Kurt Shintaku's Blog

Everyone will soon face a decision point regarding the end of support for SQL Server 2008/R2 (July 2019) and Windows Server 2008/R2 (Jan 2020).

To help our customers in this moment, we are announcing extended security updates for three years beyond the end of support dates, free only in Azure.

This means our SQL Server & Windows Server 2008/R2 customers can migrate to Azure to get free extended security updates.  This offer provides unmatched value by moving to Azure while helping customers who need to maintain their existing SQL Server & Windows Server 2008/R2 environments.

The announcement blog for this new offer was published yesterday.

• BLOG: Announcing new offers and capabilities that make Azure the best place for all your apps, data, and infrastructure
  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-new-offers-and-capabilities-that-make-azure-the-best-place-for-all-your-apps-data-and-infrastructure/