{"id":6845,"date":"2020-02-25T09:56:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T14:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=6845"},"modified":"2026-02-12T05:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:09:26","slug":"software-end-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/software-end-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"4 reasons to care about your HR software end-of-life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When an end-of-life date is set for the HR software your business relies on, it\u2019s never welcome news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put simply, software end-of-life is when the software vendor ceases to provide support services for the solution. This includes critical security and compliance updates, fixes for known defects, and technical support for users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s not only critical support services that cease at end-of-life \u2013 it also means an end to any future enhancements to the software. Once your software\u2019s end-of-life date is reached, the features and usability you have will remain frozen in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For business owners with HR software<\/a> nearing end-of-life, it begs the question \u2013 if your software is working fine, why should you care that it is approaching end-of-life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are four reasons why using software after its end-of-life date can expose your business to risks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Security vulnerabilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hackers and malware are increasingly evolving and probing for ways to breach software security. Without security updates from your vendor, vulnerabilities found by hackers can never be fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your HR software and the sensitive information housed within it are defenseless, leaving you open to data breaches that could potentially cripple your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Compliance issues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many businesses rely on the built-in compliance their HR software offers.  When business and tax regulations change, end-of-life software is no longer updated to ensure compliance. Continuing to use the end-of-life software means you risk non-compliance, which could be disastrous for your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Problems with your software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As your vendor no longer provides software maintenance and bug fixes, you will likely encounter problems with key HR functionality your business relies on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This could result in delays to business as usual processes and lost time attempting to fix problems. There will also be no technical support to rely on when problems arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Higher operating costs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Without critical vendor updates, you will likely need to hire IT specialists with the expertise to resolve bugs and apply security fixes, which often comes at a significant cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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End-of-life software can pose a huge risk to your business.  If you receive an end-of-life date from your software vendor it\u2019s time to start exploring upgrade options for your HR software<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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