Mainstream support for both SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 is due to end on 8 July 2014,
Will Microsoft release a SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3 or a SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4 ?
Organizations often shy away from installing Cumulative Updates, so many customers will run some very old builds of SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2. Plan now for an upgrade.
Note also that your erp application future releases may not be compatible with nor be supported for older unpatched versions.
