As a result, we avoided the costs associated with SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2014. In short, this was the most cost-effective decision we could make on behalf of our clients. Why did STI stay on SQL Server 2008 R2 for over 8 years before moving to SQL Server 2016? Our guess based on history is that incompatibility won’t happen for at least a year beyond. This date merely means that Microsoft will no longer supply updates.īut, there is a risk that at some point, it may become incompatible with a future version of a Microsoft operating system.

Because there will be no security patches, it does raise a concern regarding HIPAA compliance. This is very similar to what Microsoft (and Apple) do with older operating systems and hardware. This is a term used by Microsoft to mean that they will release no more software updates from Microsoft, including security patches.

To read more about these changes, please read our article below: What does end-of-life mean? In some cases there may be a need to also upgrade to a SQL Standard which may incur a cost.

Since, SQL Server is the underlying database software that ChartMaker Medical Suite uses to maintain your data, we encourage you to upgrade to SQL Server 2016. July 9th, 2019 marked the end-of-life for Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 which means there will no longer be security patches or updates.

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