--- title: Sage 300 Options for Microsoft Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 End of Support - What you need to know description: Explore your Sage 300 Options for Microsoft Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 End of Support, now might be a good time to start planning upgrades to these products due to their impending End of Life dates. image: https://www.equationtech.us/hubfs/Equation%20Cloud%20Services.jpg --- [866.436.3530](tel:+8664363530) | [** Customer Portal Login](https://na.myconnectwise.net/support/index.htm?Company=equationtech) [Speak With an Expert](https://www.equationtech.us/speak-with-an-expert) [![Equation Technologies - Sage Business Partner | San Diego](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Redesign_Images/logo.png?width=230&name=logo.png "Equation Technologies - Sage Business Partner | San Diego")](https://www.equationtech.us/) - [Sage Services](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services) - Products We Support - [Sage 300](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/sage-300-cloud) - [Sage Intacct](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/sage-intacct/) - [Sage CRM](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/sage-crm) - [Sage Payroll](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/sage-payroll) - [Sage HCM](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/sage-hcm-software) - [Sage FAS](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/fixed-assets) - [Sage Intelligence](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/sage-intelligence) - [Sage Enterprise Intelligence](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/sage-enterprise) - Services We Offer - [Software Selection](https://www.equationtech.us/software-solution-selection) - [Implementation](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/erp-implementation) - [Customization](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/customization) - [Support](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/support) - [Training](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/sage-training) - [Sage Cloud](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/hosting) - [Upgrades](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/upgrades) - [Extend Sage](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-integrations) - [Magento eCommerce](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-integrations#magento) - [ADP](https://www.equationtech.us/en/sage-300-sage-intacct-payroll-powered-by-adp) - [Aloha POS](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-integrations#aloha) - [Salesforce](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-integrations#salesforce) - [TimeClockPlus](https://www.equationtech.us/timeclockplus) - [Other Solutions](https://www.equationtech.us/other-solutions) - Industries - [Distribution](https://www.equationtech.us/distribution-management-software-solution) - [Education Nonprofit](https://www.equationtech.us/education-nonprofit-accounting-software) - [Financial Services](https://www.equationtech.us/financial-services-software) - [Franchise](https://www.equationtech.us/franchise-management-software) - [Healthcare](https://www.equationtech.us/healthcare-finance-software) - [Hospitality](https://www.equationtech.us/hotel-restaurant-accounting-software-solutions) - [Metal Processors & Distributors](https://www.equationtech.us/erp-for-metal-industry-businesses) - [Nonprofit](https://www.equationtech.us/nonprofit-accounting-software) - [Professional Services](https://www.equationtech.us/professional-services-software) - [SaaS & Technology](https://www.equationtech.us/erp-software-for-technology) - [Resources](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-software-resource-library) - [Technology Blog](https://www.equationtech.us/technology-blog) - [Training](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/sage-training) - [Online Videos](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-300-erp-accpac-tutorial) - [Case Studies](https://www.equationtech.us/case-studies) - [About](https://www.equationtech.us/about-us) - [Meet The Team](https://www.equationtech.us/management-team) - [Partners](https://www.equationtech.us/partners) - [Careers](https://www.equationtech.us/careers) - [Contact](https://www.equationtech.us/contact) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Sage 300 Options for Microsoft Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 End of Support - What you need to know ![technology blog](https://www.equationtech.us/hubfs/Equation%20Cloud%20Services.jpg) **twitter **linkedin **facebook If you are running Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2008R2 or SQL Server 2008/2008R2, now might be a good time to start planning upgrades to these products due to their impending End of Life dates.  According to the Microsoft website: **Prepare for Windows Server 2008 end of support** On January 14, 2020, support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end. That means the end of regular security updates. Don’t let your infrastructure and applications go unprotected. We’re here to help you migrate to current versions for greater security, performance, and innovation. **Prepare for SQL Server 2008 end of support** On July 9, 2019, support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end. That means the end of regular security updates. Don’t let your infrastructure and applications go unprotected. We’re here to help you migrate to current versions for greater security, performance, and innovation. This means that starting in July of this year no new security updates will be released for SQL Server 2008 or 2008R2 and starting in January of next year, no new security updates will be released for Windows Server 2008 or 2008R2.   **Risks of Not Upgrading** | **No security updates. ** There will be no access to security updates which opens the potential for data breaches and business interruptions. | | --- | |   | | **Higher maintenance costs. ** Maintaining legacy servers, firewalls, intrusion systems, etc., without technical support from Microsoft will get expensive very quickly. | Given the state of malware and nefarious exploits found on the internet these days, it is wise to begin planning your migration and upgrade to the currently supported versions of these two Microsoft products sooner than later. **Your Options** Option 1. Fortunately, there are a couple options.  The most obvious solution is to upgrade any existing systems using either of these products with the latest versions to ensure a constant supply of security updates for your systems. Option 2. One option you may not be aware of is the ability to migrate your [**Sage 300 system**](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-accpac-blog/introducing-sage-300c) to [Equation Cloud Hosting](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-services/hosting).  By migrating to an Equation Technologies hosted platform, you leave the underlying operating system and database engine updates, as well as your Sage upgrades, to us and just use your **Sage 300 system** without the need to concern yourself with operating system or database compatibility, security updates, backups, or availability.  Equation takes care of everything around your **Sage 300 system** for you, leaving you free to focus on your business rather than your IT. **![Equation Cloud Services](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Equation%20Cloud%20Services.jpg?width=281&name=Equation%20Cloud%20Services.jpg)Monthly Cloud Services for Sage Software includes:** - Dedicated instance for better security. 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