Dell: For Windows Server 2003, the end is closer than you'd think

The first sentence of the fourth paragraph should read:

"Microsoft's exact cutoff date for supporting Windows Server 2003 is July 14, 2015, which gives administrators 223 days to update any remaining machines running the operating system for servers."

The second paragraph should read:

The good news is that in many cases the necessity of a server software upgrade will also give organizations the opportunity to modernize overall architecture, said Michael Tweddle, Dell executive director of Windows management, during a discussion on the subject Wednesday in New York.

The first sentence of the third paragraph should read:

"We see the end of Windows Server 2003 as a driver leading to broader projects," Tweddle said.

The first sentence of the 7th paragraph should read:

Many of the best practices Microsoft put in place with the release of Windows Server 2003 no longer are applicable, Tweddle noted.

The first sentence of the 8th paragraph should read:

Moreover, the newer versions of Windows Server, especially Windows Server 2012, are far better equipped to get organizations on the cloud, Tweddle said.

The 11th paragraph should read:

"We see a lot of organizations looking at their legacy applications and asking if they want to still run them on prem, or if they can be run in the cloud," Tweddle said.

The changes have been made to the wire.