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Windows 2003 End of Support: Why, What and How?

Ashok Srinivasan

Architect

Agenda

Why: what is the challenge?

What: is this a challenge or an opportunity?

How: having decided, how do we move forward?

Screenshots / Demo

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Optimistic EstimatesServer migration: 200 daysApplication migration: 300+ days

Why

What

How

250 Days Remaining

Windows Server 2003 EoS

Windows Server 2003/R2

extended support ends

July 14, 2015

All updates (including security updates) will no

longer be available

Custom Support Agreements, (if available), will

be required for continued support

Affects physical and virtual instances

Why are servers still

running Windows Server

2003/R2?

Real or perceived challenges of upgrading

applications

Custom applications

Budget/Resource constraints

Why

What

How

Start planning your migration and transforming your datacenter todayDiscontinued support for many applications

Nowis the time to act

Increased operations costs

Impact on Microsoft Small Business Server 2003

Impact on both physical and virtualized servers

Nosafe haven

Nosafe haven

Windows 2003/R2 servers will not pass a compliance audit

Nocompliance

Nocompliance

37 critical updates released in 2013 for Windows Server 2003/R2

Noupdates

Noupdates

What End of Support MeansWhy

What

How

Reduce operational costs

Self-service provisioning, extensive automation and

standardization

Costs by > 20%

Reduce time to deploy new

services

Provision individual servers or whole application environments from

templates

Deployment time from weeks to

hours or minutes

Improve efficiency and reliability

Standardised, pooled, high-availability server

configurations

Server count by > 2xAvailability to99.9% or higher

Reduce Compliance Risks

Segregate admin duties, enforce security and audit

policies

Zero unpatched, misconfigured or unaudited servers

Opportunity for TransformationWhy

What

How

Modernization of Platform & Applications

Private/Hybrid Cloud

Azure Migration

Line-of-Business Applications,

Platforms and Services

Identity Management, Security, and

Networking Services

Enterprise Communication, Exchange..

AD Consolidation & Migration

More than OS UpgradeWhy

What

How

Windows Server 2012

R2, Exchange 2013, etc.

Microsoft

AzureCloud OS Network

Evaluate options for each application and workload

On-Premise Cloud Based

Target your destinationWhy

What

How

SharePoint & Exchange

Office 365

Enterprise Modernization: Approach

End

-to

-End

Ap

pro

ach

Enterprise Modernization

Deployment &

Migration

Assessment &

Planning

Discovery &

Rationalization

Why

What

How

Minimal support required through automated

discovery of physical and virtual server

infrastructure, platforms, and services

Rapid results through automated rationalization

of applications using knowledge base

Reduced risk and planning efforts from project

dashboards showing results by classification,

business units and progress

Enterprise Modernization: Approach

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Discovery and Rationalization

Tool-based reconnaissance and classification of

the enterprise IT landscape including Microsoft

and partner solutions

Messaging and

Collaboration

Application and

Data Platform

Infrastructure

Platform

Devices &

Mobility

Identity and

Access

Why

What

How

Assessment and Planning

Application Portfolio Matrix

A

comprehensive

application

inventory

Develop

strategy:

• Re-host

• Replace

• Rebuild

• Refactor

• Retire

Identify

required

characteristics

of remaining

applications:

sensitivity, critical

functions

Prioritize

remediation

efforts and

identify

candidates for

Cloud/On-

premise

Enterprise Modernization: ApproachWhy

What

How

Assessment and Planning

Enterprise Modernization: ApproachWhy

What

How

Source: Gartner – Five options for migrating applications to the cloud

Assessment and Planning

Enterprise Modernization: ApproachWhy

What

How

Microsoft

server roles

By type

By criticality

Microsoft

applications

Third-party applicationsCustom

applications

Can be retiredMarginalImportantMission critical

By complexity and risk (RAG)

Low Medium High

Remediation

Enterprise Modernization: ApproachWhy

What

How

Upgrade path possible

Software upgrades

approved and funded

Infrastructure

modernized

SupportedRemediation

Possible

Environment

packaging possible

Software upgrades

not available or lack

the business case

CodeChange

Hard coded elements

Recompile required

Highest risk, but likely

not the most effort due

to small numbers in this

category

Migration Approach

Enterprise Modernization: ApproachWhy

What

How

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00008 Inventory Key X X 2 2 X

Discover Assess Target (destination and journey)

Cloud Based

Review subscriptions and capacity for target applications:

• Office 365

• Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS)

On-Premise

Design and Deploy Microsoft target Applications or Services

for:

• Private Cloud with Hyper-V and System Center 2012

R2

• Active Directory 2012

• Exchange Server 2013

• SharePoint Server 2013

• Lync Server 2013

• SQL Server 2012

• System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

• System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager

• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013

• Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2

Determine if resources are available on target platform or service

Validate Target AvailabilityWhy

What

How

Deployment, Remediation, and Migration

Planning and

deployment of modern

infrastructure, platform,

and services

Re-host, Replace,

Rebuild, Refactor, Retire

legacy applications and

services

Migration and

onboarding of users,

applications, and

operational processes

End-to-end governance to ensure execution in phases according

to business priority, compliance, and risk management

Enterprise Modernization: ApproachWhy

What

How

Modernization Plan

Modernization Plan Complex/Unknown

Early Wins

Early Decisions

Why

What

How

In summary….Why

What

How

Migrate4Target3Assess2Discover1

System Integrators

CMDB & Tools

MCS

Premier Support

Microsoft Server Roles

Microsoft Applications

Custom Applications

Third Party Applications

Microsoft Azure

Windows Server 2012 R2

Cloud OS Network

Office 365

MCS

Premier Support

Tools / Accelerators

System Integrators

Screenshots / Demo

Recommended/related sessions

Migrate your workloads to Microsoft Azure using the Microsoft

Migration Accelerator

Venue: Kalinga

Schedule: 4pm, today

ReferencesRelated references for you to expand your knowledge on the subject

Windows Server 2003 End of Support

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/windows-server-2003/

Microsoft Assessment & Planning Toolkit

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/dd537566.aspx

Azure Migration Accelerator

http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/features/migration-accelerator/

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