Microsoft Windows Server 2003 will reach its end-of-life by July 2015, servers will no longer be receiving security updates, leaving critical business systems vulnerable to attacks. The server operating system has run for many years and there are many customers, who have Windows Server 2003 in production today and some will continue to do so until end-of life of Windows Server 2003 for different reasons. If you are still using Windows Server 2003, now is the time to consider your options. The place to start is to develop a business case around operating system migration. A migration project requires many resources and will take some time and planning.