{"id":121698,"date":"2026-06-24T16:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licensing-blog\/?p=121698"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:07:56","slug":"sql-server-2016-esus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licensing-blog\/2026\/06\/24\/sql-server-2016-esus\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2016 ESUs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft announce a change for SQL Server Extended Security Updates (ESUs) as SQL Server 2016 approaches its End of Support date on 14 July, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ESUs are optional purchases that extend support by providing an additional three years of Critical updates for on\u2011premises and cloud\u2011based workloads. 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