“Microsoft Office 2019 will ship in the fall of 2018. Skype for Business Server 2019 is not due for release until Calendar Q4 2018 (“fall” in US terminology), so it might feel a bit early to be talking about support timelines, but it is interesting as the model has been changed to 5 years Mainstream support and 2 years extended support. Skype for Business Server 2019 (and Exchange Server 2019 and SharePoint Server 2019) and Office 2019 Clients Support Dates Office 2016 clients run along the same dates: Skype for Business Server 2015 is in mainstream support until October 2020 and Extended support until October 2025 Office 2016 Clients Microsoft provides a nice online portal where you can lookup support dates: Skype for Business Server 2015 Support Dates So the difference really is during extended support you get security fixes but no new features and all support is paid. Microsoft will not accept requests for warranty support, design changes, or new features during the Extended Support phase.Paid technical assistance (technical assistance that is charged on an hourly basis or per incident).Extended Support is available to all customers.The ability to request non-security updates.Incident support (no-charge incident support, paid incident support, support charged on an hourly basis, support for warranty claims).What’s the difference between Extended and Mainstream? Traditionally Microsoft has provided a “5 and 5” support model for Enterprise software, 5 years Mainstream Support and 5 years Extended Support. Understanding Microsoft Server Enterprise Support Model – Mainstream and Extended Supportįirst a little background. You have probably already heard Office 2019 client will be click to run only (no MSI) and Windows 10 only, but you may have missed the change in support timelines. A few changes are being made with Office 2019 both client and Server. A colleague of mine Tobie prompted me to look at this a bit more closely.
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