Important MYOB News

MYOB have released new information stating they will be ending support on MYOB products still running on technologies, such as Windows 7, that Microsoft has ended mainstream support for.

It’s important to consider upgrading, as running outdated software no longer covered by mainstream support introduces an element of risk into your business. When Microsoft ceases mainstream support for a product, it ceases to fix anything other than security issues.
By continuing to use old technologies you also limit yourself to old programming and components up to a static point in time. In other words, using software that has been on the market for approximately six years means you aren’t able to take advantage of the improvements made in that time.
Considering your IT plays a large part in the operating effectiveness of your business, updating your technology to get the latest features makes good business sense.

If you have any of the following applications in your business practice, you’ll find that MYOB will only be providing limited support for any of their software packages being used in conjunction with them.
- Windows 7 (all versions)

- Microsoft Office 2010 (all versions)

- Windows Server 2008 (all versions), including SBS 2011 (which is built on Server 2008 R2)

- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, excluding MYOB AO clients with SQL 2008 R2 Express

You’ll need to look into making a plan for change however, as MYOB won’t be providing support beyond the 31st December 2016. This gives MYOB users some time to upgrade their IT infrastructure if required.

Feel free to talk to one of our friendly sales team to create a plan of action and ensure you’ll be operating on MYOB supported technologies in 2017 and beyond.