Windows Server 2003 End of Support

The End of Support for the Windows Server 2003 family of products is July 14, 2015. On this date, all support for Windows Server 2003, including R2, will cease. This is a great opportunity to support Enterprise and Upper Middle Market customers in their migration to Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter, Microsoft Azure, as well as Microsoft Cloud Services, like O365. Windows Server 2003 End of Support is an opportunity for innovation. The advancements in IT since 2003 means that customers have more opportunities to innovate and adopt not only the benefits that come from Windows Server 2012 R2, but the adoption of cloud computing solutions within a hybrid environment. Ensure your customers are aware of the rich set of features and capabilities available to meet your customers changing requirements. 

Resources were developed with this opportunity for innovation in mind. Foster conversations regarding customers migration paths using the content available on this site, as well as the Cloud OS Customer Conversations and product specific content. Present the migration process in four easy steps: Discover, Assess, Target and Migrate. Having this opportunity to foster innovation within your customers datacenters opens up numerous opportunities spanning hardware, application upgrade, application development, and the adoption of cloud solutions. Start engaging in customer conversations today!

Microsoft wants to ensure that customers have a robust set of resources and are informed about their local partner network and offers so that they can as quickly as possible migrate off of Windows Server 2003 and onto Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Azure, as well as Office 365. Partners can now provide Microsoft with their list of offers and tools (as they relate to WS 2003 EOS) so that they can be surfaced within the new Microsoft Migration Planning Assistant online tool (MMPA). This tool is available globally, and allows customers to identify the workloads that need to be migrated, and then provides them with a report listing the tools and locally available partner offers that can assist them with their migration efforts. 

For more help and assistance & to stay up-to-date on best practices for Windows Server 2003 End of Support Migration by contacting us as a Microsoft Partner.

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