Now is the Time to Upgrade Your Windows 2003 and Micrsoft SQL 2005

NOW is the Time to UPGRADE Two Microsoft products will reach end-of-life in the next 12 months. Ensure your business is running on the latest and greatest applications by switching to Server 2012 R2 and/or SQL 2014. If your business is running on an outdated system, read on to discover why and how to migrate. Windows Server 2003 to SQL 2005 TO SERVER 2012 R2 SQL 2014 After July 14, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates for Windows 2003. By migrating you can achieve: SQL SERVER 2005 IS APPROACHING END-OF-LIFE. This will occur on April 12, 2016. Now is the time to begin the process of upgrading to SQL 2014. CONCRETE BENEFITS IMPROVED PERFORMANCE SQL 2014 RUNS UP TO 13X FASTER than SQL 2005 and its additional SPEED in-memory OLTP provides 30x more performance. The upgrade also provides the ability to virtualize your system. SQL 2014 has ideal hybrid cloud options. The security capabilities of SQL 2014 include transparent data encryption, fine-grain auditing and backup encryption. FLEXIBILITY THE PROTECTION of your server and the information stored on it. If you do not transition before July 14, the integrity and functionality of your business could be jeopardized. Understand the risks of end-of-life Windows Server 2003 and communicate to internal stakeholders Understand your current environment and what components are used most often Choose the ideal environment to Have a backup plan and execute it meet your requirements Install all the most recent updates Choose the edition of SQL 2014 you need Verify the network configuration Run the Upgrade Advisor to look for any items that would block the upgrade Use the Windows SBS 2003 Best Practices Analyzer to determine the health of your server Develop the upgrade plan with a team Create an upgrade plan with a trusted team Create and run a backup plan before the upgrade Test the plan and take notes of hiccups Run the upgrade in a test environment Implement the Windows Server 2012 R2 upgrade Perform the upgrade by following your checklists and working with the team Monitor and make adjustments as needed Monitor the systems and apply any post-upgrade tasks These upgrades are an opportunity for your business to modernize its IT infrastructure to scale for AVENTIS“ s y s te ms The Time to UPGRADE is NOW. mission-critical performance and reliability. WHYo MOHW