When mainstream support ends, this is what occurs: Microsoft no longer supplies non-security hotfixes unless you have an extended support agreement All warranty claims end Microsoft no long ...

Microsoft has two support phases for its products - mainstream support, which includes the free support options, and extended support ... widely criticized for the slow release timeframe between SQL ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 quietly slipped out of mainstream support last week ... The Windows maker will provide extended ...

Security risks will be a major concern for companies using some versions of .NET Framework and SQL Server after extended support ends some time this year. Microsoft will be ending extended support for ...

Microsoft provides support -- "mainstream," followed by "extended"-- for most of its business software for ten years. The main difference between mainstream and extended support is the way ...

Mainstream Support ended on July 13, 2010, and now Extended Support is ending on July 14, 2015. Windows Server 2003, the successor to Windows 2000 Server, hit RTM status on April 24, 2003.