

Subject to the contract schedule which has been supplied, the following matrix defines the supported products and software under an agreement. All support is underpinned by vendor support lifecycle which are referenced where possible in each section.
Service Agreement Support Matrix
Schedule 2cli - Managed Client Support - Last Revised Feb 2025
Operating System Support
Windows 10 Enterprise & Pro - Warning Fully End of Life Oct 2010
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-enterprise-and-education
Windows 11 Enterprise & Professional
​https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-11-enterprise-and-education
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Apple MacOS
Unfortunately Apple do not have a published schedule of end dates but there are sites maintained by 3rd parties which can be used for reference.
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Mobile Devices
Any devices running Google Android or Apple IOS are classed as mobile devices and do not have full support under this schedule.
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Windows 365 - A Windows 365 virtual desktop will be classed as a full client device.
Thin clients which may utilise Android variants or a Windows IOT will need to be covered under a relevant VDI based schedule.
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Antivirus Support
ESET
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Bitdefender
M365 Suite Support
​As Standard the following features are included for support as Standard Core Applications\Features
Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook
Exchange Online
OneDrive
​SharePoint Online*
Teams*
​Microsoft Entra ID*
Windows Intune*
​Microsoft Project - with additional licence purchase
Microsoft Visio - with additional licence purchase
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Any other features of the suite which may be released by Microsoft During contract tenure will be supported on a reasonable endeavours basis.
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*Basic administration and functionality support as detailed in the schedule.
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Standard Client (non M365) Applications
​Adobe Reader
Vendor Printing Software
Google Chrome
VPN Clients
Schedule 2srv - Managed Server Support - Last Revised June 2024
Managed Server Support - OS Only
​Based on the configuration Item being fully manged the demarcation point being the Operating system any applications or server functions beyond the base operating system are not supported.
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Operating System Support
Windows Server Supported Versions 2016, 2019 & 2022
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2016
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2019
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2022
Earlier versions which are entitled to security patches under a ESU (Extended Security Updates) will be patched assuming management of systems within Azure Arc (will require a relevant Azure Support Contract)
Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server
https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata
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Antivirus Support
ESET
Windows Defender
Bitdefender
Hypervisor Support
Windows Server Hyper-V 2016, 2019
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/hyperv-server-2016
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/hyperv-server-2019
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Nutanix AHV
https://www.nutanix.com/support-services/product-support/support-policies-and-faqs
VMware ESX
All VMware vSphere Environment (and component) versions are eligible for the service for as long as they are still covered by ‘General Support’ or ‘Technical Guidance’, as defined in VMware’s Lifecycle Policy, which can be found here:
https://www.vmware.com/support/lifecycle-policies.html
Current vSphere product eligibility can be found here:
https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productlifecycle
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Managed Server Support - Fully Managed
​Based on the configuration Item being fully managed the demarcation point being the Operating system
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Standard Server Roles\Functions - Supported as part of an installed base server role
Active Directory Certificate Services
Active Directory Domain Services
Active Directory Federation Services
Active Directory Rights Management Services
DHCP Server
DNS Server
File and Storage Services
Print and Document Services
Remote Access
Remote Desktop Services
Volume Activation Services
Web Server IIS
Windows Server Update Services
Server Based Applications - Installed or configured separately but Supported under standard operations
SQL Server
Microsoft Exchange
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Schedule 2fw - Managed Firewall Service- Last Revised June 2024
Managed Supported Firewalls
FortiGate
https://support.fortinet.com/Information/ProductLifeCycle.aspx
Cisco Meraki MX
Cisco ASA
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html
Palo Alto
Schedule 2IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service- Last Revised June 2024
Hypervisor Guest Operating System Support
Hyper V
VMware
https://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/pdf/VMware_GOS_Compatibility_Guide.pdf
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Schedule 2BaaS - Backup as a Service- Last Revised July 2024
Server & Hypervisor Backups
As referenced on the supported Platforms and Applications page on the Veeam website.
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/platform_support.html?ver=120
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M365 Backup Workloads
Microsoft Exchange Online​
Microsoft SharePoint Online
Microsoft OneDrive for Business
Microsoft Teams
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All workloads are backed up based on the limitations of the backup tool as documented on the Veeam website.
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/guide/vbo_considerations.html?ver=70