SAS 9.4 M8 being released soon?

[epower]

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

Anyone else keep watching to see if they release it?

[Morse_Bill]

I'm not holding my breath.  November ?

[MargaretC · Accepted solution]

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 

[Quentin]

Hooray, thanks!

[PierreDupuisD]

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

[MargaretC]

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.

[kjohnsonm]

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

[MargaretC]

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

[MichaelBonanomi]

 That link works fine for me.

[Quentin]

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@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

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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. : )

[MargaretC]

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).  

[Quentin]

Thanks for the update @MargaretC .

[shoin]

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

-S

[Al_CUA]

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. 

[MargaretC]

This is for all the products you have listed.