Is your company still running SharePoint 2007? Has your company been considering an upgrade to SharePoint 2010? Well here’s another compelling reason to upgrade – Microsoft’s Mainstream Support will end on 10/9/2012.
See this link for more information…
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&qid=&alpha=SharePoint+Server+2007&Filter=FilterNO
What does this mean? Here is Microsoft’s explanation on what that means…
What is the difference between Mainstream Support, Extended Support, and online self-help support?
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Support provided |
Mainstream Support phase |
Extended Support phase |
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Paid support (per-incident, per hour, and others) |
X |
X |
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Security update support |
X |
X |
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Non-security hotfix support |
X |
Requires extended hotfix agreement, purchased within 90 days of mainstream support ending. |
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No-charge incident support |
X |
|
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Warranty claims |
X |
|
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Design changes and feature requests |
X |
|
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Product-specific information that is available by using the online Microsoft Knowledge Base |
X |
X |
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Product-specific information that is available by using the Support site at Microsoft Help and Support to find answers to technical questions |
X |
X |
Note: A hotfix is a modification to the commercially available Microsoft product software code to address specific critical problem
See this link for the FAQ…
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy
What is your upgrade plan?
