windows server 2003 lifecycle
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Windows Server 2003
The Time toMigrate is
NOW
In beta, the new
OS is affectionately
called “Whistler Server” Windows Server
2003 is released
Apr 24, 2003
Microsoft saysWS2003 runs up
to 50% fasterthan Win2K
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 was once the go-to server OS for IT,but the world has moved on. Don't get caught up in nostalgia... it's
time to level up, get secure and retire WS2003!
Want to learn more? For lively discussions, how-to's, a migration guide and more...check out the Windows Server 2003 EOL group in the Spiceworks Community!
www.spiceworks.com/ws2003EOL
“Windows Server 2003 is akickass Windows Server
2000 upgrade."-Cliff Reeves, MS VP of
Product Management, WS2003
WS2003 turns
Peak of popularity!More than 90% of all IT departments
used Windows Server 2003*
2
WS2003 ServicePack 1 released
SP1 updates makeWS2003 strongerand more secure
Mar 30, 2005
WS2003 Service
Pack 2 re
leased
Mar 13, 2
007
Windows Server
2008 R2 releasedThe new OS boasts 64-
bit-only architecture
and a new Hyper-V
Oct 22, 2009
SP2 brings n
early
800 enhancements
to keep W
S2003
going strong
Windows Server2008 released
Feb 27, 2008
WS2003 End ofMainstream Support
Jul 13, 2010
The new,stronger
sibling upstagesWS2003 withfeatures likevirtualization
WS2008 R2 virtualization features
like live migration make WS2003 look
“2000 and late”
zz
zz z
developmentNo new
work on WS2003 - after this point, the
rest of its life is justtrying to maintain
PARKING LOT
Windows Server
2012 releasedSept 4, 2012
multiple generationsNow with
of younger siblings,WS2003 is officially
over the hill
Windows Server2012 R2 released
Oct 18, 2013
WS2003 / WS2003 R2End of Support
While WS2003 still works, it posesa big security risk. However,some companies choose to
ignore the problem...
of IT pros surveyedare concerned about
security with an EOLed OS**
Challenges you’ll faceafter WS2003 End of Life
Budget constraints
Compatibility withcurrent software/apps
WS2003 grudgingly retires.IT gets a tech update after
migrating services and appsto new OSes, hardware,
VMs or the Cloud.
No new security updates
leaves WS2003’s front
door open to hackers.
Do you feel safe allowing
the OS to live this way?
You’ve put WS2003 onlife support so it can
keep working until thebitter end, despite the
huge risks
* Data pulled from Spiceworks anonymized aggregate network.
** Spiceworks survey of over 200 IT pros in the United States, September 2014.
CHOOSE A PATH
50%
41%
Top three reasons forstill running WS2003**
July 14, 2015
outclassed, WS2003Now clearly
starts yelling at kidsto get off of its lawn
$
Early migrationUsing WS2003 pastthe EOL date
80%
There’s stillhope! You can still
migrate after EOL…
Security risks
Compliance issues
Software incompatibility withfuture applications
Reliability concerns
2003
(Decision makers)
Birth CertificateWS2003
No: 12345678971
DOB: 04-24-2003
Sex: Male
Father: Bill Gates
Mother: Microsoft
YOU WIN!
Lack of time 54%
WS2003
WS2003
WS2003
2003
2005
2009
20122013
2007
2008
2008
2015
2010
TIME’SUP!
meh.
SUP!
grrrr!
STOP
(WS2008)