Microsoft Azure is now the most complete Cloud platform available for running Microsoft workloads.
Percentage of Fortune 500 companies running Azure.
Microsoft Azure has a 31% share of the total Cloud market.
There are approximately 2 million SQL databases deployed in Azure.
Moving your SQL Server databases to Azure has never been more straightforward and economical. Easily migrate your databases to Azure and experience the extensive SQL Server programming surface area in the cloud, with the operational and financial benefits of the intelligent, fully-managed Azure SQL Server.
SQL Server 2008 will reach 'End of Extended Support' on 9th July 2019, from this date Microsoft will stop providing security updates and critical fixes for this version. This could prove to be a real problem as many legacy and 3rd party applications are still running on SQL 2008 with no upgrade support from venders.
However, it's not all doom and gloom... if you migrate your SQL Server 2008 database into Azure, Microsoft will provide you with a further 3 years of Extended Support or indefinitely - depending on how you migrate your environment.
Products Released |
Lifecycle Start Date |
Mainstream Support End Date |
Extended Support End Date |
Service Pack Support |
SQL Server 2008 |
06/11/2008 |
08/07/2014 |
09/07/2019 |
13/04/2010 |
Great News!
We've got you covered.
Have you heard about our monthly webinars?
On-Demand Webinar: Data Platform Modernisation
DSP is a Data Management and Cloud Platform MSP that delivers enterprise grade support & consulting services for Oracle, Microsoft and Multi-Cloud technologies.