Did you know that mainstream support for SQL 2012 ended in July of 2017? Here is a list of the SQL versions and the relevant release and support end dates:
SQL Server Version | Release Date | End of Mainstream Support | End of Extended Support | Link |
SQL 7 | Mar 01 1999 | Dec 31 2005 | Jan 11 2011 | Support Lifecycle |
SQL 2000 | Nov 30 2000 | Apr 8 2008 | Apr 9 2013 | Support Lifecycle |
SQL 2005 | Jan 14 2006 | Apr 12 2011 | Apr 12 2016 | Support Lifecycle |
SQL 2008 | Nov 6 2008 | Jan 14 2014 | Jul 9 2019 | Support Lifecycle |
SQL 2008 R2 | Jul 20 2010 | Jan 14 2014 | Jul 9 2019 | Support Lifecycle |
SQL 2012 | May 20 2012 | Jul 11 2017 | Jul 12 2022 | Support Lifecycle |
SQL 2014 | June 5 2014 | Jul 9 2019 | Jul 9 2024 | Support Lifecycle |
SQL 2016 | June 1 2016 | Jul 13 2021 | Jul 14 2026 | Support Lifecycle |
SQL 2017 | Sep 29 2017 | Oct 11 2022 | Oct 12 2027 | Support Lifecycle |
The Support Lifecycle links will have more detailed information about Service Packs and support guidelines for the specific versions.
Kindly correct the SQL 2016 extended support dates as 7/14/2026 = 14th July 2026
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I have made the change and also added SQL 2017. Appreciate the heads up.
-Victoria
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Kindly correct the SQL 2008 and SQL 2008 R2 extended support dates as 9-Jul-19 instead of 9-Jan-19
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Thanks for the heads up, I have updated the list above with the new dates.
-Victoria
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Thanks alot for this good information.
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Hi Victoria,
This is very good information. I was not aware those.
Thanks
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