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Product lifecycles

A resource to help you simplify monitoring multi-vendor product lifecycles.

Having a range of technology products supplied by different vendors can make it difficult to keep track of approaching end-of-support / end-of-life dates. 

We understand that it can also be a time-consuming process for customers to find the lifecycle information they need amongst the multitude of information on vendor websites.

We have created this lifecycle information page to simplify monitoring multi-vendor product lifecycles for our customers. This resource will be updated quarterly.

Please note that we also publish alerts on our SABREX LinkedIn page of upcoming end-of-life events for vendor products listed below. Don’t forget to follow us to receive these reminders.

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IBM Sterling

IBM Sterling Products

Sterling B2B Integrator

VersionAvailabilityEnd of Support
6.1.X18th Sept 202030 Sept 2025
6.0.x24th Aug 201830th April 2024
5.2.6 (withdrawn)30th Oct 201530th Sept 2021
5.2.5 (withdrawn)12th Dec 201430th Sept 2019

For further information, see IBM Sterling B2Bi Support Pages

Sterling Transformation Extender

ReleaseAvailabilityEnd of Support
10.1.x13th Nov 2020none stated
10.0.x (withdrawn)15th Mar 201530th April 2023
10.1.x for Z/OS27th Nov 2020none stated
10.2.X Pack for Finance Pay24th Sept 2021none stated
10.1.X Pack for Finance Pay13th Nov 2020none stated
10.0.x Pack for Finance Pay (withdrawn)15th Mar 201930th April 2023
10.2.X Pack for Health9th Nov 2021none stated
10.1.X Pack for Health13th Nov 2020none stated
10.0.x Pack for Health15th Mar 201930th April 2023
10.2.X Pack for SAP9th Nov 2021none stated
10.1.X Pack for SAP13th Nov 2020none stated
10.0.x Pack for SAP15th Mar 201930th April 2023
10.2.X Pack for SC EDI9th Nov 2021none stated
10.1.X Pack for SC EDI13th Nov 2020none stated
10.0.x Pack for SC EDI15th mar 201930th April 2023

Please note also following dates for IBM (none-Sterling) Transformation Extender

ReleaseAvailabilityEnd of Support
9.0.x Advanced for Z/OS29th Jan 201630th April 2024
10.0.x 15th Mar 201930th Sept 2023
9.0.x Pack for Finance Pay11th Mar 201630th April 2022
9.0.x Pack for SAP16th Sept 201630th April 2022

For more information see IBM Transformation Extender Support 

Sterling Connect:Direct 

VersionAvailabilityEnd of Support
6.2.X for MS Windows 10th Sept 2021none stated
6.1.X for MS Windows 8th May 2020none stated
6.0.x for MS Windows4th Dec 201830th April 2024
4.8.x MS Windows (withdrawn)3rd Sept 201830th April 2023
4.7.x MS Windows (withdrawn)30th May 201430th Sept 2021
6.2.X for UNIX10th Sept 2021none stated
6.1.x for UNIX8th May 2020none stated
6.0.x for UNIX 4th Dec 201830th April 2024

For more information see IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Product Support

Sterling File Gateway

ReleaseAvailabilityEnd of Support
6.1.X18th Sept 202030 Sept 2025
2.2.6 (withdrawn)30th Oct 201530th Sept 2021
2.2.5 (withdrawn)12th Dec 201430th Sept 2019

For more information see IBM Sterling File Gateway Product Support

Sterling Secure Proxy

ReleaseAvailabilityEnd of Support
6.0.x28th Jan 2019none stated
3.4.3 (withdrawn)22nd Mar 201630th Sept 2022
3.4.2 (withdrawn)18th Nov 201430th Sept 2020

For more information see IBM Sterling Secure Proxy Product Support

Microsoft

Microsoft

Windows Server

The Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) was retired on August 9, 2022. There will be no future SAC releases of Windows Server.

The focus on container and microservice innovation previously released in the Semi-Annual Channel will now continue with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), AKS on Azure Stack HCI, and other platform improvements made in collaboration with the Kubernetes community. A major new version of Windows Server will continue to be released every 2-3 years, so you can expect both container host and container images to align with that cadence.

Windows Server ReleaseAvailabilitySupport end dateExt support end date
2022Aug 202113th Oct 202614th Oct 2031
2019 version 1809Nov 20189th Jan 20249th Jan 2029
2016 version 1607Oct 2016End of Servicing11th jan 2027

For more information see Microsoft Windows Server release information

Oracle

Oracle

ReleasePatching End DateNotes
21c Innovation ReleaseApril 30th, 202421c not eligible for Extended Support. Only quarterly Release Updates (RUs) are provided for 21c. 21c is not available with Exadata Database Service
19c Long-term releaseApril 30th, 2025 with no ESApril 30th, 2027 with ES 
18cJune 30th, 2021Error Correction / Patching was available until Jun 30, 2021. 18c is now in Sustaining Support. Not eligible for Extended Support 
12.2.0.1March 31st, 2022Error Correction / Patching has ended for this release. 12.2.0.1 is not eligible for Extended Support 
12.2.0.2July 31st, 2022Error Correction / Patching has ended for this release. Premier Support ended Jul 31, 2018 and one year of free Extended Support was in effect until July 31, 2019.

Oracle recommends upgrading to 19c without delay if you are currently running 12.2.0.1 or 18c. 

19c is the Long Term Release with a support end date of April 30, 2027 (or April 30, 2025 if you choose not to pay Extended Support fees or purchase a ULA).

For more information see Oracle Release Schedule of Current Database Releases

Red Hat

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 

ReleaseEnd of SupportEnd of Life
RHEL 8May 2024May 2029
RHEL 7Aug 2019June 30th 2024

We have compiled lifecycle information on vendor products which are common to our customers. However, if you have suggestions for additional products, we would welcome your suggestions. Please contact us here by email or through our LinkedIn page. 

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