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In which year MS is ending their support to SQL Server 2005?

  • June 2, 2010 at 1:43 am

    #143362

    Hi,

    We have all our applications in SQL Server 2005 SP3 and do not want to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 until this year end. Because we do not use BI at all...

    In which year MS is ending their support to SQL Server 2005? If MS ends their support to SQL Server 2005 by end of 2010 then we may need to consider to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2..

    please advice.

    Thanks

  • June 2, 2010 at 1:50 am

    #1175132

    http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-us&x=2&y=13&p1=2855

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • June 2, 2010 at 2:15 am

    #1175139

    Support ends at Dec 2011

  • June 2, 2010 at 2:19 am

    #1175141

    passivebyz (6/2/2010)

    Hi,

    We have all our applications in SQL Server 2005 SP3 and do not want to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 until this year end. Because we do not use BI at all...

    SQL 2008 has a lot of useful non-BI features. TDE, data compression, backup compression among others. It's only 2008 R2 that's BI focused.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

  • June 2, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    #1175624

    What is exactly meant by Extended Support ? Does that mean separate License we need to buy from MS to get Extended Support ?

    thanks

  • June 2, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    #1175627

    I heard today that by Q4 of 2010 we can expect SP4 for SQL Server 2005, so there is work being done.

    Extended Support requires a contract with MS and costs money.

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