Windows Server 2003 End -Of-Life

WINDOWS SERVER 2003 END-OF-LIFE JULY 2015 14 “ As of July 2014, there are 24 million instances of Windows Server 2003 running on 12 million physical servers globally ” WHAT DOES IT MEAN HOW DOES IT IMPACT YOU FACTORS HINDERING PROPER MIGRATION/UPGRADE • Applications Incompatibility • Old Format Databases • Hardware & Software Refresh Costs • Business Disruptions NO UPDATES, FIXES OR TECHNICAL SUPPORT 37 critical updates were released in 2013 for Windows Server 2003/R2 under extended support. There will be none after July 14, 2015 NO COMPLIANCE Your organization won’t be able to comply with industry standards and regulations if you don’t upgrade before the support ends NO SAFETY FROM FUTURE ATTACKS Old and outdated systems will be left vulnerable and any applications running on them will also loose support INCREASED COSTS High maintenance costs in adding more security layers just to protect your applications and data INABILITY TO LEVERAGE MODERN CLOUD OFFERINGS Cloud offerings provide not only cost effectiveness but also data security among many offerings which cannot be utilized on a decade old setup PERFORMANCE BOTTLENECKS Outdated applications running on a legacy hardware is not the most ideal combination for a server setup to provide best functionality SECURITY RISKS Virus, Malware and Spyware Attacks always target outdated software first DISCOVER Determine which applications and workloads are running on Windows Server 2003 today. ASSESS Categorize applications and workloads by type, importance, and degree of complexity. TARGET Choose a migration destination for each application and workload, either in the datacenter or in the cloud. PRIORITIZE Decide on in what order you are going to migrate or upgrade your data and applications IDENTIFY & EVALUATE Find out and evaluate all alternatives for migration or upgrade MIGRATE Build your migration plan – do it yourself, collaborate with a partner, or use a service. THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW JULY 15, 2015 Reference http://redmondmag.com/articles/2014/09/18/server-2003-end-of-support.aspx Agreeya is a Microsoft Gold certified & Cloud Accelerator Partner with over 15 years of multi-domain experience as a provider of software, solutions and services. www.agreeya.com ®

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Windows Server 2003 is fast approaching its End-Of-Life. Know what it means for your business?

Transcript of Windows Server 2003 End -Of-Life

WINDOWS SERVER

2003END-OF-LIFE

JULY

201514

“ As of July 2014, there are 24 million instances of Windows Server 2003 running on

12 million physical servers globally ”

WHAT DOES IT MEAN

HOW DOES ITIMPACT YOU

FACTORS HINDERING PROPER MIGRATION/UPGRADE

• Applications Incompatibility

• Old Format Databases

• Hardware & Software Refresh Costs

• Business Disruptions

NO UPDATES, FIXES ORTECHNICAL SUPPORT

37 critical updates werereleased in 2013 for

Windows Server 2003/R2under extended support.There will be none after

July 14, 2015

NO COMPLIANCE

Your organization won’tbe able to comply withindustry standards andregulations if you don’t

upgrade before thesupport ends

NO SAFETY FROMFUTURE ATTACKS

Old and outdated systemswill be left vulnerable andany applications runningon them will also loose

support

INCREASED COSTSHigh maintenance costs in adding more security layers just to protect your applications and data

INABILITY TO LEVERAGE MODERN CLOUD OFFERINGSCloud offerings provide not only cost effectiveness but also data security among many offerings which cannot be utilized on a decade old setup

PERFORMANCE BOTTLENECKSOutdated applications running on a legacy hardware is not the most ideal combination for a server setup to provide best functionality

SECURITY RISKSVirus, Malware and Spyware Attacks always target outdated software first

DISCOVERDetermine which applications and workloads

are running on Windows Server 2003 today.

ASSESSCategorize applications and workloads by

type, importance, and degree of complexity.

TARGETChoose a migration destination for each

application and workload, either in the

datacenter or in the cloud.

PRIORITIZEDecide on in what order you are going

to migrate or upgrade your data and

applications

IDENTIFY & EVALUATEFind out and evaluate all alternatives for migration or upgrade