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SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

epower — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:59:09 GMT

Any update on M8.... We really need to get this soon.

Anyone else keep watching to see if they release it?

Re: SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

Morse_Bill — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:10:05 GMT

I'm not holding my breath. November ?

Re: SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

MargaretC — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:25:06 GMT

Update: SAS 9.4M8 has been released (31-Jan-2023).

I just wanted to let you all know that the release date for SAS 9.4M8 has moved from November 2022 to the end of January 2023 (2023w05).

The current plan is for it to ship the end of November 2022. If this date slips, we will reply to this message

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Quentin — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:34:50 GMT

Hooray, thanks!

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PierreDupuisD — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:47:04 GMT

Thanks Margaret! I am wondering if the end date of the Standard Support will change when M8 will be release? i.e. now the end date is January 1st, 2025

Re: SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

MargaretC — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:36:26 GMT

Please review the information about base SAS on this web site for details regarding support for maintenance releases of SAS 9.4. Support Levels by Product | SAS Support

Support level for 9.4_M8 will be at least 5 years after it ships.

Great conversation. Keep the questions coming.

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kjohnsonm — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:43:21 GMT

I logged in to double check however that above link is coming back as 'bad' at least for me.
https://support.sas.com/en/technical-support/support-levels.html -KJ

Re: SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

MargaretC — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:46:24 GMT

Here are the dates for base SAS:

Version	Suite	Current Support Level	Release Date	Support Level Change Date
9.4_M7	9.4	• Standard	August 2020	September 2025
9.4_M6	9.4	• Standard	November 2018	February 2025
9.4_M5	9.4	• Standard	September 2017	February 2025
9.4_M4	9.4	• Standard	November 2016	February 2025
9.4_M3	9.4	• Standard	July 2015	February 2025
9.4_M2	9.4	• Standard	August 2014	February 2025
9.4_M1	9.4	• Standard	December 2013	February 2025
9.4	9.4	• Standard	July 2013	February 2025
9.3_M2	9.3	• Standard	August 2012	February 2023

Re: SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

Quentin — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:06:11 GMT

@PierreDupuisD wrote:

Thanks Margaret! I am wondering if the end date of the Standard Support will change when M8 will be release? i.e. now the end date is January 1st, 2025

Please see related thread here:

https://communities.sas.com/t5/All-Things-Community/SAS-9-4-end-of-life-date-on-premise/m-p/564086

At the end, Chris Hemedinger confirms that, as per SAS support policy, 9.4M8 will have 5 years of standard support. Note you can see from Margaret's post that 9.4M7 also has 5 years of standard support, thus its end of standard support is September 2025. So basically, every Maintenance release gets 5 years of standard support. There is no 'end of life date', or even 'end of standard support date' for 9.4. : )

Re: SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

MargaretC — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:59:36 GMT

Good morning, everyone. I just wanted to let you all know that the release date for SAS 9.4M8 has moved from November 2022 to the end of January 2023 (2023w05).

Re: SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

Quentin — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:07:13 GMT

Thanks for the update @MargaretC .

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shoin — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:48:43 GMT

Thank you, any update when the doc for M8 would be available?

-S

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Al_CUA — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:47:37 GMT

Thank you very much for that update. Just to double check, is that for just Base or is it for the Platform produces, such as DI, EBI, VA, etc? I recall the timelines used to be staggered, depending on the Products.

Re: SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

MargaretC — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:54:22 GMT

This is for all the products you have listed.

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SASKiwi — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 01:07:08 GMT

My understanding is that M8 would apply at least to all Foundation SAS products, not just Base SAS which is a Foundation SAS component. Also Foundation SAS products can be found bundled in other SAS offerings like SAS VA, DQ and so on.

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MichaelBonanomi — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 13:24:17 GMT

That link works fine for me.

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Morse_Bill — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:28:09 GMT

Margaret,

Here we are, January 2023. Is this still the plan -- 2023 week 5 ??

Thanks!

Re: SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

MargaretC — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:51:34 GMT

Yes, that is still the plan. Stay tuned.

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rvwetzel — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:37:15 GMT

Can you please provide an update on when SAS 9.4M8 will be released? 1/31 is next Tuesday. Any delays?

Re: SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

MargaretC — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:42:31 GMT

It is a go for 31JAN2023. No delays.

Stay tuned for a blog with more details on SAS 9.4M8.