Platform Forward Group· 2 min read
The Java 8 deadline nobody circled
Temurin now lists Java 8 as available until at least December 2030. The cliff is not coming, and the bundled JREs in your appliances were never going to take the updates anyway.
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· 1 min read
Debian 11 runs out on Monday
Bullseye's Long Term Support ends August 31st, five years after release, per Debian's own lifecycle page. The OS inventory has it in two places nobody lists: the base images and the appliances.
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SharePoint 2016 and 2019 lost support on July 14
Two versions, one date, and the farm still runs. Find the farms, name an owner per farm, then pick a destination per farm instead of per estate.
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The Windows 10 estate: year-two math
Consumer ESU runs out in October. Enterprise ESU doubles every year. If the fleet is still on 10, the spreadsheet decides this one.
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SQL Server 2016 has ninety days
Extended support ends July 12, 2026. The one-week triage for anyone starting late.
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Put January 2027 on the wall now
Windows Server 2016 extended support ends January 12, 2027. Thirteen months is exactly enough time, which means it is almost too late.
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