Don’t ignore 2003 End of Support until it’s too late!

The world has changed dramatically since 2003 Today’s business environments are very different to those of 10 years ago. Windows Server 2003 will has been a trusted friend for over a decade, but there are better ways to deliver against today’s reach End of Support on business expectations and technical possibilities. It’s time to upgrade to a modern platform, 14th July 2015. Now is the taking advantage of virtualisation and access to the cloud for scale, agility and performance. right time to plan your What End of Support means in practice migration to Windows Server From 14th July 2015, will no longer offer security updates, support or technical 2012 R2 or Microsoft Azure content updates for Windows Server 2003. The result? • Windows Server 2003 and the workloads and applications running on it will become more expensive to operate 37 critical updates were • Security patches and hotfixes will no longer be available, leaving servers and applications vulnerable to security threats and downtime released in 2013 for • Outdated software creates compliance risks Windows Server 2003 • Exchange Server 2003, reaches End of Extended Support on 8th April 2014. If you are still using this edition, you should upgrade urgently to continue to enjoy secure business-class email. This is a great time to consider our cloud based Office 365 productivity and collaboration solution What are the risks of staying on Windows Benefits of a modern datacentre Server 2003? Upgrading from Windows Server 2003 is an ideal opportunity to transform your datacentre and leverage the power, experience and cloud innovation built into the modern Windows • Security and vulnerability Server 2012 R2 platform. Together with System Center 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure, Windows exposures Server 2012 R2 provides the building blocks for your business to benefit from the power of the private, public and hybrid cloud on your terms. • Greater support and By upgrading to R2, you won’t just avoid the cost and risk of running downtime costs unsupported server software. You’ll gain access to powerful new capabilities that will help • Regulatory your business be more agile – like virtualisation and access to the cloud. compliance issues Benefits of upgrading • Paul Smith saved $1.2 million in first year with expanded virtualised environment running Windows Server 2012 http://aka.ms/Paul_Smith • Marquette University reduced storage costs by 10x and server costs by 50% by taking advantage of virtualisation and storage innovation in Windows Server 2012 http://aka.ms/Marquette • Unilever increased the speed of IT service delivery by 40% by moving to Windows Server 2012, and expects to double in size without increasing costs http://aka.ms/Unilever • Aston Martin improved performance and business continuity by moving to Windows Server 2012 R2 http://aka.ms/Aston_Martin

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Key Windows Server 2012 R2 Benefits

Enterprise-class Cost effective backup Hyper-V network Simple and secure virtualisation scale and and disaster recovery virtualisation remote access performance

Low-cost, Hybrid cloud Powerful management Simplified, feature-rich high- performance applications and automation Virtual Desktop storage and de-duplication Infrastructure (VDI)

Windows Server 2012 R2: Key Benefits VS. Windows Server 2003*

Windows Windows Feature Why it matters Server Server 2012 R2 2003

Enterprise-class virtualisation

Industry leading Built-in enterprise-class virtualisation, with Hyper-V, for virtualising mission critical 4 7 server virtualisation business workloads whilst providing significant cost savings

Disaster recovery and data protection

Cost effective backup Backup and recovery of mission-critical data with Windows Server Backup. Hyper-V 4 7 and disaster recovery Replica automatically replicates virtual machines for cost-effective disaster recovery

Enterprise-class, cost-effective storage

Storage Spaces provides highly available virtualised storage utilising industry-standard Low cost, hardware that can be scaled as needed for cost-effective high-performance storage, 4 7 high-performance storage including de-duplication

Remote access and virtual desktop infrastructure

Simpler, more secure access allows your remote workers to securely access your Direct access 4 7 corporate network and data

Virtual desktop Simple and cost effective VDI deployment and management out-of-the-box, 4 7 infrastructure (VDI) including storage de-duplication to significantly reduce cost

Management and access and information protection

Management and Powerful management and automation with PowerShell and Server Manager, 4 7 automation and integration with System Center, improving IT efficiency whilst reducing cost

Access and information Policy based security, identity and access control to your corporate applications 4 7 protection and data with Dynamic Access Control

*This table focuses on key benefits and is not a complete list of Window Server 2012 R2 features.

87034 v6 Windows_Server_2003_EOL_Battlecard_EPG.indd 3 31/03/2014 12:01 Plan your migration It’s important to follow a structured migration process, that will include discovering and assessing applications and identifying your target destinations before starting your migration. Many organisations run a multitude of different applications built specifically for a certain environment. It is important to take a strategic approach to server platform modernisation, where servers and applications are properly profiled and migrated to a modern platform, whether an on-premise server platform (e.g. Windows Server 2012 R2) or a cloud platform (e.g. Microsoft Azure).

Discover Assess Target Migrate Catalog your Categorise Identify your Make the move software and applications and destinations workloads workloads

Microsoft and our partners offer a range of services to support you with successful server and application migrations.

Microsoft Services datacentre modernisation offerings Microsoft Services has a range of services available to help customers modernise their datacentre, from assessing the scope and impact, educating their operations teams on migration approaches, through to comprehensive platform migration services, de-risking the entire migration process. The engagement involves application discovery, analysis and rationalisation, to determine the best approach to migrate applications when deploying a new server platform. The Microsoft application migration approach aligns to the well published Gartner model for application remediation and includes the following options: • Rehost the application to a new (e.g. Windows Server 2012 R2) - Upgrade or undertake a new installation - Reinstall the application and reconfigure/migrate the data - Migrate with a migration tool • Refactor the application through code configuration changes to support new infrastructure services on a modern server or IaaS/PaaS platform (e.g. Windows Server 2012 R2 or Microsoft Azure) • Revise the application by modifying or extending the existing codebase to support legacy modernisation requirements. Then use Rehost or Refactor options to deploy to a modern platform (e.g. Windows Server 2012 R2 or Microsoft Azure) • Rebuild the application by discarding the existing application code and re-architecting the application • Replace the existing application with a supported on-premise or SaaS application (e.g. replace Exchange 2003 with Office 365) Learn more at http://aka.ms/dcservices or contact [email protected]

Microsoft Assessment Planning (MAP) toolkit The Map toolkit is an agentless, automated planning and assessment toolkit for quicker and easier server and cloud migrations. MAP helps you plan your migration to Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure with hardware and infrastructure readiness assessment. Find out more at http://aka.ms/map

AppZero Migration tool AppZero is an important Microsoft migration partner who provides tools that assist with migrating a variety of applications from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R2 or Microsoft Azure. Find out more at http://www.AppZero.com

Nominate any ISV applications that are halting your migration so we can help accelerate the process of getting these supported on Windows Server 2012 R2 Let us know which ISV applications are blocking your migration. We will work with the relevant ISVs to provide them with technical assistance to facilitate and accelerate their development and upgrade to support Windows Server 2012 R2, SQL Server 2014 and Microsoft Azure. Find out more at http://isvupgrade.com

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Find out more information about Windows Server 2003 End-of-Support and what’s new in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure http://aka.ms/WS03 http://aka.ms/WS2012R2 http://aka.ms/Azure http://aka.ms/modern_datacentre http://aka.ms/office365

Download the Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure Product Evaluation and Whitepaper http://aka.ms/WS2012R2_Eval and http://aka.ms/WS2012R2_WP http://aka.ms/Azure_Trial

Attend a Transform the Datacentre Workshop Attend a TDI Workshop to learn more about Microsoft’s Cloud OS Vision and Modern Datacentre Solutions, including Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure. Understand your options to transform your datacentre and take advantage of the private, public and hybrid cloud on your terms. http://aka.ms/TDI_Workshops

Find out more about the Microsoft Datacentre Modernisation Services The Microsoft Datacentre Modernisation service offering is a services engagement that includes application discovery and analysis, as well as migration. The discovery and analysis phase captures important elements of application services, such as determining high-level business priorities and constraints, business criticality, and alignment and performance levels. More information can be found at: http://aka.ms/dcservices or contact [email protected]

Attend free on-demand product training in Microsoft Virtual Academy http://aka.ms/mva or contact one of our training partners.

Don’t ignore Windows Server 2003 End of Support until the last minute

Talk to your Microsoft Account Manager, Services Executive, or Accredited Microsoft Partner now

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