Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 will end on October 10, 2023. This means that after this date, these products will no longer receive security updates, non-security updates, bug fixes, technical support, or online technical content updates.
Additionally, on January 14th, 2020, Microsoft ended extended support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. If your business is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, you’re at risk of your applications and servers no longer fulfilling their business objective.
Assess Your Options for 2012 workloads
Move to Azure
Move apps and workloads to Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
- Run securely with free Extended Security Updates for three more years after the deadline for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 and SQL Server 2012 .
- Save with Azure Hybrid Benefit.
Modernize when ready
- Modernize to PaaS with Azure services such as App Service, and Azure SQL Managed Instance. Never have to patch or upgrade again
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Upgrade On-Premises
Upgrade to the latest version
- Windows Server 2022
- SQL Server 2019
Can’t meet the deadline? Protect server workloads
