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title: Updated System Compatibility Testing for Sage 500 2016
description: The release of Sage 500 ERP 2016 comes with updated system requirements and compatibility. Here's a look at the details so you can plan an upgrade.
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# [Updated System Compatibility Testing for Sage 500 2016](https://www.rklesolutions.com/blog/sage-500-2016-system-compatibility)

 Written by [RKL Team](https://www.rklesolutions.com/blog/author/rkl-team) | Sep 23, 2015 8:31:08 AM

The upcoming release of **[Sage 500 ERP 2016](https://www.rklesolutions.com/blog/sage-500-2016)** comes with updated system and compatibility testing. For those that may be planning an upgrade later this year, let’s take a look at the updated requirements so you can plan ahead.

### **Technology Testing & Requirements**

Here are details on compatibility testing completed for the Sage 500 ERP 2016 release:

| **Windows Tests** |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Windows 8.1 | Windows Server 2012 R2 | Windows 10 |
| **Database Tests ** |  |  |
| SQL Server 2012 sp2 | SQL Server 2014 | SQL Server 2008 R2, sp2 |
| **Office and Application ** |  |  |
| .Net 4.5.x | Office 365 |  |
| **Virtualization ** |  |  |
| Citrix XenApp 7.5, 7.6 | XenServer 6.5 | Hyper V R2 sp1 |
| vCloud v5.5 | VMWare Workstation v9 |  |

Get in touch if you have questions about compatibility and system requirements or if you’d like to plan ahead for an upgrade later this year when **Sage 500 ERP 2016** is released.

[Contact Us](https://www.rklesolutions.com/contact-us/)

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