Cloud Computing: Don’t Have a Migration Plan from Windows Server 2003?
April 23, 2015
Grazed from CIO. Author: Dave Olivier.
Here’s a safe prediction for 2015: by the end of summer you will have finally said goodbye to that reliable workhorse of your IT infrastructure,Windows Server 2003. In July, Microsoft will stop releasing critical patches and other support for this once-groundbreaking product. In fact, you’ve got much less time than that remaining. If you haven’t yet begun your migration to Windows Server 2012 R2, you need to start planning for it now.
There’s really no rationale for waiting (or, worse, for sticking with the status quo), and all IT professionals understand what’s at stake. After support ends, new security vulnerabilities will place sensitive data at risk of theft, unauthorized access and other attacks—no more patches from Microsoft. How will that impact your business? Let’s examine:…
First and foremost, allowing your data protection capabilities to fall out of compliance with regulatory standards (HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI, et al) will bring workflows to a dead stop. That’s because your customers are probably subject to the same requirements—and when you fall out of compliance, so will they. Thus, they’ll have to cease working with you until you can meet those standards…
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