SMBs Cloud First Answer For Windows Server 2003 EOL

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Hello, my name is Darrin Swan, and I lead the Dell Service Provider Channel Program for Dell Software.  As part of this three-part series, I’m excited to share our vision and your opportunity to partner together to drive mass market migration of SMB customers to the cloud. For more information, go to www.awinningpartnership.com.

Microsoft ends its support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015, affecting 24 million systems, most of those belonging to SMBs, according to Microsoft statistics. The retirement of this product offers SMBs the opportunity to restructure their technology environments to better maximize cash flow, provide better access to applications and files their workforce needs, and provide improved network security.

In the past, such a major technology change meant expensive upgrades for SMBs. But the business environment has changed greatly since Windows Server 2003 debuted. To survive the economic downturn of the end of the last decade, SMBs eliminated most or all of their IT staff as part of expense reduction efforts leveraging MSPs. Today, remote workforces and distributed organizations are commonplace. Smartphones, tablets and laptops that connect via readily accessible high-speed wireless broadband networks have created a new breed of mobile worker who aren’t tethered to their offices. This enhanced mobility also enables workers and managers to connect with their offices, each other, and their customers anywhere, anytime, and on any device. The speed of technology changes continues to accelerate as well.

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