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.
- Microsoft Sql Server 2008 R2 Support End Date
- Windows 2008 Extended Support
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Download Iso
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.
Microsoft Sql Server 2008 R2 Support End Date
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.
SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 extended support will end on July 9, 2019. Learn how to plan a successful migration with these tools, resources, and webinars. Jul 09, 2014 End of Mainstream support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2. 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.
Windows 2008 Extended Support
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 |
SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 extended support will end on July 9, 2019. Learn how to plan a successful migration with these tools, resources, and webinars. Jul 09, 2014 End of Mainstream support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2. 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.
Windows 2008 Extended Support
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 |
Resources:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Download Iso
- SQL Server Life cycle Support page
- Microsoft Support Lifecycle FAQ's
