Microsoft extends SQL and Server lifecycle by an additional six years with Premium Assurance December 8, 2016 by admin Tweet Microsoft is adding an official ‘third tier’ to the product lifecycle of Windows / SQL Server. Launching in 2017, customers can pay a fee for six years of additional support. Server 2008 lives on! Read more… Neowin Related Posts:Reminder: Support for Windows Server 2012 and 2012…Windows Server 2003, the server version of Windows…Microsoft stopped supporting Windows Server 2003 8…Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 to unofficially get two…A quick look back at Microsoft's Windows Home Server…