Server 2008 – End of Extended Support
It's time to plan your upgrade
What is happening?
With the end of support date for Windows 2008 R2 just around the corner, you know you need to do something but what’s going to be the most painless way of getting where you need to be?
Once extended support ends, you will no longer receive security, reliability or feature updates leading to:
– Unpatched vulnerabilities
– Increase the risk of compromise
– Risk of performance degradation and instability
– Failure to comply with industry standard and regulations (PCI, PSN, HIPAA, etc)
The WannaCry attack led to disruption in at least 34% of NHS trusts due to NHS organisations running unpatched or unsupported Windows operating systems.
UK National Audit Office
What are your options?
Upgrade or migrate to Windows Server 2016 or 2019
Upgrade or migrate to the latest version of Windows Server 2016 or 2019 and remain eligible for all Microsoft security and reliability updates.
Migrating to Windows Server 2016 or 2019 delivers tangible benefits for your business including:
– Improved performance
– Enhanced security and threat detection
– Hybrid Cloud Management
– Windows 2019 Long Term Servicing Channel
Whether deploying on premises, in the cloud or taking a hybrid approach, we can help you evaluate the option best suited to your business.
Utilise your existing Windows Server licenses and save up to 80% on Azure resource with Azure Hybrid Benefit and Reserved Instances
Not yet ready to upgrade or migrate?
Have a service or application that cannot be moved from Windows 2008 R2? Is your legacy application replacement project overrunning?
Option 1: Rehost your existing Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 workloads in Azure and receive 3 years extended support at no extra cost.
Option 2: Extended Security Updates (ESU) will become available for Windows Server 2008 R2 customers until January 2023 as a paid monthly subscription, though costs will increase year on year.
70% of Windows .Net code run on legacy Windows server 2003 and server 2008 software
Docker
How we can help
To explore any of these options further and to engage in a detailed cost analysis, give us a call on 0118 38 42 175 .
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