December 2004
Beginner
672 pages
20h 38m
English
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Assessing the Release
Two camps of people and their organizations will find compelling reasons to upgrade to Windows Server 2003:
- Those still running a version of Windows NT.
The official Microsoft decree of end of life for NT Workstation 4.0 was on July 1, 2003, well before this book was published. NT Server 4.0 has an end of life for January 2005, but it’s really not a good idea to continue to bet your company’s IT assets and policy on a moribund operating system. Windows Server 2003 provides a good jump, and it’s a stable jump, too. A new server version of Windows will not be released at current estimates for at least five years, and more likely six or seven. Upgrading now makes sense if you’re running NT.
- Those with Select or Open License Microsoft allow agreements current them to upgrade to the latest release at no additional cost.
If there’s no fee or additional monetary outlay for your upgrade, you can get the benefit of Windows Server 2003 for little cost. Windows Server 2003 requires about the same hardware as Windows 2000 Server, so if you’re currently on that level, you can keep the machines you already have and enjoy the fit, finish, and new features Windows Server 2003 offers you.
If you are not a member of either group, the value of upgrading to Windows Server 2003 is less clear. Traditionally, Microsoft operating system upgrades offered at least somewhat compelling reasons to move to the newest edition: improved user interfaces, performance improvements, the migration ...
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