Software Assurance Windows Server 2008. Microsoft Software Assurance is a software maintenance program that helps organizations gain access to the latest software versions and releases without incurring additional licensing costs. As a server operating system it is also the platform for separately acquired server applications such as Exchange Server or SQL Server.
If a SQL Server 2008 or 2008 R2 customer with Software Assurance purchased a number of cores for their on-premises environment and is using Software Assurance to have a secondary passive server eg. AGPM 40 SP3 Windows 10 Windows 81 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista SP1 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2. The Premium Assurance plan can be applied as far back as Microsofts 2008-branded servers including Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008.
As a server operating system it is also the platform for separately acquired server applications such as Exchange Server or SQL Server.
Software Asset Management 0 comments SQL Server 2008R2 and Windows Server 2008R2 will go out of support in July 2019 and January 2020 respectively. Both products reach the end of their supported lives on 14 February 2020. Software Assurance benefits help you take full advantage of your investments in IT. Customers do not need Software Assurance to receive Extended Security Updates in Azure.