SQL Server end of support

Timeline

From the capture of 13 Oct 00:39 UTC · an earlier observation

8 undated sections
16 with conditions

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Transact-SQL

Requirements, exceptions and scope

GuidanceScope1 passage
Understand the SQL Server lifecycleRequirementException1 condition2 passages
End of support optionsScope2 passages
BenefitsRequirementExceptionScope10 conditions10 passages
ConsiderationsRequirementExceptionScope6 conditions7 passages
Transact-SQL
Lift and shift to Azure SQL Managed InstanceScope1 condition1 passage
Lift and shift to SQL Server on Azure VMsScope1 condition1 passage
Extend support for existing environments with ESUsScope1 condition3 passages

Extracted automatically from Microsoft's wording. Confirm dates, conditions and whether they apply to you in the source before acting; a month or quarter is a window, not a day.

Observed history and review priority

Captured 13 Oct 00:39 UTC; extracted 16 Oct 16:11 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/fc65ebeb286710c0a830833db8a7e5de7e266b79981fe9c7c34479be9369ad3c.

Earlier unavailable versions and edits between checks are unknown. A missing statement requires review; it does not mean the policy was cancelled. Recovered historical statements are not original revision snapshots.

Retained observations · 3

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today 00:28 UTC · 33 candidates
13 Oct 00:39 UTC · 33 candidates
8 Oct 23:45 UTC · 33 candidates