Extended Security Updates

If you run SQL Server 2012 virtual machines in Azure, you’ll automatically receive Extended Security Updates, free of charge, through existing SQL update channels. SQL Server 2012 reached the end of its support lifecycle on July 12, 2022, and three years of Extended Security Updates are available to Azure customers from that date until July 8, 2025.

Extended Security Updates were available for SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 virtual machines running in Azure until July 11, 2023.