SQL Server End-of-Service Remediation

Microsoft will end extended support for SQL Server 2016 on July 14, 2026. After that date, your databases will no longer receive security updates or technical fixes, exposing your organization to compliance, security, and operational risk. Sparq's SQL Server 2016 End-of-Service offering gives you a clear, low-risk path off legacy infrastructure and onto a modern, cost-optimized AWS data platform.

Our Database Migration Services include: • Discovery & Assessment workshop to inventory your SQL Server 2016 estate, evaluate Microsoft licensing under Outsourcing License Agreements (OLA), and identify replatform candidates (RDS for SQL Server, Aurora PostgreSQL, EC2 self-managed). • Dedicated database specialists who build a comprehensive migration plan and lead you through the full cloud migration lifecycle. • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) report covering platform recommendations, architecture schematics, software-licensing impact, AWS monthly run-rate, and migration estimate. • Proof of Concept (POC) testing to validate that the chosen migration path meets your performance, availability, and compliance criteria. • Cutover execution leveraging AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) with minimal downtime, followed by clones, backups, disaster-recovery, and HA configuration tuned to your RTO/RPO. • Post-migration hypercare to stabilize the new environment, transfer knowledge to your team, and hand off documentation.

The result: a compliant, supported, cost-optimized SQL Server estate on AWS, delivered by an AWS Services Partner with deep, real-world data-platform experience.