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The Migration Opportunity Windows Server 2003: End of Support
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Page 1: Windows Server 2003: The Migration Opportunity

The Migration OpportunityWindows Server 2003:End of Support

Page 2: Windows Server 2003: The Migration Opportunity

Windows Server 2003 History

The most widely

deployed operating

system of its time

New standards

for security,

reliability, and

performanceIn its time, Windows Server 2003 was the most widely deployed operating system that

had ever been released.

Businesses like yours took advantage of the changes that Microsoft had made to the

operating system to increase security, improve performance, and increase reliability.

The priorities that caused you to choose Windows Server 2003 a decade ago are the

same priorities that should push you to migrate today.

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Cloud, big data, and mobility

Revolutionary Shifts in Technology

2003 2015

Your phone today probably meets the

minimum requirements to run Windows

Server 2003

Transformational change up and down

the stack, in compute, storage,

networking

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Windows Server

2003 reaches end

of support on

July 14, 2015.

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What ‘End of Support’ Means

NoupdatesTwenty-five critical and

important updates released

in 2014 for Windows Server

2003/R2

NocomplianceWindows 2003/R2 servers will

not pass a compliance audit

Nosafe haven

• Impact on both physical

and virtualized servers

• Increased operations costs

• Discontinued support for

many applications

• Instances not protected

in the cloud

Now is the time to act

Start planning your

migration and begin

modernizing your

infrastructure today

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Compliance Risks

US Department of Homeland Security Alert regarding end of support for Windows Server 2003 November 10, 2014

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Migration is Your OpportunityBy migrating to Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Azure, or Office 365, you can:

But more importantly, you have options to increase competitive edge:

Enhance performance Improve security and reliability

New apps with mobility built in Cloud options for speed, flexibility

Reduce cost

Increased agility in the datacenter


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