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In case you haven't heard, Microsoft has announced that the end of life (EOL)
for Windows Server 2003 is July 14, 2015. Let me repeat that: as of July
14, 2015 you can no longer get Extended Support for WS 2003; #WS2003EOL.
If you're wondering what this means for you, it comes down to this - there
will be no patches or security updates, putting your applications and
business at risk. New threats won't be addressed and your WS2003 systems will
become a security risk and compliance nightmare. In a recent blog post,
Microsoft warns us to "watch out for performance bottlenecks," but that's the
least of the worry.
Do you have a plan in place to protect yourself (i.e., your job?) We,
at AppZero, have been asking this question all year to IT folks in the
fortune 1,000 via an ongoing industry survey. You can participate in
the WS... (more)
AppZero, a fast, more flexible way to move server applications, announced on
Monday a collaboration with Microsoft in which Microsoft is recommending
AppZero for moving a variety of applications from Windows Server 2003, which
reaches the end of extended support in July, 2015, to Microsoft's newer
operating systems. The collaboration will help educate Systems Integrators
and enterprises about the benefits of Windows Server 2012, Windows Server
Hyper-V, and Windows Azure.
AppZero extracts existing applications, leaving the operating system behind,
and migrates the applications to... (more)
AppZero, the fastest, most flexible way to move server applications,
announced today AppZero v5.5 that introduces the Tether Console and IIS
modernization. The software is now available and further eases one-step
migrations for complex Windows server applications from older operating
systems such as Window Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012, and from the data
center to the cloud.
AppZero Tether Console is a simple interface that guides users through the
AppZero process of migrating applications from source server to destination.
AppZero migration automates the extraction and mo... (more)
AppZero, the fastest, most flexible way to move server applications,
announced today it has signed a channel partnership agreement with Dot Net
Solutions, one of the UK's top Microsoft Cloud partners. The agreement is
part of a worldwide channel strategy implemented by AppZero to ensure
comprehensive global coverage of its award-winning application migration
software in the run-up to Windows Server 2003 (WS2003) end of support.
Microsoft recommends AppZero Enterprise for application migration for various
applications from Windows Server 2003 to either Windows Server 2012 or
Win... (more)
Microsoft Tech Ed 2014 attendees will get a first look at the only
automated application migration tool for modernizing enterprise server
applications ahead of the end of life of Windows Server 2003 when AppZero
releases AppZero V6 during the conference May 12-15 at the George R. Brown
Convention Center in Houston, TX. Microsoft and AppZero will also cohost a
webinar "How to Solve the Challenge of WS 2003 End of Life" on May 29 at
1:00 (EST) showing AppZero V6 in action. Register here for the webinar.
AppZero is the only product available that can "up-level" your
infrastructur... (more)
Adine Deford is the CMO for AppZero – the fastest and most flexible way to move workloads across clouds and datacenter servers, without re-engineering, re-installation, or lock-in.
With more than two decades of technology marketing experience, she has a deep understanding of the power of “trigger events” in launching disruptive technologies. She predicts that the end of life for Windows Server 2003 scheduled for July 2015, will be the event that puts application migration, particularly cloud migration on the map. You can follow her on Twitter at @AdineDeford.
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