Be safe: The Great Windows Server 2003 Migration So what happened on July 14 when support ended on Windows Server 2003? Our panic-free Regcast, featured Freeform Dynamics and Trend Micro giving you all you needed to plan for your migration securely. Watch our panel talk through the risks, and resources to help you and your business get through these changes with better …
This is a server migration not win10. And it was the oppertunity we had been waiting for. We switched from the '03 to debian in less than two days. The only problem was a legacy ERP that did not like the new version of MySQL. However knowing that it was coming allowed testing and rewriting around most of the problems. We are NOT a large org, but even our boss could see the future. Those problems that remained were declared solvable by "Pencil and Paper" . There has been some screaming from the salesmen, but when we offered to have them pay for the old system suddenly there was no noise.
If one of the principle goals and mandates of a successful "migration" away from now un-supported and un-patched Windows 2003 Server is "..... with better security in mind. ..." according to the article, then Microsoft Windows 2003 users – for both small business or enterprise departments, needs to strongly consider a RedHat , Suse or similar world class Enterprise Linux solution that can nowdays, with integration of excellent Virtualization and Cloud Computing Services provide a significantly “more secure, more reliable and substantially less costly migration solution” than going to in-flux Windows 2012 Server.
Every "credible" and realistic case study has shown this NIX solution to be superior, particularly given the many "hidden costs" associated with Windows solution that are not truthfully accounted for or assessed by Microsoft solution providers - probably to mitigate the extremely high (total ROI) costs involved.
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