EOSL Alerts

CentOS 7 EOL June 2024: Budget for Migration or Support

May 30, 2023Updated August 12, 20263rd Party Support Team

CentOS 7 Lifecycle Status

CentOS 7 reaches End of Life (EOL) on June 30, 2024. The operating system has been out of active support since August 6, 2020. The latest version in this line is 7 (2009), and it is important to note that this is not a Long Term Support (LTS) release. You can verify these dates via the CentOS lifecycle tracker.

Budgeting for the Next Fiscal Year

With the June 2024 EOL date landing in the upcoming fiscal year, infrastructure managers and IT directors must allocate resources now. At enterprise scale, waiting until the deadline approaches limits your options and often leads to budget overruns.

Option 1: The Cost of Migration

Upgrading an operating system across an enterprise fleet requires significant planning. A full migration involves provisioning new environments, testing application compatibility, migrating workloads, and scheduling maintenance windows. Often, teams cannot migrate in time due to competing project priorities, resource constraints, or legacy applications that are not certified for newer operating systems.

Option 2: Extended Support Options

When migration by the EOL date is not feasible, organizations must secure ongoing support to maintain stability. Vendor extended support agreements are often priced at a premium and may require commitments to an eventual upgrade path.

Alternatively, third-party support can keep the product running safely past the vendor's dates. This approach provides necessary maintenance and troubleshooting without forcing an immediate architectural change, effectively extending the life of your existing infrastructure.

What to Put in Your Budget Request Now

Your budget request for the next fiscal year should compare the total cost of ownership for both paths. Include the internal labor and potential downtime costs of a rushed migration versus the cost of a support contract.

Before entering renewal talks, it is wise to secure a third-party support quote as a benchmark. To evaluate your options and get an accurate estimate for your CentOS 7 deployments, contact us.

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Still running CentOS 7 after end of life?

CentOS 7 leaves vendor support on June 30, 2024; after that, fixes and security updates stop or move to a paid extended programme. Third-party support keeps it in production on your timetable: issue resolution and workarounds from engineers who know the release, vulnerability assessment and mitigation guidance for new CVEs, and the documentation auditors ask for, typically at 40-70% below the vendor's extended support price.

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