SQL Server 2012 Upgrade

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Is it safe to upgrade to SQL Server 2012 Standard, now that we are running Tessitura v12?

I believe that MS has ended mainstream suport for SQL Server 2008 R2 already, so shouldn't I have upgraded to 2012 by now? Anything I need know about this upgrade?

Is it possible to jump ahead to SQL Server 2014 Standard? (Which would buy me a couple more years without having to upgrade again) Thanks in advance for any advice. . .