WS2003 EOS: A guide for the IT professional

Your options explained

Published April 2015

On 14 July 2015, support for Windows Server 2003 (WS2003) and Small Business Server 2003 (SBS) comes to an end. While refreshing infrastructure is often seen as a chore, on this occasion moving away from WS2003 could result in significant benefits for your organisation.

Removing your dependence on WS2003 ahead of the formal end of support will ultimately lead to a more cost efficient and operationally effective migration, and one which you’re in complete control of. If you do decide to wait until the July 2015 deadline, the chances are you’ll still have competing priorities and the avoidable urgency will end up costing you more.

This guide sets out how getting ahead of the WS2003 deadline will result in greater benefits for your organization, including:
- Optimized workloads for your IT team
- Lower costs in migration and IT operation
- Lower business risk i.e. security, downtimes
- Earlier access to new IT capability for your organisation