Windows Server 2016 reaches end of Mainstream Support

[mhardi01]

Windows Server 2016 meets its end of Mainstream support today.  The official Microsoft Lifecycle schedule is here.  Traditionally when perpetual licensed software is released we’ve come to expect five years of Mainstream support and another five of Extended support (this goes away with Microsoft’s move towards Subscription-based licensing, but that’s the topic of a future post).  

When Mainstream support ends, this means that Microsoft no longer provides:

• Technical support for problems that might occur
• Bug fixes for issues discovered that might impact the stability and usability of the server

Microsoft will however continue to provide Security updates at no additional cost within the Extended support period.

If you’re still running Windows Server 2016 now is a great time to consider refreshing your environment to Windows Server 2022.  We looked into the notable new features, and shared the insights within this solution team member blog.

And for an update into all that we’re doing around HPE Storage solutions for Microsoft workloads, check out our updated solution webpage here: hpe.com/Storage/Microsoft

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[mhardi01]

Was that 'query' generated by some bot?  Not helpful.  This is:  Windows Server 2022 quick specs