{"id":24847,"date":"2024-07-05T10:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/?p=24847"},"modified":"2025-04-08T13:06:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:06:43","slug":"changes-to-sql-server-2014-end-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/en-gb\/resources\/changes-to-sql-server-2014-end-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to SQL Server 2014 End of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n         \n    <div class=\"modal fade embed_modal\" id=\"form_block-block_dad503197124963fd068c32fb2e7f628\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"team_block-block_dad503197124963fd068c32fb2e7f628Title\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n            <div class=\"modal-content\">\n                <div class=\"modal-header\">\n                    <span id=\"team_block-block_dad503197124963fd068c32fb2e7f628Title\" class=\"sr-only\">Embed Code Modal<\/span>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n                        <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                            <i class=\"far fa-times\"><\/i>\n                        <\/span>\n                    <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"modal-body p-5\">\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n\n    <section id=\"block-block_dad503197124963fd068c32fb2e7f628\"\n        class=\" internal-banner-block theme-bg-image\"\n         style=\"background: url(https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/LD-FY25-Q2-SQL-2014-Blog-Webpage-Header.jpg)\" >\n                        <div class=\"container hover_bg\">\n                                                    <div class=\"row m-0 w-100\">\n                        <div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-6 col-md-11 col-sm-11 col-11 my-auto\">\n                                                            <h1 style=\"color: rgb(31,45,68);\">\n                                    Changes to SQL Server 2014 End of Life                                <\/h1>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                                                        \n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12 text-right\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\t \n\n\t     <section id=\"block-block_c31f5f998eb2fcb1cb79dc5d6cd332f0\" class=\"breadcrumb_holder pt-5 pb-5 p-0 m-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row w-100 m-0\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 my-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Resource<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n          \n\n    <section id=\"block-block_261102d5851eac078ef93ecd27b70e4d\" class=\"news-content-block\">  \n        <div class=\"container\">  \n         \n            <div class=\"post_det page-0\">\n                <p>5th July 2024<\/p>\n                <p>fifteen<\/p>\n                <p class=\"cat\">\n                                    Blog<span>,<\/span>\n                 \n                <\/p> \n            <\/div>\n        \n            <div class=\"row m-0 w-100\">\n                                                                    <div class=\"w-100 row mt-4 mb-4 ic ml-0 mr-0 col-12\">\n                            <div class=\"ord-1 my-auto\">\n                                <div class=\"col-xl-11 col-lg-11 col-md-12 col-12 p-0 mll\">\n                                  \n                                    <h3 ><\/h3>\n                                 \n\n                                                                    <p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">SQL Server 2014 will reach its End of Life (EoL) and start its Extended Security Updates (ESU\u2019s) phase on 9th July 2024. Don\u2019t let your organization fall behind and miss out on vital security updates by finding out what you need to do before SQL 2014 EoL now.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid problems and threats to your organization from these changes, it\u2019s important to have a solution ready before SQL Server 2014 EoL happens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the opportunity to explore your options and choose a solution that works for your organization and its requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have several options, ranging from migration, upgrading, and subscriptions.<\/span><\/p>\n                                \n                                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                <div class=\"ord-2 my-auto\" >\n                                                                                                                                    <img class=\"wpsmartcrop-image\" src=\"https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_2163200889-scaled-1.jpeg\" alt=\"two smiling office professionals\" \/>\n                                                                                    \n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>                           \n                                                <div class=\"w-100 row mt-4 mb-4 ic ml-0 mr-0 col-12\">\n                            <div class=\"col-12 p-0 my-auto\">\n                                <div class=\"col-xl-12 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-12 p-0 mll\">\n                                  \n                                    <h3 ><\/h3>\n                                 \n\n                                                                    <h2><strong>Migrate to stay ahead of updates<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Migrate to Azure SQL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To keep your servers running smoothly, you can switch to Azure SQL and enjoy the benefits of cloud computing. By choosing Azure, your organization will enhance innovation, security, and compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azure SQL uses the same engine as SQL Server, which makes migration easier and the platform user-friendly. You can use the same tools, languages, and resources that you are used to, but with more efficiency and accessibility in the cloud. Azure also updates automatically, so you won\u2019t have to worry about EoL or upgrades again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Migrate your workload to an Azure Virtual Machine to receive free Extended Security Updates<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking to move your SQL Server workloads to the cloud with minimal changes to your code or architecture, you should migrate them to an Azure Virtual Machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azure Virtual Machines support SQL Server and offer free ESU\u2019s. 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