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Microsoft’s SQL Server 2014 will reach the end of its extended support on July 9th this year – only a couple of months away. If your organization is still using it, it’s high time to think about how this will affect your IT infrastructure. While an upgrade is not strictly necessary, as the software will continue functioning even past the support end date, it will no longer receive patches and security updates, and would eventually become obsolete and incompatible with modern software and hardware requirements.

Windows 7 and 8 users are facing an important shift: the free upgrade path to newer Windows versions is no longer technically, nor legally available. This change has profound implications for businesses and organizations that are still operating on these older systems as it removed the cost-saving opportunity to upgrade to Windows 10 and 11 for free.

As of October 2023, Microsoft is removing Teams from their Enterprise suites for the EEA and Switzerland. The affected subscription plans, such as Office 365 E1/E3/E5 and Microsoft 365 E3/E5, will no longer include the popular collaboration service – it will be available for purchase only as a separate product.

On 11 April 2023 Microsoft officially ended support for Exchange Server 2013 and SharePoint 2013. This means there will be no more security updates, bug fixes, or technical support from Microsoft. Although both software applications will remain fully functional, won’t be deactivated, and still can be used for daily work, further continuing to use these platforms can pose security risks and reduce productivity and compatibility with newer software.

Microsoft Office 2013’s lifecycle is about to end – the extended support will be available up to 11th April, 2023. After that, the popular Office suite will still function but Microsoft will no longer provide bug fixes and security patches. What then?

The legality of used software remains a key concern – not only for our customers but also for anyone exploring the benefits of purchasing pre-owned licenses. Before we delve into the specific documentation our company provides to demonstrate legal compliance, it’s essential to first outline the fundamental legal requirements that govern this area.