Your software is probably working just fine, but you’re forced to upgrade simply to maintain full support.
Why? My software does everything I want it to do, and it hasn’t worn out.
Why? It hasn’t spoiled and it’s not broken.
Why? I don’t have the budget and users don’t want change.
Why? Why am I faced with artificial and arbitrary end-of-support dates?
It costs software vendors more to maintain older versions as new versions are released. Plus, it keeps the megavendor upgrade and support hamster wheel spinning. You have options.
End of Support (EOS) for IBM software poses a significant challenge and risk to your business. End of support means you can no longer receive new fixes, features or security updates patches from the vendor. This leads to increased costs, unplanned downtime, security vulnerabilities, and interoperability issues that keep your systems from running smoothly. It’s crucial to have a proactive strategy in place to manage the end of support for IBM software. By understanding the potential risks and taking appropriate action, you can ensure the continuity and security of your business operations.
End of Base Support typically means that you must either perform an expensive upgrade or pay a premium for Extended Support with less than desirable service. By the end of the first year of Extended Support, where you lose critical defect support and security patches, you will be left with the support shell of IBM Sustained Support which only provides for existing fixes and patches.
IBM Base Support (S&S)
IBM Extended Support
IBM Sustained Support
Major IBM products that will go End of Support in the next 2 years
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