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)