is bringing an outdated server OS your business at risk?
If you are among the 57% of customers still running Windows Server 03, you are a serious time over on 14 July 2015 that the day is, Microsoft is the End of support (EOS) highlight the aging operating system.
But what does it mean for you?
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in a nutshell Microsoft to learn is no longer provide support to the 12 year old server operating system for customers to run. "So what?", You say, "I never call their helpdesk anyway". If it is just as benign as that. In reality Edition Microsoft no longer of service packs, hotfixes or other updates is to remediate threats and vulnerabilities after this deadline. Remember that zero-day attacks that appeared on Windows XP just weeks after XP EoS? Now take that and put it into your data center. Not so benign now, right?
The concern also has great influence on the operation of your business to the point. If you continue to fast applications running on this not being supported operating system, then you run the risk of compliance audits of failure. And if you then could companies like Visa and MasterCard fail this compliance audits to stop doing business with your organization.
| risk | impact |
| No further updates | datacenter vulnerability |
| Unsupported applications | , the loss of accreditation |
| fail compliance audits | suspension of credit card transactions |
I see Server 2k3 as my 1929 DeSoto automobile. Both were really great ... in the day. But neither one is the way we adapted to work today. Our IT consumers need more than a simple remote app access from the beige box under their desks. They demand mobile work styles, to access their applications and data from anywhere, on any device. And the app delivery technology that can best for their needs turn on a dime, unlike my old car. Much has changed since we these Server 03 with XenApp 4.5 for use
Seans Top 5 XenApp progress since Server 03 .:
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Let's face it, the average modern user accesses 3.2 different devices throughout their day. And on each device can vary the best app delivery technology and access to data from any number of contextual elements, where
The story of Pete .:
Pete, our business workers begins his day at 08: 30 of its payroll costs on SAP to fill with its Windows Phone. He pulls his wrinkled receipts from his wallet and starts an instance of XenApp hosted SAP. At 10:00 am Pete finds himself in a Starbucks his iPad use, but he needs to use multiple LOB applications, so it starts a full Windows 7 desktop with XenDesktop and receiver. At noon Pete is his corporate laptop in his cabin and start Word 2013 streaming with App-V.
In contrast to when we provided Server 03 Pete delivery technology needed to best suit its real-time needs. And Pete's not even a very demanding users.
to take the first step, as your migration journey is a comprehensive review of the existing app start landscape. The best tool in your toolbox to do this? Citrix AppDNA course.
With AppDNA 7.5 you complete with an effort calculator to estimate a thorough analysis with amazingly detailed reports on your entire application landscape, the "cost" of the App Migration. And by the RED (Problem app) with Amber (needs a shim) and green (good to go) report against each of your target operating systems can effectively scope of the project and the people before your next sip of coffee.
, the server can not be 03 time a dark cloud over your data center head be. Embrace it and take the opportunity to upgrade your app delivery technology with best of today's users align. Continued Server is running in today's data center in 03 as trying my 29 DeSoto to drive from Boston to San Francisco. Even if I made it, it would be risky to be full of struggles, slowly and Chrysler sure as heck will not support me if I break.
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