How Does Microsoft's End of Life Announcement Impact Credit Unions?
Are you a Credit Union IT professional not running the latest Microsoft software in a Microsoft-based IT shop? I have good news and bad news for you. Which do you want first? I’m a bad news first kind-of-guy, so we’ll start with that.
The Bad News
Microsoft has announced that Windows XP, Internet Explorer 6, Office 2003, and Exchange Server 2003 have all entered their final year of support. That’s right…in less than 365 days all of these staples of IT, especially in the Credit Union world, will be end-of-life’d by Microsoft.
The Good News
If your organization is still using these Microsoft staples, you are not alone. You may be surprised to know how often we help clients update and upgrade to the latest and greatest version of Microsoft’s operating systems, office applications, and email. Obviously no one wants to get stuck managing an unsupported platform, but there is still a year for you to do your due diligence test, and implement replacements for these products.
We have included some other articles we have written on topics such as hosted virtual desktop, hosted Exchange, and the latest MS Office suite and links to them are included below.
Related Articles:
Hosted Exchange – Impact on CU IT Departments
What are the Challenges in a Hosted Virtual Desktop Implementation?
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