Windows Server 2003 EOS: 4 Opportunities For Solutions Providers
July 14 will mark the end of service for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and this means the end of patches, security updates, and, in some cases, compliance with their industries’ regulations and requirements.
And July 14 is only about two months away.
It’s possible you could be hearing from businesses that put off migrating to another solution until the eleventh hour. A Spiceworks study released in March found only 15 percent of businesses surveyed had fully migrated, 48 percent had partially migrated, 28 percent were planning to migrate, and 9 percent had no plans or didn’t know. Considering millions of businesses used Windows Server 2003, the potential number of upgrade projects probably remains very large.
JK Lialias, director of data center security for Intel Security, points outthat these projects can extend beyond simply installing a new version of Windows Server. He cites an Intel Security solution brief, “The 1-2-3 Security Approach for Windows Server 2003 EOS,” that lists three paths your clients can choose from, as well as providing information on security considerations for each path.
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