All good things must end and as support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 will cease on July 14th 2015, Intel Security warns that businesses may want to consider their strategy to successfully migrating away from the popular server OS.
According to Intel, for Windows Server 2003, businesses that are running on this platform will be soon be faced with challenges and risks if they do not migrate by the July 15, 2015 deadline.
On this day, there will be no more support, patches or security updates for Windows Server 2003 — which means organizations will be vulnerable to security threats, and furthermore, they will no longer pass a compliance audit, hindering their ability to conduct business with credit card providers.
Choosing the right migration path requires careful thought and planning from organizations to ensure efficiencies and uptime are not lost.
The three migration paths for businesses include the following:
- Path #1: Upgrade to a newer version of Windows Server.
- Path #2: Migrate workloads to the public cloud.
- Path #3: Delay migration.
However, each of these paths comes with challenges and security concerns such as, "How do you secure a hybrid compute environment and protect virtualized servers? How do you secure virtual servers in the public cloud? How do you secure Windows 2003 servers after July 15?"
Intel Security offers a wide range of solutions that meets every need, no matter which migration path a business chooses to take. To learn more about these security offerings, or to hear some recommendations on how to better secure the server environment and what businesses should consider before, during and after the end-of-support date, check out their inforgraphic here.