Windows 2003: Microsoft's Next Support Sinkhole

Microsoft won't support Windows Server 2003 after July 2015, and businesses need to think about migration sooner, not later
 
Name an operating Microsoft ending support system soon If major problems for the company, which depends on Create.If you guessed Windows XP, guess again. There are other popular version of Windows, which are made of sailing in the sunset in the coming year: Windows Server 2003.

The official dates end support for Windows Server 2003 is July 14, 2015, according to information from Microsoft support. This applies to all versions of Windows Server 2003 and all partial product editions the Titanium and x64 editions, the Compute Cluster Edition, Data center Edition, Web Edition and Enterprise Edition.

It's not like they will stop all work spontaneously target all future attacks focus on these platforms vulnerable components are patched. Microsoft stopped Provide a service pack for Windows Server 2003 in 2010, the target operating system has continued ever since to get the latest security updates and paid support per incident. All ends 13 months from now.

Assess the precise impact of Windows Server 2003 is the end of life is difficult because many aligned ICT facilities arent public and can not be detected by the statistics of the web server. Purpose research analyst Wes Miller of Directions on Microsoft factotum believes that the Windows Server 2003 is installed is considerable: There are a surprising number of them to Windows Server 2003 installations are in small and medium enterprises, and we are yet to see is fairly regularly in the enterprise space.

While Miller has collected his perceptions more accurate figures, you have to deal with users, it occurred executed directly in the training camps in driving Microsoft license from Microsoft.Users who choose to stay on Windows Server 2003 for many reasons, the same as Windows XP: It's pretty good.Windows Server 2008 and later versions of the game have changed a lot, drank a lot of people were happy with Windows Server 2003 R2.Many companies-a sunk cost are happy with him and with him, so there is no motivation to change.

While it is common to see support for older products from software vendors to retire, it is annoying when either the old stuff still works fine, or when the upgrade option is viable financially stressful, disrupts significantly or the company offers little in the kind of real advantage.Another important point is how the migration of Windows Server 2003. Tougher to general purpose 32-bit editions of Windows Server All products from Windows Server 2003 and 2003 R2 systems are primarily 32-bit,  and for Windows Server 2008 and higher, you talk about 64 bits.

This aussi goes for 32-bit server products running on Windows servers. Himself Exchange Server 2003, everything at the time of the publication of ICT is available in a 32-bit version, it would be Mittal with a 64-bit version, as there is no 32-bit editions of Exchange Offered more.In addition to migrating away entirely from Windows Server 2003 certification, two common strategies for dealing with Windows Server 2003, the end of life. The first is to let it continue to run easy. It well, it's certainly been described so far, it shoulds stay safely of thought. The other is to identify risks and escalate in a corner, confine, and reducing risk as much as you can. This is dangerous with a client, and extremely dangerous for a server.