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Time for a change:
Windows Server 2008
and 2008 R2 lifecycle
management
Time for a change Chapter 02 5
With the end of support for Windows
Server 2008, Microsoft will no longer
release security updates for any edition of
Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2, which
may expose your organization to security
vulnerabilities and noncompliance. The
newer edition of Windows Server is a cloud-
ready operating system that supports
current workloads while also introducing
new technologies to simplify the transition
to cloud computing.
Depending on what you're running on
Windows Server 2008, there can be
multiple strategies for upgrading: move to
a newer edition of Windows Server on-
premises, establish a hybrid coexistence for
the right mix of cloud-based and upgraded
on-premises applications, rehost workloads
in the cloud, or—eventually—rearchitect,
rebuild, or build new applications native to
the cloud.
