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Windows Server 2003 end of support draws ever closer

Don’t panic, Mr Mainwaring - do something

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Handy synopsis for you

Flash forward to a time when we rest contentedly in the lounge of the Expectant Vulture Retirement Community, reminiscing about our days in the data centre. As you sit little Hadoop and Uber, your adoring grandchildren, on your knee you see that something ails them. What is it, you ask, that troubles the little mites so?

“Pray tell us, elderly relative,” they ask, “what did you do during Windows Server 2003 end of support?”

What will you tell them you did on 14 July 2015?

That you crossed your fingers and hoped that there weren’t unpatched Server 2003 boxen in some dusty corner of the data centre, when you secretly knew there were?

Or that you unplugged the server, took the week off and hoped that nobody noticed?

Or that you fronted up, and did what had to be done?

We know you’re going to do what it takes. It might be because you relish responsibility and laugh in the face of danger. It might be because you dearly want to earn the respect of your as-yet unborn grandchildren. Or it might be because your boss will find you and blame you anyway.

Our live broadcast on June 12 at 11:00 BST, featuring Freeform Dynamics and Trend Micro, will tell you everything you need to know to handle 2003 EoS, in three parts:

GASP as Dark Lord Tony Lock shows you where your Windows Server 2003s are hiding, and what your options are when you find them.

HOLD YOUR BREATH as Trend Micro’s James Walker shows you the full security and management horror that awaits if you do nothing, and how to make your action plan.

THEN EXHALE NOISILY as we show you what you can do today, and where to find help, in our step-by-step practical guide to surviving Windows Server 2003 end of support.

There’s not much time: we’ll show you how to use it wisely. Register now, and avoid having to see the SHAME and DISAPPOINTMENT in their (and our) innocent little faces. ®

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