Earnie IQ System Requirements
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft are taking a gradual approach to mothballing their outdated SQL server versions.
As a result…
For security reasons it is no longer appropriate for IRIS products like Earnie IQ to be used with outdated versions of SQL server.
From April 2022 we will no longer be testing Earnie IQ against out of date SQL server products (2005 & 2008 followed by 2012 in July 22).
It is crucial that customers using these versions of SQL server find a suitable alternative to these products to avoid potential issues with system operation & updates.
Please note: It is the responsibility of our customers to maintain their SQL server in-line with the product requirements for each solution. Should anyone continue to use outdated and unsupported versions of SQL server, they do so at their own risk.
Supported SQL Versions
Microsoft are no longer supporting SQL versions 2005 & 2008 (with 2012 currently in extended support till July 22) and will continue to remove support for further versions as time progress. A breakdown of timings for each version are as follows:
| Product | Mainstream support end | Extended support end |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 | 12/04/2011 | 12/04/2016 |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 | 08/07/2014 | 09/07/2019 |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 | 08/07/2014 | 09/07/2019 |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2012 | 11/07/2017 | 12/07/2022 |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2014 | 09/07/2019 | 09/07/2024 |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2016 | 13/07/2021 | 14/07/2026 |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2017 | 11/10/2022 | 12/10/2027 |
There are a range of options available to impacted customers
Alternative 1
Upgrade to a supported version of SQL server (see table above) or SQL express and migrate your software
Alternative 2
Take on a hosting service (available from IRIS) providing an up to date version of SQL server
Alternative 3
Consider a managed service (available from IRIS), removing reliance on in-house technology
Regardless of which approach you wish to take, our team are on hand to support with your migration journey.
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