End of Life for Microsoft XP, Office 2003 & SBS 2003

WINDOWS XP & OFFICE 2003

Running Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 in your environment after their end of support date may expose your company to potential risks, such as:

•Security & Compliance Risks:

Unsupported and unpatched environments are vulnerable to security risks. This may result in an officially recognized control failure by an internal or external audit body, leading to suspension of certifications, and/or public notification of the organization’s inability to maintain its systems and customer information.

SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2003

If you’re a company still using Small Business Server 2003 then it is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL to discuss your options since Microsoft will actually be stopping the support and updates for SBS 2003 by the end of 2013.

So what does this mean for your SBS Server? Well other than SBS 2003, the other SBS versions will still work, be supported and updated by Microsoft for some years. However, SBS 2003 will certainly need to be upgraded to a newer version on newer hardware to prevent your data becoming at risk from hackers and the many other threats that could seriously disrupt if not bring down your business. This is unfortunately a must.

HOW DO I BEGIN MIGRATION?

Small to Medium Business: There are many options for small and medium businesses considering moving to a modern PC with the latest productivity and collaboration tools. Small to mid-size organizations should contact Sentinel who are a local Microsoft Certified Partner to understand the best options to meet their business needs. If your current PC meets the system requirements for Windows 7 or Windows 8, you can buy Windows 7 Professional or Windows 8 Pro Sentinel who are a Microsoft Certified Partner. If your PC does not meet system requirements, consider purchasing a new business PC with Windows 8 Pro.