Deadlines have a way of getting your attention. On January 14th, 2020, Microsoft will stop providing security updates for Windows Server 2008, almost nine years after the last major update to the ...

The cloud revolution began in the Linux and Unix world, and for a long time the cloud wasn’t a welcoming environment for workloads that run on Windows Server. Even today, not all cloud platforms are ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For users of Microsoft’s SQL Server and Windows Server 2008, the end is near: Microsoft is actively winding down service for these servers, with support for its SQL ...

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 ...

Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are joining a small and steadily growing list of operating systems supported on Compute Engine, including SUSE, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu.

The company will provide three more years of support to Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 when workloads are moved to Azure virtual machines or Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, which debuts ...

Since last Thursday, I was ordered under strict nondisclosure to keep my mouth shut. And that was really hard for me to do because I could barely contain my enthusiasm for what is probably the most ...

It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers, including licensing changes, support options and potential pitfalls. It was a simpler time. A decade ...

Enterprises can now run Windows Server in Amazon’s cloud for up to 750 hours per month at no charge, using the AWS (Amazon Web Services) Free Usage Tier, the company said on Sunday. With this ...

Microsoft has ended support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, but you can purchase extended security updates. Here's what you need to do to implement them. January 14, 2020 was the official end ...