End-of-life dates for cloud, server and database software
Vendors retire products on fixed dates, and the notices are easy to miss. We track the dates that hit small and mid-sized IT teams, link the official source for each one, and list your migration options.
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VMware vSphere 7
End of general support for ESXi 7.x, vCenter Server 7.x and vSAN 7.x: October 2, 2025
Broadcom ended general support for vSphere 7 (ESXi, vCenter Server and vSAN) on October 2, 2025. Hosts still on 7.x are running past the vendor's general support window.
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL 13
RDS end of standard support for PostgreSQL 13: February 28, 2026
Standard support for RDS for PostgreSQL 13 ended on February 28, 2026. Databases still on 13 are billed for RDS Extended Support until February 28, 2029.
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2 end of support: June 30, 2026
Amazon Linux 2 reached end of support on June 30, 2026. It no longer receives standard security updates.
Amazon RDS for MySQL 8.0
RDS end of standard support for MySQL 8.0: July 31, 2026
Standard support for RDS for MySQL 8.0 ended on July 31, 2026. Databases still on 8.0 are now billed for RDS Extended Support. Extended Support ends on July 31, 2029.
Q4 2026
Q1 2027
Windows Server 2016
Extended support ends (Microsoft lists the end in Pacific Time): January 12, 2027
Windows Server 2016 reaches the end of extended support on January 12, 2027. After that date Microsoft stops regular security updates for it.
Azure Front Door (classic)
Azure Front Door (classic) retires: March 31, 2027
Microsoft retires Azure Front Door (classic) on March 31, 2027. You need to move to Azure Front Door Standard or Premium before then.
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