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It’s official! Oracle has extended Solaris 11.4 support until 2037. In the latest update of their Oracle Lifetime Support Policy Oracle and Sun System Software and Operating Systems, dated January 23, 2024, there was an update. Release GA Date Premier Support Ends Extended Support Ends Sustaining Support Ends Solaris 8 Feb 2000 Mar 2009 Mar…
Windows Server 2025 will be generally available “in late 2024”. This release has the same ten (10) year support cycle as previous Windows Server releases. Among the features: Core features like Active Directory, Storage, and Hyper-V Features that were first introduced in Azure Stack HCI and Azure Edition Active Directory improvements A little more in…
As an ongoing effort, ECCO will deliver the Microsoft products reaching end-of-life (EOL) in or by September 2024 in a clear, concise way. There are two (2) things that are very important – and potentially critical – to your organization: We wanted to call your attention to the classic Azure Cloud Services and to Year…
According to the Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap, Java release 20 will no longer be supported under Premier support past September 2023 and will move to Sustaining Support. Java 21 has come out September 2023 – it is Long Term Support and is the latest release of the Oracle Java SE Platform. Java 20 will…
According to the Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap, Java release 20 will no longer be supported under Premier support past September 2023 and will move to Sustaining Support. Java 21 has come out September 2023 – it is Long Term Support and is the latest release of the Oracle Java SE Platform. Java 20 will…
Java Licensing & Audits Webinar Date: September 19, 2023 Time: 1:30pm EDT Place: Online Webinar – Register Here Join us for this informative webinar where we’ll discuss how to avoid failing a Java audit. This presentation has been updated based on Oracle announcements in Summer 2023. Topics: Java audit details & penalties New 2023 Java…
Well, it’s happened! On January 10, 2023, both Windows (desktop) 7 and Windows 8.1[1] have left their Extended Support periods, including the third year of the Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows 7.[2] Why is this important? Well, virtually all desktops and laptops access the Internet. So this means that without the proper security fixes…
Date: Feb 21, 2023 Time: 2:30pm EDT Place: Online Webinar – Register Here Join us for this informative webinar where we’ll discuss how to avoid failing a Java audit. This presentation has been updated based on Oracle announcements in early 2023. Topics: Java audit details & penalties New 2023 Java pricing updates Java versions still…
Oracle will require an organization to purchase a Java License for every single employee
There is a publicly available price list located here. In it, you will see that Oracle has adopted a new metric, “Employee for Java SE Universal Subscription”, and a new cost structure.
For the first time in over 30 years, Microsoft Office will be no more. At least, the name. While the functionality of each component – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, for example – will remain the same, the product will be referred to as Microsoft 365. Throughout the coming timeframe, these products as well as some…
