Microsoft has announced the end of mainstream support for SQL 2008 – and it’s right around the corner. Please look below to see when your mainstream and extended support end for your SQL version.
| SQL Server Version |
Release Date |
End of Mainstream Support |
End of Extended Support |
| SQL 7 |
Mar 01 1999 |
Dec 31 2005 |
Jan 11 2011 |
| SQL 2000 |
Nov 30 2000 |
Apr 8 2008 |
Apr 9 2013 |
| SQL 2005 |
Jan 14 2006 |
Apr 12 2011 |
Apr 12 2016 |
| SQL 2008 |
Nov 6 2008 |
Jul 8 2014 |
Jul 9 2019 |
| SQL 2008 R2 |
Jul 20 2010 |
Jul 8 2014 |
Jul 9 2019 |
| SQL 2012 |
May 20 2012 |
Jul 11 2017 |
Jul 12 2022 |
| SQL 2014 |
June 5 2014 |
Jul 9 2019 |
Jul 9 2024 |
Need more details? Check out Microsoft’s support lifecycle page: http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?c2=1044
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