Update on June 30, 2026:
Google Cloud's sponsorship has been extended through December 31, 2026. The sponsorship will be visible to users in the United States, Canada, Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, France, and Brazil.
Update March 25, 2026
As many of you may have noticed, Google Cloud's sponsorship has continued into the first quarter of 2026. It will be continuing at least through Jun 30, 2026, and will likely expand to other regions beyond the US, Canada, and the UK.
Update October 2, 2025
The site sponsorship has been extended through December 31, 2025 and is visible to users in the US, Canada and UK.
Update July 7, 2025
The site sponsorship has been extended through September 30, 2025. Formerly it was visible only to users in the US & Canada; in mid-July, users in the UK will also start seeing the sponsorship
Update May 20, 2025
Belated update: the site sponsorship has been extended through June 30, 2025.
Update December 23rd, 2024
The site sponsorship has been extended through March 31st, 2025.
Update September 20th, 2024
The site sponsorship has been extended through December 31st.
Update on June 25th, 2024
The site sponsorship has been extended through September 30th.
Update on March 21, 2024
This site sponsorship has been extended through June 30th.
Update on January 24, 2024
This site sponsorship is now only visible to users in the US and Canada, due to the sponsor’s preference.
We're excited to announce that Google will be sponsoring Server Fault Stack Exchange beginning January 9th, going through March 31st. We wanted to give you a heads-up and walk you through what it will look like.
How and where will the sponsorship be displayed?
The sponsorship will be shown on the right side of the header at the top of the site in a manner that's similar to the mockup below:
What else changes?
Nothing! Quoting from the original MSE announcement on sponsorships:
First — sponsors do not own these Q&A sites. Sponsors work alongside our communities who ultimately build these sites. Communities ask the questions; communities create the tags; communities conduct elections as they do now, and we are not renaming our current sites like a garish sport stadium to the highest bidder. Any ads a sponsor submits still have go through our crazy-strict ad editorial process… as it has always been. Companies do not have access to personal data, and all Q&A content remains irrevocably licensed under Creative Commons for sharing and attribution.
Sponsorships are a tool that our clients can use to let folks who would be interested in their products know about them.
What if I think I've found a design glitch/bug?
If something looks off, please report it as a bug so we can investigate and squash it.
That's it! If you have any other questions or concerns, please leave them as answers below.
And lastly, thank you. These types of partnerships help us bring more resources to our communities, and they wouldn't be possible without the work you've put into making this site successful.
