Microsoft has added two years of optional extended support for Windows Server 2008 to its product-support roadmap. Originally, Windows Server 2008 was supposed to move from free, mainstream support, ...

Microsoft is offering users on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 a way to keep getting security updates for free after the official support period ends. Read also: Here's ...

Microsoft recommends migrating Server 2008 workloads to Azure cloud services while enterprises modernize their apps for Windows Server 2016 or 2019 deployments. This week’s Patch Tuesday marked the ...

Today ZDNet uncovered the fact that Microsoft is adding two years of mainstream support to Windows Server 2008. Microsoft products tend to have a period of 5 years of mainstream and free support, ...

Microsoft added about 1.5 years to its lifecycle support for Windows Server 2008, according to an announcement made by the company this month. Windows Server 2008 will now reach its "extended support" ...

Microsoft announced that it will begin to phase in Windows Server 2008 "extended support" starting Jan. 15, 2015. That phase was originally slated to start on July 9, 2013, but because of how ...

Because businesses will have to upgrade their Windows Server 2008 operating system, channel partners can use the opportunity to get in extra face time with customers and help them consider upgrading ...

SHA-2 code signing support will be added to Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 on March 12 and April 9 respectively, as part of dedicated standalone security updates.

July 9 marked the end of "extended support" for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2, the last five-year phase of Microsoft's overall 10-year product lifecycle for these products. The two servers ...

Group Logic has released an update to ExtremeZ-IP, a connectivity solution for Mac systems running in Windows environments. The new 5.3 release adds support for Windows Server 2008 and includes a ...

Microsoft has extended mainstream support for Windows Server 2008 by 18 months, and again reminded customers that the still-strong Windows XP will retire in April 2014. Windows watcher Mary Jo Foley, ...

Microsoft issued some reminders this week that July 9, 2019, is the last day of patch support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2. The servers will no longer get security patches after that ...