers who have an Extended Hotfix Support agreement. Please refer to Extended Hotfix Support – Microsoft for more information.
Products Released | Lifecycle Start Date | Mainstream Support End Date | Extended Support End Date | Service Pack Support |
SQL Server 2008 | 11/6/2008 | 7/8/2014 | 7/9/2019 | 4/13/2010 |
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 | 3/31/2009 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 10/11/2011 |
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | 9/24/2010 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 10/9/2012 |
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 | 10/6/2011 | Review Note | Review Note | |
SQL Server 2008 R2 | 7/20/2010 | 7/8/2014 | 7/9/2019 | 7/10/2012 |
SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | 7/12/2011 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 10/8/2013 |
SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 | 7/26/2012 | Review Note | Review Note |
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Resources:
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- SQL Server Life cycle Support page
- Microsoft Support Lifecycle FAQ’s